Finance Officer at NEPAD
The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) wishes to announce vacancies for various positions at its office in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and its Regional Missions at various duty stations.
Vacancies:
The Agency hereby invites applicants who are citizens of African Union Member States for the following positions in its new organizational structure:
Job Title: Finance Officer.
Position Level: P1
Duty Station: African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE), Ouagadougou.
Supervisor: Director, African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE).
Under the supervision of the Director of the African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE) or his/her delegate, the Finance Officer will provide support to the Director of the African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE) or his/her delegate and other professional staff for programme finance, logistic, and administrative duties within the sector/unit. Specifically, the incumbent will:
Maintain accurate financial record keeping/filing system for the Finance unit and ensure data integrity by updating data manually and electronically as required.
Take responsibility for accounts payable and account receivable and ensure compliance with financial regulations and policies.
Review payment requests to certify that appropriate supporting documents have been provided and the correct project codes have been used in preparation for submission to the donor.
Review and verify accuracy of information on payment vouchers before submission of cheques for signing.
Ensure that operational and grant payments are paid on time by processing all cash and bank transactions and wire transfers.
Assist the Finance Manager in analyzing operational expenditures and maintain accounting spreadsheets in accordance with partner procedures.
Prepare financial reports for the Unit.
Verify and ensure the availability of funds before cheques are written.
Review and compute travel claims and imprest accounts.
Assist in drafting routine correspondence related to the unit’s work.
Perform any other related duties as may be assigned.
Language requirement: Excellent English and / or French (spoken and written) and fluency in any other AU language would be an added advantage.
Application: To apply, please submit the following:
A motivation letter stating reasons for seeking employment with the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency.
A detailed and updated curriculum vitae (CV), not exceeding five (5) pages and indicating your nationality, age and gender.
Three (3) referees with good knowledge of the candidate’s work, furnishing full contact details, telephone, fax and e-mail addresses.
Certified copies of degrees and diplomas.
Remuneration: Indicative basic salary of US$26,010.00 per annum plus other entitlements e.g. Post Adjustment (55% of basic salary), Housing allowance ($17,222.40 per annum), gratuity (15% of gross salary) in conformity with the rules and procedures applicable to internationally recruited staff of the African Union.
Applications must be received not later than Monday, 27 May 2013 and should be addressed to:
Head of Human Resources
NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency
P O Box 1234
Halfway House
Midrand, 1685
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
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