Project Accountant at The Cameroon Network of Associations of People Living with HIV/AIDS - ReCAP+ 2022 Project

Akwajobs   (Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroun)

Posted : 7 March, 2022

Category : Accounting, Management, Finance   Location : Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroun

Job type : Full Time

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Ref: RCLM003/P3/03/2022

 

RECRUITMENT NOTICE ReCAP+ 2022

Background:

The Cameroon Network of Associations of People Living with HIV/AIDS known by the French acronym RéCAP+ (Reseau Camerounais des Associations des personnes vivant avec le VIH) is a non-governmental and community based organization created in 2003. The organization is well represented over the 10 regions of Cameroon and counts about 70 member organizations in total. The primary objective of RéCAP+ is exchange of vital information within member’s organizations, encourage and strengthen care and treatment given to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), protect and promote the rights of PLHIV, carry out lobbying and advocacy in favor of PLHIV and representing the voice of the voiceless in decision making fora. RéCAP+ has been instrumental and highly performant in the implementation of many projects in Cameroon. Due to its outstanding professionalism in the timely execution and delivery of services, the organization has won the attention of many donors and today ReCAP+ is working with several renown donors including: USAID, UNICEF, UNAIDS, GIZ, ACMS, CAMNAFAW, MINSANTE through CNLS. ReCAP+ is implementing a 3-year project on Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) in Cameroon financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Within the context of this project, RéCAP+ aims to improve access to HIV/AIDS services offered free of charge at health facilities through improved community participatory monitoring systems. To this effect, ReCAP+ is hiring a project accountant.

Job title: Project Accountant

(Number of position 1)

Duration 01 year (renewable)

Location: RéCAP+/Yaoundé

Composition of the file:

-          A cover letter addressed to the Executive President of RéCAP+

-          Updated curriculum vitae

-          Copy of the highest diploma/certificate

-          A photocopy of the National ID Card

-          Copies of work certificate/attestation of experience for the position

The deadline for submission of application files for the above jobs positions is fixed on Tuesday 15^th March 2022 at 4 PM through the following email address with the job title in the subject line: clm@recap.cm; recapcameroon@yahoo.com or at the headquarters of the RéCAP+ located in the Cite Verte neighborhood, 300 meters from the hospital. For more information call one of the following numbers: 694 49 55 48/678 32 32 20.

Job Objectives:  Coordinates the management of the Finance Department’s accounting systems, policies, and procedures in accordance with USAID accounting and financial standards and local laws and regulations to support high quality programs. You will help coordinate day to day financial activities by preparing payments.

Role and responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator, the project accountant will have the following roles and responsibilities:

-          Ensures the integrity of accounting information through reviews to address issues of compliance and quality of financial operations and reporting.

-          Lead the budget preparation and review process

-          Declaration of monthly social security taxes and follow-up for payment

-          Reconcile daily, monthly and annual transactions.

-          Performs periodic financial analyses to detect and resolve problems.

-          Reviews and analyzes supporting documentation for financial transactions to ensure that all required documents are accurate and complete.

-          Records financial transactions after appropriate authorizations. Review various accounts to detect irregularities.

-          Be a key point of contact for other departments, and donors on financial and accounting policies and procedures.

-          Track all budgeted expenditures and banking operations by preparing monthly budget versus actual financial reports as well as bank reconciliation statements.

-          Participate in the evaluation and monitoring of sub-recipients' financial management processes in accordance with the donor's policy and capacity building in financial accounting and transactions;

-          Prepare various financial reports, periodic, as required, and conduct variance analyses to facilitate decision making and appropriate management of financial resources.

-          Executes assigned treasury tasks (cash payment/collection, cash forecasting, etc.), as long as segregation of duties is ensured.

 

Required Background and Experience, Skills and Behaviors:

-          Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, banking and finance or a related field

-          Three years’ experience in donor grants management preferably with USAID

-          Knowledge of English is an asset to facilitate communications with donor

-          Accounting course or accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA or equivalent)

-          At least two years’ experience in accounting, preferably with a local NGO

-          Proficiency in Excel and experience with word

-          Personal skills

-          Excellent knowledge of SAGE SAARI line 100 accounting software

-          Good working knowledge of Microsoft office applications(excel, word and PPT)

-          Excellent analytical skills and ability to detect and report inconsistencies

-          Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail

-          Ethics in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics

-          Proactive, resourceful, solution and result oriented

-          Ability to work collaboratively

 

NB: priority will be given to ReCAP+ Network members

 Apply here: clm@recap.cm; recapcameroon@yahoo.com  

Tel: +237 698 447 301 / 675 275 069

Siteweb: https://clm.recap.cm/

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