Accounts Assitant

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

As Account Assistant, you will ensure overall financial accountability, compliance, and reporting to donors and management on the ECHO’s overall program implementation; you will be responsible for the grants management and reporting processes, budget management; financial management and reporting are conducted in a manner consistent with the Government of Cameroon and Plan International policies, procedures, and regulations. You will Monitor financial management of ECHO project funds to ensure consistency with agreed detailed program implementation plan (DIP) and actual implementation, and monitor the program expenditures against their actual incurrence. Implement and monitor systems of checks and balances consistent with standard accounting practices, and bring instances of non-compliance or financial risks to the attention of the Finance Coordinator.

As Account Assistant, you will Maintain an awareness of the donor conditions on financial management within the FAD and guide program teams accordingly. You will support audit and other reviews of the ECHO project by ensuring all documents are provided. You will ensure your IAP, six months’ appraisal and annual appraisals, are timely completed and documented and advise proactively the Project Coordinator and the team on the financial risks of under/overspending.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit someone with BTS/HND in accounting, finance, management, economics with two years of experience or a bachelor degree with one year of experience in Finance (accounting; reporting; grants finance; financial planning and analysis); who has a demonstrated understanding of the humanitarian sector and ways of working. The Account Assistant will be able to build networks and relationships under challenging conditions to promote high performance and have values working in a team and willing to take on more responsibilities and support team members.

Please follow this link for a full role profile: JD - Account Assistant ECHO Kousseri - Janv 24.pdf

Location: Kousseri

Reports to: Finance Coordinator

Hay Level: 11

Closing Date: 12th January 2024

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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