Casual Accountant Assistant GF

Finance & Economy

Overview

Assist in managing payment and financial reporting in compliance with guidelines.

You have:

• Must have a university degree in accounting, finance, management, economics.
• At least 3 years’ experience preferably in an international development organization.
• Good experience and knowledge of internal financial controls and procedures.
• Experience and knowledge of accounting and grant funds management regulations and procedures.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications especially spreadsheets (e.g. excel).
• Ability to work in a team.

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 know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

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

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

I- OPPORTUNITY

The Account Assistant will be in charge of Payment Vouchers and Journal Vouchers through SAP on time and in accordance with the GF Procedures, assist in reviewing DCSOs Financial reports and Plan GF documents to check compliance to GAD requirements/processes and any deviation are dealt appropriately. He/she will assist in monitoring actual grant expenditures against GF line items on a monthly basis and alert management to any irregularities, reviews GF Grant budget entries in SAP and tom2pro and keeps records of budget modifications on file, Aids in the consolidation of GF Budget during budget period, Processes CDI Payments for field activities through the Mobile Money Wallet Reviews requisitions and payment voucher packages and taking into account the risks of fraud and corruption and Ensures that bank Balances and mobile money will have sufficient balance to avoid insufficient funds at any given point in time.

II-ABOUT YOU

The Account Assistant must have a university degree in accounting, finance, management, economics with at least 3 years’ experience preferably in an international development organization.

A good experience and knowledge of internal financial controls and procedures, an experience and knowledge of accounting and grant funds management regulations and procedures. You must be a good team player (ability to work in a team) and be proficient in Microsoft applications especially spread sheets (e.g. excel).

Kindly use this link for the full job description: Job Description Account Assistant OK BON casual.pdf

Location: Yaounde

Type of Role: Temporary contract

Reports to: Accountant - Global fund

Hay Level: N/A

Closing Date: 24th September 2025

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.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.

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