Accountant Assistant, Abuja at ECOWAS Commission 232 views2 applications

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Status : Permanent

Reports to : Accountant – RCSDC

Location : Abuja, Nigeria

Reference : ECW/WAHO-CDC/7

Summary

Reporting directly to the Accountant, a major responsibility of the Accounting Assistant shall be on managing the daily, weekly, and monthly financial activities that are required for the proper review, approval and payment expenditures and other commitments of the Centre.

He/she will be responsible for generating accurate, timely and complete financial information each month/quarter as required by the financial regulations as to the extent to which expenditures meet budget and any variances achieved, as well as explanations for these variances.

Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Preparation of entries for the settlement of accounts payable and other expenditures.
  2. Commitment of advances and expenditures, and payments on contracts in accordance with the financial regulations and procedures.
  3. Implement budgetary control procedures and ensure that expenditures approved for payment have been provided for in the Budget
  4. Ensure that Accounting Codes/Budgetary Codes are adhered to.
  5. Ensure that over expenditure on any Budget Heads are checked.
  6. Prepare quarterly budgetary control.
  7. preparation and maintenance of financial and budgetary records and reports
  8. Ensure prompt and accurate recording of financial data and timely reconciliation of accounts.
  9. Ensure the proper filing and safe keeping of all supporting documents for review by both external and internal auditors.
  10. Vetting of financial documents such as invoices, memorandum on expenditure request, and request for payment on contract, giving appropriate explanation as applicable and referring them for approval and/or further action.
  11. Prepare, analyze and evaluate information from the financial records and provide data and assistance to superiors on issues relevant to improvement of the financial operation.
  12. Ensure the preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly report of Accounts.
  13. Ensure conformity with applicable policies and regular preparations of such documents.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

  1. A National Diploma in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration.
  2. Minimum of four (5) years professional experience
  3. A part qualification of a formal professional Accountancy designation e.g. (ICA, ACCA, CIMA etc) would be an advantage.
  4. Operational knowledge of at least one major Financial Accounting Software
  5. Ability to work independently with a high level of responsibility, and with minimal supervision
  6. Excellent knowledge of Financial Accounting principles and concepts including the International Accounting Standards. Knowledge of International Public Accounting Standards (IPSAS) would be an advantage.
  7. Strong knowledge of Financial Reporting, analysis and financial control techniques.
  8. Professional experience of donor accounting, disbursement and reporting procedures would be an advantage
  9. Ability to set and meet deadlines including strong ability to manage multiple tasks to completion at the same time.
  10. Excellent communication skills (spoken and written) and interpersonal skills (team player)
  11. Must be computer literate.

Age

Candidates must not be over 50 (fifty) years of age at the point of recruitment.

Language

Must be fluent in one of the official languages of the Community; English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Before the creation of ECOWAS, the collective territory known as West Africa, from a regional point of view, was made up of an aggregation of states that had emerged from different colonial experiences and administrations which largely defined the boundaries of the 15 states domiciled in the area.

 Even though member states of the community, today make use of three different imported official languages (English, French and Portuguese), there are well over a thousand existing local languages including cross-border native tongues such as Ewe, Fulfulde, Hausa, Mandingo, Wolof, Yoruba, Ibo, Ga, etc. that constitute its over 300 million people tucked in a vast land of about 5.1 million square kilometres.

 Prior to colonialism, the area played host to many proud empires and kingdoms that spanned centuries some of which included Ghana, Mali Songhai, Wolof, Oyo, Benin and Kanem Bornu.

 The region’s cultural, linguistic and ecological diversity presents both opportunities and challenges for the integration process. The longing to combine forces politically and economically has always been recognised as a step forward in the desire to engender co-prosperity in the area.

 In this regard, the first effort at integration dates back to 1945 with the creation of CFA franc that brought the francophone countries of the region into a single currency union. Then in 1964, Liberian president William Tubman proposed an economic union for West Africa leading to an agreement which was signed in 1965 by the four states of Cote d’Ivore, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

 However, nothing concrete emanated from these until 1972 when Nigerian head of state Gen Yakubu Gowon and his Togolese counterpart Gnassingbe Eyadema toured the region in support of the integration Idea. Thanks to the drafts that emanated from their efforts as they formed the basis for the emergence of the treaty of Lagos in 1975 which birthed ECOWAS. The treaty of Lagos was initially limited to economic policies but emerging political events led to its revision and therewith the expansion of scope and powers in 1993.

