JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

ACCOUNTANT ICRAF WCA-CAMEROON

The world Agroforestry Centre(ICRAF) is one of the 15 Future Harvest centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research(CGIAR). As a global leader in Agroforestry research and development, ICRAF's ultimate purpose is to improve human welfare by reducing poverty, increasing poverty, increasing cash income, improving food and nutritional security, and environmental resilience through improved Agroforestry systems. ICRAF has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and works in 16 countries throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Activities in the West and Central Africa region(WCA) with Regional Office in Yaoundé, Cameroon are carried out in the Sahel, Upper Guinea and in the Humid Tropics zone. The Humid Tropics node (WCA/HT) has offices in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Ivory Coast. The node's activities focus on participatory tree domestication and high-value indigenous fruit trees and medicinal plants with particular emphasis on marketing of derived products. The team consists of 80 staff members and many collaborators from partner institutions including the National Agricultural Research Systems. ICRAF is looking for an accountant to be based in Yaounde, Cameroon.

The position and overall purpose of the job

Under the direct supervision of the Humid Tropics Finance Officer, the incumbent will plan and manager the financial operations of the Cameroon. Specifically he/she will have the following responsibilities:

• Process all imprest returns from Cameroon country program and post into the ledger after review/approval by the Regional Finance Manager latest the 10th of the next month;
• Post all transactions of the Cameroon country program daily after review/approval by the of the Finance Officer/HT and Regional Finance Manager;
• Review the accuracy of monthly expenditure reports and highlight issues arising for follow up
• Prepare all monthly balance sheet account reconciliations for Cameroon for submission to the Regional Finance Manager for review and approval;
• Take the lead in the preparation of the annual budget in consultation with the Finance Office/HT, the Regional Finance Manager, the various budget holders and the Regional Coordinator;
• Liaise with the Finance Office/HT and the Regional Financer Manager to ensure adequate control of Cameroon budgets and reports to various grant managers on a quartely basis;
• Supervise the Cameroon country Account Assistant in view to:(1)Ensure the respect of the ICRAF accounting procedures in all financial transactions; (2) Ensure proper internal control over all financial transactions; (3) Review and post all approved financial transactions; (4) Ensure accurate and timely payment of staff salaries and related taxes to the tax authorities;(5) Ensure the maintenance of an updated fixed asset register for Cameroon country programs.
• Carry out all other duties as shall be assigned by the supervisor.

The candidate will have:

• A professional accounting qualification or at least a firt degree in Accounting or Finance
• At least 3 years of experience in financial management and accounting in a similar position preferably in an international organisation, interacting between Regional/Country Office and Headquarters;
• proficiency in office software applications(MS office, data management, etc);
• Excellent working knowledge of at least one accouting package, preferably SUN accounting package;
• Good oral and written communication skills in English and French;
• Ability to work under pressure and implement multiple tasks simultaneously;
• Experience in cross-cultural working environment;
• Strong leadership;
• Affinity with research and development activities in the development and environment domain
• Testimonials from three previous employers attesting the incumbent's qualifications, performance and integrity.

Terms of offer

ICRAF offers a collegial and gender-sensitive working environment. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. The position is a national position, for an initial period of 2 years, subjet to a probation of 4 months, annual assessment of performance and availability of resources.

Applications are invited to send a letter of motivation, soft copies of detailed curriculum vitae, and addressesof three referees (including telephone, fax numbers and email address). All correspondences should be addressed to the Human Ressources and Administrative Officer, P.O. Box 16317  Tel(237)22 21 50 84, Fax (237)22 21 50 89 Yaounde, Cameroon, Email: icraf-aht@cgiar.org.

Applications will be considered until 14th September 2014.

Only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.

We invite youto learn more about ICRAF by accessing our web site: http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org