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Contract type: Full Time
Accountant (Campo) Head of Accounting Campo Southeast Region

JOB DESCRIPTION

I. Major Functions: The Accountant corrects, processes, and reconciles a wide variety of accounting documents such as invoices, program billings, employee reimbursements, cash receipts and vendor statements; review financial information; prepare and process documents to disburse funds, make deposits and prepare reports; prepare bank signatory updates, prepares consultant contracts and grants, compile and review information for accuracy; and maintain records.

II. Major Duties and responsibilities

• Process payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements;
• Enter, update, and/or retrieve accounting data from automated systems;
• Assign codes to data;
• Prepare financial reports (donors and Management) for the projects assigned to him/her;
• Determine content and assemble data in order to prepare monthly reports for review;
• Pre-audit, verify, and process employee expense claims reviewing rule for employee compliance;
• Establish and revise work methods, forms, formats, and standards to improve operating efficiency;
• Assure that the work meets quality and production standards by reviewing the work for accuracy and proper completion and monitoring output;
• File and/or remove records and reports;
• Assist in the timely closing of monthly account by ensuring cash management, accounts payable
and General Ledger data is up to date;
• Assist in preparing cost recovery journals and upload in the Oracle system;
• Perform the following Oracle roles: AP User, GL User and use AGIS;
• Prepare bank reconciliations and conduct analysis of general ledger accounts manually and in the Oracle system;
• Maintain proper control over various financial records such as commitments and expenditures against budgeted amounts; initiate actions related to the following: general financial information, travel payments, and procurement transactions;
• Verify vendor claims for accuracy and conformance with finance rules and regulations; perform claim verifications against documentation to ensure that purchases/services are properly
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authorized and that goods have been received or services rendered; and ensure timely recording and processing of vendor invoices in Oracle.
• Carry out analysis of Interco accounts;
• Monitor vendor advances and other receivables and ensure timely clearance of vendor
outstanding items, taking corrective follow up actions where required;
• Prepare bank signatory updates in conformity with approved signatory matrix and bank management procedures.
• With Logistics, coordinate the inventory of the asset register and enter it into the system;
• Provide assistance to all staff services such as travel, expense claims, document retrieval, etc;
• Perform other related duties as required.

IV. Profile

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• BSc Degree in Accounting/finance or a related filed and a professional accounting qualification such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA) is required;
• At least three (3) years of progressively responsible professional experience in financial accounting, preferably in an international environment (NGO or Company);
• Experience working with government and donors;
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office applications, particularly advanced level in MS excel is required;
• Experience in using ERP system is highly desirable.
Required Skills and Competencies
• Knowledge of automated accounting systems. Knowledge of Oracle would be an added advantage
• Knowledge of spreadsheets and database software;
• Knowledge of general record keeping and filing systems;
• Ability to understand and apply current accounting guidelines, system updates and revisions, and
policy changes;
• Ability to reconcile and/or balance financial transactions and accounts;
• Ability to manage contracts and update bank signatories
• Ability to assist others in solving work problems;
• High ethics and a personal commitment to transparency and accountability;
• Adherence to company values, which are: Courage, Respect, Integrity & Collaboration.

V. Working Relationships

Internal: CCPO Finance staff, Finance & Administration Officer, the Regional Finance Team, Cameroon managers and project staff.
External: Donors, partners and other stakeholders, if appropriate.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
How to apply: Send CVs to the application link https://intelhrc.com/fr/carrieres/?jobId=LJEPZhy74ioD or recruitment@intelhrc.com with the subject « Accountant Campo »
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