 ECOWAS is meant to foster interstate economic and political cooperation. History is on its side in this regard. Dating back to pre-colonial times, West Africans have been among the world’s most mobile populations although much of the migration had been intra-regional. About 7.5 million West African migrants (3 percent of the regional population) are living in ECOWAS countries other than their own. The 1.2 million other migrants are dispersed mainly in North America and Europe. Estimated at about 149 million in 2013, women constitute over 50 percent of the region’s population. The cross-border migration of women as traders and business persons places them as potential champions for promoting integration, even though this is a reality that is yet to be fully exploited.

 Over the last few years, West Africa’s population witnessed strong growth, increasing from 70 million to nearly 300 million inhabitants between 1950 and 2010. By the end of 2014, it represents nearly 40% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa. According to the projections of the United Nations, the population of West Africa should reach between 550 and 600 million by 2050. It is the youngest region of the world. Also, with about 5 percent of the world’s population, with an area covering over 40 percent of sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa is the most densely populated on the continent.

 The diverse socio-cultural dimension of development should be a necessary building block for establishing peace and security in the region. Drawing strength from its past, leaders of the community have been making sacrifices to keep the shape of the political structure of the region. In 1976, Cape Verde, one of the two Lusophone countries in the region joined ECOWAS, and in December 2000 Mauritania withdrew its membership, having a

At all times, ECOWAS chief executive officers presiding either as Executive Secretaries or Presidents, deferred to the supreme organ of the community-the Authority of the Heads of State of Government for guidance. This body is usually headed by a Chairman. There have been 28 such Chairmen between 1978 to 2015.

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0 USD Abuja CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Status : Permanent

Reports to : Accountant – RCSDC

Location : Abuja, Nigeria

Reference : ECW/WAHO-CDC/7

Summary

Reporting directly to the Accountant, a major responsibility of the Accounting Assistant shall be on managing the daily, weekly, and monthly financial activities that are required for the proper review, approval and payment expenditures and other commitments of the Centre.

He/she will be responsible for generating accurate, timely and complete financial information each month/quarter as required by the financial regulations as to the extent to which expenditures meet budget and any variances achieved, as well as explanations for these variances.

Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Preparation of entries for the settlement of accounts payable and other expenditures.
  2. Commitment of advances and expenditures, and payments on contracts in accordance with the financial regulations and procedures.
  3. Implement budgetary control procedures and ensure that expenditures approved for payment have been provided for in the Budget
  4. Ensure that Accounting Codes/Budgetary Codes are adhered to.
  5. Ensure that over expenditure on any Budget Heads are checked.
  6. Prepare quarterly budgetary control.
  7. preparation and maintenance of financial and budgetary records and reports
  8. Ensure prompt and accurate recording of financial data and timely reconciliation of accounts.
  9. Ensure the proper filing and safe keeping of all supporting documents for review by both external and internal auditors.
  10. Vetting of financial documents such as invoices, memorandum on expenditure request, and request for payment on contract, giving appropriate explanation as applicable and referring them for approval and/or further action.
  11. Prepare, analyze and evaluate information from the financial records and provide data and assistance to superiors on issues relevant to improvement of the financial operation.
  12. Ensure the preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly report of Accounts.
  13. Ensure conformity with applicable policies and regular preparations of such documents.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

  1. A National Diploma in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration.
  2. Minimum of four (5) years professional experience
  3. A part qualification of a formal professional Accountancy designation e.g. (ICA, ACCA, CIMA etc) would be an advantage.
  4. Operational knowledge of at least one major Financial Accounting Software
  5. Ability to work independently with a high level of responsibility, and with minimal supervision
  6. Excellent knowledge of Financial Accounting principles and concepts including the International Accounting Standards. Knowledge of International Public Accounting Standards (IPSAS) would be an advantage.
  7. Strong knowledge of Financial Reporting, analysis and financial control techniques.
  8. Professional experience of donor accounting, disbursement and reporting procedures would be an advantage
  9. Ability to set and meet deadlines including strong ability to manage multiple tasks to completion at the same time.
  10. Excellent communication skills (spoken and written) and interpersonal skills (team player)
  11. Must be computer literate.

Age

Candidates must not be over 50 (fifty) years of age at the point of recruitment.

Language

Must be fluent in one of the official languages of the Community; English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.

 2017-04-03

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