Accountant

AFRICADEV Recruiting an Accountant (m/f) for the MIEN-RASSOU project, dedicated to the community and clinical fight against HIV/AIDS, in the Worodougou and Béré regions. The item is part of the fiscal year 2027, under the reference AFRICADEV-CI/TDR/2026-001.

AFRICADEV-CI is a non-governmental organization under Ivorian law based in Daloa, committed to community health and the protection of vulnerable people. She implements the MIEN-RASSOU project as sub-recipient of the technical partner SEV-CI (Santé Espoir Vie Côte d'Ivoire), on CDC/PEPFAR funding. The project contributes to the achievement of objectives 95-95-95 Through community testing and indexing, treatment and retention of people living with HIV (PVHIV), sight-seeing (IIT), PMTCT, viral load monitoring and care for orphans and vulnerable children (OEV).

For fiscal year 2027 (October 1st) 2026 - 30 September 2027), the project extends its interventions to the Worodougou and Béré regions, notably in the health districts of Séguéla and Mankono. This extension, which takes place in a context of budgetary rationalization, increases the volume of financial operations to be recorded, monitored and justified. The lessor’s rules require that each expense be eligible, reasonable, attributable to the project and supported by complete documentation. Payments to community actors (advisors, relays, resource persons), often made by mobile money, also require rigorous verification and strict confidentiality of beneficiaries’ data. It is to secure funds, make financial information reliable and strengthen internal control in the area that AFRICADEV-CI recruits an Accountant.

Objectives of the position

The holder ensures a complete, regular and sincere accounting of the operations of the MIEN-RASSOU project in Worodougou-Béré, guarantees good cash management and compliance of expenses with the rules of the landlord, technical partner, OHADA and Ivorian tax and social legislation. As such, he/she will have to record all transactions in the accounting software no later than five (5) working days after their completion; execute any payment without complete and approved supporting documents; produce monthly, before the 5th of the following month, bank reconciliations, cash statement and financial report; alert the hierarchy on any budget deviation greater than ±10%; meet all tax and social deadlines; and prepare reviews and audits so that no expenses are deemed ineligible.

Missions and responsibilities

In terms of accounting, the Accountant keeps the general and analytical accounts of the project according to the revised SYSCOHADA and the SYCEBNL, checks the regularity of each piece (standard invoice, purchase order, receipt, signed payment statement, approvals), charges expenses to budget lines and participates in monthly and annual closures.

For cash, he/she manages the small expenses fund and carries out the monthly inventory, draws up bank reconciliations, prepares payments by check, transfer or mobile money after validation of the statements of realization of activities, follows the justification of advances within seven (7) days and prepares the cash forecasts as well as requests for funds to the technical partner.

Budgetary monitoring and compliance involve producing the monthly budget/realized statement with gap analysis, verifying the eligibility of expenses under the rules of the lessor and the sub-subsidy agreement, ensuring compliance with the procurement procedure, segregation of duties and mission procedure (AFRICADEV-CI/PROC-ADM/2026-01), and participating in inventories of goods, fuel.

On the payroll, taxation and reporting side, and on the basis of the elements transmitted by the HR Assistant, the holder prepares the pay of the staff of the area, declares and remits the ITS, CNPS contributions and deductions at source, produces monthly and quarterly financial reports, prepares audits and ensures follow-up of their recommendations, and archives in a secure and confidential way all accounting documents.

In terms of coordination, he/she participates in the weekly staff meeting (Monday or Tuesday), the monthly data coordination and analysis meeting, and supports field teams in justifying their expenses.

Hierarchical and functional positioning

The Accountant is placed under the hierarchical responsibility of the Area Coordinator Worodougou-Béré, with a functional link to the Administrative and Financial Manager / Project Manager MIEN-RASSOU (headquarters) Daloa). He/she collaborates internally with the HR Manager, Supervisors, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Data Managers and Seizure Operators, and exchanges externally with the financial service of the technical partner, banks and mobile money operators, DGI, CNPS and auditors.

Expected results and performance indicators

At the end of fiscal year 2027, the area’s accounting must be complete, up-to-date and auditable. The indicators below will serve as the basis for the performance contract and quarterly evaluations of the holder: 100% of transactions entered into the software within 5 working days (monthly, journal / accounting software); 100% of expenses supported by complete and approved exhibits (monthly, review of exhibits); 12/12 bank reconciliations and cash statements sent before the 5th of the month (monthly, signed reconciliations); 0 non-justified cash deviation (monthly, cash inventory PV); 100% of financial reports submitted on time (monthly / quarterly, acknowledgements of receipt); at least 95% of justified advances within 7 days (monthly, record of advances); 100% of mobile money payments to community actors backed by a validated implementation state (monthly, payment statements / operator statements); 100% of budget variances greater than ±10% reported and analyzed (monthly, budget/achieved); 100% of ITS and CNPS declarations made within the legal deadlines (monthly, DGI / CNPS receipts).

Candidate profile

The candidate must hold a Baccalaureate level diploma+2 at least in accounting, finance, audit or management control, and have at least three (3) years of experience in accounting, including two (2) years in an NGO or a project funded by an international or national donor.

Technically, mastery of the revised SYSCOHADA, accounting software (QUIKBOOS, SAGE or equivalent) and Excel is required, as well as mastery of Ivorian taxation and payroll (ITS, CNPS). Experience on CDC, USAID, PEPFAR or Global Fund funding, knowledge of the 2 CFR 200 rules, as well as knowledge of the Worodougou-Béré area or a local language.

On a personal level, the position requires impeccable integrity, rigor, great discretion, the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, a sense of pedagogy towards field teams, an excellent command of French and availability for regular trips in the area.

Employment conditions

The duty station is Séguéla (to be confirmed), with travel to Mankono and the supported sites. The contract is a fixed-term contract from December 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, renewable according to financing and performance, with an assumption of office on Monday, November 16, 2026. Compliant with the Ivorian Labour Code (Law No.2015-532 of 20 July 2015), it includes a trial period fixed according to the occupational category. The remuneration is established according to the salary grid of AFRICADEV-CI and the budget of the project, with declaration to the CNPS, paid holidays of 2.2 working days per month of effective service and assumption of mission costs according to the internal procedure. The incumbent participates in staff meetings, monthly coordination and quarterly staff assessments, and wears the badge and institutional outfit on Mondays and Fridays.

Ethical commitments and confidentiality

AFRICADEV-CI applies zero tolerance to fraud, corruption and any form of exploitation or abuse. The Accountant undertakes to declare in writing any real, potential or apparent conflict of interest; to respect the confidentiality of financial data, staff and beneficiaries, in particular the serological status protected by law n°2014-430 of 14 July 2014 on HIV/AIDS; to adhere to the PSEA, child protection and personal data protection policies, as well as the organization’s ethics and deontology charter; and to report without delay any financial irregularities found, according to the internal reporting mechanism.

Application file and filing procedures

The application file includes a letter of motivation addressed to the Executive Director of AFRICADEV-CI; a detailed CV mentioning three (3) professional references; copies of diplomas and work certificate; and a copy of a valid identity document. All parts are grouped into a single PDF file, named NAME_First name_ACCOUNTANT_WB.pdf. A criminal record extract of less than three months will be required from the successful candidate.

Applications are received only by e-mail, in a single PDF file, at the address provided by the recruiter, with mandatory copy to the HR Manager. The subject of the e-mail should be: APPLICABLE - ACCOUNTING - WORODOUGOU-BÉRÉ - FY27. The deadline for submission is Monday 09 November 2026 at 17:00. Any incomplete or late submissions will be rejected, and only pre-selected candidates will be

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