Finance and Administrative Assistant at CARITAS NWSW

Akwajobs   (Bamenda, North West Cameroon)

Posted : 7 January, 2022

Category : Administration and Finance   Location : Bamenda, North West Cameroon

Job type : Full Time

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Job tile: Finance and Administrative Assistant
Duty station: CARITAS NWSW Bamenda
Status: Hiring
Duration: 12 months
Contract type: Fixed term
Department Summary
The incumbent of this position will be under the direct supervision of Senior

Background
Caritas NWSW is the specialized agency of the Bishops of the Church Province of
Bamenda that is coordinating development and Humanitarian interventions.
Caritas in the Church Province of Bamenda has rapidly grown into the league of
foremost development institutions in the NWSW. Clearly evident in her tracts is
the increasing number of lives and communities that have been impacted or
transformed through her interventions.
Leveraging the Church’s structure Caritas NWSW serves as the umbrella
organization for all the Diocesan Caritas of the Church in the Ecclesia Province
through which the implementation of development-oriented programs and
humanitarian interventions are carried out.
Caritas NWSW is also a member of Caritas Cameroon and Caritas Internationalis
that share a common mission and have literally touched every part of the
world over the last century.
CARITAS NWSW is hiring the services of both men and women that are of working
age into the following managerial/responsibility positions for the implementation
of the above objectives of this project in the North West and South West Regions
of Cameroon.

 

Finance Officer.

General Position Summary
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Finance Officer, the Finance and
Administration Officer (FAO) will be responsible for finance management,
accounts maintenance, budget control and for coordinating logistics and day to
day administrative support functions, which may include supervision and
execution of administrative and accounting tasks of the Programme.
Essential Job Functions
• Treat issues related to fast-tracking of financial and accounting transactions,
including the processing of funds payment requests from/to the Programme.
• Serve as primary expert in dealing with activities related to financial
management, such as budget, banking, procurement, accounting, financial
reporting and controls, recruitment, HR Evaluation and audit and risk
management processes, etc.



• Responsible for ensuring sound cash-flow management and funds
availability for programme activity implementation based on approved work
plan and budgets.
• Provide guidance and support to Programme Personnel with respect to the
financial and administrative operations and services, and ensure that all
pertinent rules and regulations as conditions of agreements
• Assist in administering, controlling the disbursement of funds within the
approved budgetary allocations, in accordance with established regulations
and procedures and within the established delegation of authorities.
• Prepare payroll statements, allowances, travel claims and other payments to
the Programme Personnel, vendors and other claimants.
• Help to design and monitor a sustainable accounting and finance
management system for Programme activities, establish internal controls
and monitoring mechanisms, maintain cash and bank books and
reconciliation with bank statements, including periodic control of
disbursements and balancing of books and ledgers.
• Assist in administering and managing the logistics and service contacts with
service providers such as travel agents, hotels, catering services, office
suppliers and equipment, etc.
• Maintain a comprehensive physical asset registry for all program properties,
and by donor and funding sources, and lead the annual assets inventory
exercise for CARITAS NWSW.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned by Project Manager and direct
Supervisor.

SUCCESS FACTORS
• Ability to take initiative where appropriate to deal with difficulties
encountered in daily work.
• Ability to adapt, change priorities according to the changing situation within
a mission or the organization.
• Ability to work within a fluid situation (changes within the team, location of
programs, etc.)
• Ability to conduct work in a professional and mature manner.
• Ability to deal with relations with local authorities as a representative of
CARITAS NWSW
• Ability to manage local staff in a mature and impartial manner.
• English and Pidgin English language proficiency
• Self-motivated, results-driven and excellent sense of organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Flexible and able to work well under pressure.
• Capable of working collaborative with team members to achieve results.
• Relates and works well with people from different cultures, genders,
religions and backgrounds.



KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
• Must Applicant should possess Master’s Degree or equivalent in finance,
business studies, commerce, general management or related fields.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in handling the Finance and Administration
management functions for international donor institutions and NGOs –
Experience in procurement operations.
• Experience in donor relationship management.
• Knowledge of computer applications and financial accounting
• Knowledge of financial management and accounting software
• Fluency in English and ability to work in a team and independently.

HOW TO APPLY
Forward a typed copy of motivational letter and Resume (curriculum vitae) to
the Human Resource via the email address caritasnwsw2022@yahoo.com OR
deposit hard copies of the listed documents at the Human resource office of
CARITAS NWSW Head Office Cathedral Big Mankon – Bamenda Archdiocese.

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