Job Description: QuickBooks Trainer

Name of the position: QuickBooks Trainer

Number of vacancies: 1

Timeline: 1 month

Deadline for application: 18th March 2023

About us:

The Lotus Flower is a non-governmental organisation which empowers vulnerable women and girls so that they are safe, have opportunities to learn, the tools to become financially independent and the freedom to lead change. We provide safe social spaces inside refugee camps and implement projects to help them rebuild their lives and earn a living. We run four women’s centers for the IDP, refugee and host community in Kurdistan

Our programs are based around pillars from the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals:

  • Health & Safety

  • Education & Livelihoods

  • Peace building & Human Rights

Our centers implement much-needed livelihood training, language courses, computer training, mental health support, fitness and health training, and awareness sessions and advocacy on women's rights and gender-based violence.

We aim to provide the foundation for women to rebuild themselves, their families, and their futures. As local implementers, we work at the grassroots level to get right into the heart of communities, listening to local needs and employing local women to implement the programs. Our fundamental belief is that women and girls are powerful drivers of change, and we provide the support they need to reach their full potential and rebuild their futures.

Role and Responsibilities

The QuickBooks Trainer will provide training and technical support to the Lotus Flower finance staff on QuickBooks system. This includes training as well as practices of using the system for different programs of the organisation in Kurdistan. Other duties and responsibilities include;

  • Train TLF staff on accounting skills necessary for creating and maintaining QuickBooks

  • Create, train and maintain QuickBooks Online/ Offline data

  • Understand the account and company setup steps and maintain a general knowledge of the major areas of the QuickBooks online application

  • Create and maintain QuickBooks Online users and set and maintain the appropriate access levels.

  • Train TLF team on reporting periodic backups of the QuickBooks Online data

  • Train TLF staff to create and maintain vendor records including contact information payment terms and any other information required.

  • Train TLF staff to create and maintain customer records including contact delivery and payment information.

  • Train how to customise the NGO’s invoice form and other forms.

  • Train team to create and maintain employees including contact information payroll salary or rate information and related employment data and other new hire paperwork

Required Skills and Experiences;

  • Graduation from an accredited university with a Bachelor and preferably Master’s Degree in Finance and Accounting

  • More than three years extensive teaching experience in QuickBooks

  • Advance and professional of updated QuickBooks (three levels) Free Basic and Plus.

  • Strong knowledge of accounting

  • Knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping is preferred

  • Knowledge of business and accounting terms

  • Ability to effectively manage time meets deadlines and work under pressure.

  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team. 

How to Apply;

Please mention the job title “QuickBooks Trainer “ as the subject of your email and send your updated

CV to careers@thelotusflower.org by end of Saturday 18 th 2023.