Terms of reference for the recruitment of a project accountant
Presentation of Inades-Formation
TheAfrican Institute for Economic and Social Development(Inades-Formation) is an international association under Ivorian law, created in 1975 and recognized as a public utility by the Ivorian State. The General Secretariat (its international headquarters) is based in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). It is established in ten (10) African countries: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Chad and Togo. From these countries, Inades-Formation intervenes in other neighboring countries, particularly in the framework of advocacy platforms. The mission of Inades-Formation is ” To work for the social and economic advancement of the people, giving particular importance to their free and responsible participation in the transformation of their societies “.
Through this mission, Inades-Formation is committed to helping African populations, and in particular the most disadvantaged, to organize themselves to take their destiny in hand. The target audience of Inades-Formation is farmers and their organizations (self-help groups, agricultural producers’ cooperatives, women’s and youth organizations, networks of farmers’ organizations, local communities, development mutuals, etc.), local authorities, NGO agents, agents of para-public development institutions, civil society organizations.
From a general point of view, the General Secretariat’s mission is to promote within the entire Inades-Training Network : (i) the unity of inspiration and quality of the educational activities, while respecting the particularities linked to the context of intervention in each country and (ii) solidarity and balance in finance and management, with the resources of the institution being made available to serve its purposes wherever deemed necessary.
Within the framework of the implementation of the ” Feminist Climate Action Project “, in partnership with Solidarité Union Coopération (SUCO), the General Secretariat of Inades-Formation is recruiting a qualified person to fill the position listed below
Employment Contract Terms:
Job Title: Accountant.
Location-Country of assignment: Abidjan-Côte d’Ivoire
Line manager: The Administrative and Financial Director
Nature and duration of the contract: Fixed-term contract (CDD) with imprecise term
Probable starting date: May 1, 2023
Status: Non Executive
Salary: According to the current salary scale
Benefits: 80% health insurance and other benefits according to status.
Job description
Reporting to the Administrative and Financial Director (AFD) of Inades-Formation, the Accountant will be responsible for the following main functions
– Maintain cost accounting records;
– To ensure the accounting as well as the accounting follow-up of the fixed assets;
– Analyze accounting documents and payment of invoices;
– Ensure the budgetary follow-up of the project;
– Produce financial reports and submit them on time
– Record, stop or perform all acts and operations on the project such as billing, collection of receivables, monitoring of third party accounts, all monetary movements (receipts, payments, transfers, payment of salaries and expenses), workshop management;
– Carry out any other task assigned by his/her line managers.
Job profile (skills, knowledge and qualities expected)
The desired candidate must have the following profile:
A/ Nationality: Be of Ivorian nationality
B/ Qualifications
a. Education: University degree with at least three (3) years of training in accounting or financial management, financial and accounting audit, etc.
b. Specific skills
– Mastery of computer tools (Microsoft Excel, Word, …), in particular software packages such as Sage Accounting 100 and Sage Payroll.
– Excellent command of written and spoken French, and good knowledge of English.
c. Knowledge, technical skills
o In-depth understanding of accounting;
o Planning and organizational skills;
o Ability to learn quickly – new systems, processes and procedures;
o Operational Decision Making Capacity;
o Preserve the confidentiality of information
o Team spirit and ability to build interpersonal relationships;
o Experience working with non-governmental organizations (NGOs/Associations)
C/ Experiences
o Minimum 3 years of professional experience with 1 year in financial and accounting management of organizations and/or projects
D/ Responsibilities
Analyze accounting documents and pay invoices
Verify the eligibility of accounting documents
Ensure payment of all parts
Establish and follow up on funding requests
Ensure budgetary follow-up
Ensure the follow-up of the correspondences with the partners: assembly of files of request for subsidy, follow-up of the deadlines of the programs, from the financial point of view;
Manage financial transfers to partners under the responsibility of DAF
Produce financial reports and submit them on time
Establish bank reconciliations
Prepare monthly financial reports
Establish the monthly cash position
Carry out any other task assigned by his/her supervisors
Other skills
o Ability to work under pressure with multiple and complex tasks;
o Relational and communication skills;
o Discretion, responsiveness, accuracy, thoroughness and work ethic;
o Ability to work in a team, in a multicultural environment and in a French and English speaking environment;
o Have good interpersonal skills, a taste for communication and the ability to listen
o Be courteous, discreet and of good character;
o Have a good curiosity of mind, a good sense of innovation and a good capacity of adaptation;
o Timeliness to deliver deliverables on time
Application forms
Applications must include:
– a cover letter;
– a detailed curriculum vitae with photo;
– a photocopy of the diplomas obtained;
– a photocopy of the national identity card or passport;
– the contacts of three (3) reference persons who can justify the professional capacities of the candidate.
The application files, bearing the mention ” application for the position of Project Accountant of Inades-Formation “, must be deposited at Inades-Formation Cocody Angré 10e tranche or at the following address: recrutements.sg@inadesfo.net, at the latest on April 13, 2023 at 12:00 GMT.
For any questions, please call (225) 07 88 50 18 22/ 07 09 94 56 47
NB: Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Incomplete, non-compliant or late applications will not be considered. Inades-Formation reserves the right to give a favourable response only to selected candidates.
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Terms of reference for the recruitment of a project accountant
