Description

Duties and responsibilities

A. Team Management - 20% of role

• Provide leadership, management, and guidance on the Cameroun’s Finance functions.
• Will regularly communicate with program, country, and regional leads to identify capacity needs and oversee Finance function.
• Responsible for developing/refining and regularly reporting on Key Performance Indicators and Metrics to management concerning the teams’ operations and capacity/gaps.
• Represent Finance team in various program meetings.
• Deputize for Senior Manager, Finance & Accounts, WCA when required.

B. Accounting: 60% of role

• Overall overseer of the Finance activities in Cameroun.
• Oversee accurate maintenance of the accounting system by ensuring accurate entries are done and charged to the correct donor.
• Checking the procurement processes and documentations and ensuring compliance
• Prepare payroll seeking approval by the 22nd of every month and ensure staff are paid by 27th of Every Month and ensure Timesheet Allocation report on staff costs are billed.
• Review monthly schedules, GL reconciliations and ensure the timely monthly close.
• Asset and inventory management. Ensuring periodic audit and constant updates.
• Present an approved cash forecast/projection for the month by or before the 22nd of every month.
• Support and spearhead the country’s statutory audit exercise.
• Support the Senior Manager, Finance & Accounts, WCA on discharging accounting responsibility when required
• Perform auditing of activities, including reconciling cash, verifying invoices, and reviewing bank statement
• Ensuring all taxes and legal requirements are accurately and timely tracked monthly to ensure compliance.
• Ensuring all other tax related issues and tax related payments are properly tracked and timely submission to legal authorities is done on or before the deadline.
• Review for compliance with donor and organizational policies/guidelines on all payments.
• Provide financial and compliance guideline/refresher training to program staff.
• Capacity building of Finance and non- Finance staff on compliance in relation to accounting principles and Organizations financial policies

C. Budgeting, disbursements and accountability: 20% of role

• Participate in program meetings and contribute budget implications of proposed implementation decisions.
• Continuous and effective budget tracking Ensuring proper budget utilization, proper cost allocations communication with program team, full accountability of funds.
• Develop financial accountability documents for all budgeted program activities.

1. setting up and managing Mobile Money systems

Additional Responsibilities

Any other duties may be assigned. Pending the recruitment of an operations person, this role will cover some operations and admin functions.

Requirements

Qualifications

• 5 years’ relevant work experience
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or any other related field.
• Professional certification in ACCA or CPA, IFAC
• Membership of ONECCA
• Bilingual: Strong oral and written communication skills in French and English;
• Audit management experience in donor funded programs

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications include:

• Higher education (Master’s Degree in relevant field
• Professional Certification
• Management experience (Experience leading a team)
• International Development experience (Experience working for a non-profit)

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Pension and retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development opportunities
• Flexible working conditions
• Gratuity Paid

Working conditions

Primary work hours and location must include business hours (8:00am-5:00pm), Monday to Friday.
Off-hour work may be required as necessary for overseeing/completing planned activities, participating in international conference calls across time-zones, or responding to emergency situations.

Position Location: Yaoundé, Cameroun

Equal Opportunity Statement

Evidence Action does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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