Team Management – 20% of role

• Provide leadership, management, and guidance on the Cameroun’s Finance functions.
• Will regularly communicate with program, country, and regional leads to identify capacity needs and oversee Finance function.
• Responsible for developing/refining and regularly reporting on Key Performance Indicators and Metrics to management concerning the teams’ operations and capacity/gaps.
• Represent Finance team in various program meetings.
• Deputize for Senior Manager, Finance & Accounts, WCA when required.

B. Accounting: 60% of role

• Overall overseer of the Finance activities in Cameroun.
• Oversee accurate maintenance of the accounting system by ensuring accurate entries are done and charged to the correct donor.
• Checking the procurement processes and documentations and ensuring compliance
• Prepare payroll seeking approval by the 22nd of every month and ensure staff are paid by 27th of Every Month and ensure Timesheet Allocation report on staff costs are billed.
• Review monthly schedules, GL reconciliations and ensure the timely monthly close.
• Asset and inventory management. Ensuring periodic audit and constant updates.
• Present an approved cash forecast/projection for the month by or before the 22nd of every month.
• Support and spearhead the country’s statutory audit exercise.
• Support the Senior Manager, Finance & Accounts, WCA on discharging accounting responsibility when required
• Perform auditing of activities, including reconciling cash, verifying invoices, and reviewing bank statement
• Ensuring all taxes and legal requirements are accurately and timely tracked monthly to ensure compliance.
• Ensuring all other tax related issues and tax related payments are properly tracked and timely submission to legal authorities is done on or before the deadline.
• Review for compliance with donor and organizational policies/guidelines on all payments.
• Provide financial and compliance guideline/refresher training to program staff.
• Capacity building of Finance and non- Finance staff on compliance in relation to accounting principles and Organizations financial policies

C. Budgeting, disbursements and accountability: 20% of role

• Participate in program meetings and contribute budget implications of proposed implementation decisions.
• Continuous and effective budget tracking Ensuring proper budget utilization, proper cost allocations communication with program team, full accountability of funds.
• Develop financial accountability documents for all budgeted program activities.
• Setting up and managing Mobile Money systems

Additional Responsibilities

• Any other duties may be assigned. Pending the recruitment of an operations person, this role will cover some operations and admin functions.