ForAfrika
Purpose of Position:
His / her focus is to provide all necessary operational and administrative support to enable smooth Program implementation and expansion.
Key Responsibilities:
Administration
- Facilitate legal requirements, including engagement of legal counsel and updating of registrations.
- Ensure Bangui office is in good functional condition to support programs.
- Ensure all documents are filed on Sharepoint in organized manner using the structure provided.
- Review procurement documents for compliance. Ensure best value for money.
- Updating of asset register for all assets at the filed location, carrying out asset count.
- Oversee inventories, ensure that electronic stock records are updated daily.
- Ensure all vehicle trackers are serviceable.
- Management of drivers schedule of activities.
- Supervising of drivers including setting objectives, development and appraisal.
- Preparation of fuel efficiency report and submitting to GSO Operations.
- Lead timely renewal of office lease / contracting of new facility.
Finance
- Review all payment vouchers before they are presented to Area Manager/designate for approval.
- Consolidate templates for posting of General Journal vouchers and send to GSO Finance Officer reporting for posting to SUNFLO on weekly basis.
- Payment of all statutory obligations including taxes like PIT etc.
- Cash Management – verify the cash in bank, prepare cash forecast and ensure adequate cash is available for planned activities.
- Managing Advances, Prepayments, and Receivables through follow up on delinquent liquidations, Reconciliation of accounts.
- Involvement in the production of quarterly cash forecasts.
- Making payments to vendors and all service providers.
- Review all transactions to ensure that proper approvals and authorization have been done.
- Ensure the project is managed and replenished in accordance with ForAfrika cash management procedures.
- Assist the Program Manager to respond to the Country office requests.
- From time to time, perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Country Manager.
Security
- Act as Security Focal Point
- Coordinate with Global Support office to ensure security preparations meet minimum standards.
- Proactively coordinate with other aid agencies, local partners, and other stakeholders to ensure safe continuity of programs.
Required Qualifications:
- B COM or BBA Accounting or equivalent degree and/or professional certification in accounting strongly preferred or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of five years’ experience in a similar position
- Proficiency in Sun System and Q & A applications strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to assimilate to new policies and procedures effectively
- Organized and detail oriented.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in French and English, Sango preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (word, excel, outlook and PowerPoint).
- Resident status in Central African Republic.
- This is a local recruitment. Applicant must have legal residency in CAR.
How to apply
How To Apply
- Please submit a cover letter and CV (max 4 pages) to:[email protected] by no later 12th October 2023. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful candidates will be contacted.’
- Late applications and candidates who do not comply with the above requirements will automatically be disqualified.
- Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you do not hear from us within one month of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
Disclaimer
Please note this position is open to the nationals of CAR (resident status in Central African Republic) and or foreign nationals with the approved legal working documents to work in CAR