Human Resources Officer — Temporary Work (M/F)

About the job

INADES (African Institute for Economic and Social Development), a player in the training, education and vocational training sector, recruits an Accountant for its National Office in Abidjan, in Ivory Coast. The position is full-time, without telecommuting, and caters to profiles with 2-5 years of experience.

Hierarchical position

The incumbent of the position depends on the Chief Administrative and Financial Officer (CFSA), to whom he or she reports on his or her activities.

Responsibilities

The person recruited ensures the accounting work of the National Office and prepares payroll, tax returns and social contributions. She assists the SCAF in all the tasks for which her collaboration is required, and especially for the realization of support missions within the National Office.

On a daily basis, she analyzes the whole of accounting, from the imputation and entry of accounting documents in open newspapers to the edition of accounting books, after entry of the accounting assistant. It checks the reconciliation of the cash book to the accounts and proceeds, at the end of each month, to the analysis of the accounts as well as the reconciliation of the bank accounts.

She also ensures the accounting treatment of staff departures (dismissal, resignation, retirement), ensures the backup of accounting files and proceeds to the computer closure of accounting under the supervision of the CSAF. It participates in the preparation of the annual financial statements of the National Office and monitors the accounting management of the various commitments made by the staff. It prepares summary statements (book, balance, balance sheet, operating account, budget follow-up, etc.), analyzes and follows the accounts of third parties, staff, treasury and liaison between the National Office and the General Secretariat, and carries out the reconciliation statements of the bank accounts of the National Office. It finally keeps the checkbooks in use of Inades-Formation.

Pay

The Accountant calculates staff salaries and keeps the file up to date. He or she updates the variable salary data, issues the pay slips, transfer statements and the payroll after control of the CSAF, which submits them to the DBN. He or she ensures the centralization of payroll and its accounting.

Support for the mobilization of endogenous financial resources

Within this framework, the recruited person contributes to the implementation, monitoring and capitalization of the activities of the programme in support of the mobilization of endogenous financial resources, through the drafting of the action plans and annual budgets of the programme, the execution of the various missions of the programme and the writing of the related reports, as well as the support to POs in the mobilization and valorisation of endogenous financial resources.

Candidate profile

The position requires academic training with at least three (3) years of training in accounting or financial management, financial and accounting auditing, or an equivalent field. Experience working with non-governmental organizations (NGOs and associations) is expected. The candidate must have a minimum of 4 years of professional experience, including 2 years in the financial and accounting management of organizations and/or projects.

Technically, a mastery of the computer tool (Microsoft Excel, Word, etc.) is required, especially software packages such as Sage Accounting 100, Sage Pay or other software packages. The position requires an excellent command of written and spoken French as well as a good knowledge of English.

The incumbent must have a thorough understanding of accounting, an ability to plan and organize, an ability to quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures, and an ability to make operational decisions. He or she must maintain the confidentiality of information and show team spirit and ability to build interpersonal relationships.

Required qualities

The position requires an ability to work under pressure with the performance of multiple and complex tasks, interpersonal and communication skills, as well as discretion, responsiveness, accuracy, rigor and ethics in the job. The person recruited must be able to work as a team, in a multicultural environment and in an environment that is both Francophone and Anglophone. She must have a good sense of relationship, a taste for communication and the ability to listen, be courteous, discreet and enjoy good morality. E-mail: , with copy to

The deadline for applications is 20 November 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates based on the analysis of the applications received will be

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