Assistant Finance Officer Africa Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) Project

The SADC Secretariat invites suitably qualified, experienced, innovative, result oriented and self-driven individualswho are citizens of Botswana to apply for the following positions under the Africa Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) Project tenable at the SADC Secretariat Headquarters.

Assistant Finance Officer

Main purpose of the job:

To prepare payments, monitor, control the Project's finances and accounts.

Key result areas:

• Prepares, processes payments and receipts.
• Prepares justification reports in line with applicable rules and procedures.
• Drafting reports/claims to donors.
• Preparation and processing of the Project payroll.
• Prepares lead reconciliations such as bank reconciliations, Fund reconciliations Creditors/Debtors Reconciliations.
• Maintenance of fixed assets Register.
• Attends, services workshops and prepares expenditure reports.
• Attends to internal and external audits.
• Maintenance of debtors and creditors ledgers.
• Preparation of VAT quarterly returns for refund from Government.
• Assists in preparation of periodic and annual accounts.

Qualifications:

First Degree in Degree in Accounting or AAT or equivalent.

Experience:

At least four (4) years relevant experience in Finance, experience in donor funded programmes will be an added advantage.

Competencies:

• Experience in usage of Accounting software packages (Accpac, Sun Systems, MS Word, Excel, Power Point etc) and advance knowledge of spread sheet and database packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.
• Fluency in English required additional fluency in French and Portuguese desirable.

Duration:

January 2013 to 31st December 2014 (24 months)

Total Package:

US $ 30,494 per annum

Job Grade:

8

Closing Date:

Interested applicants should send their CV's, certified copies of educational, professional certificate and references not later than October 12, 2012 to:
The Executive Secretary
ATTENTION: Director HR & Admin
SADC Secretariat
P/Bag 0095
Gaborone, BOTSWANA
For detailed job descriptions and SADC application form, log on the SADC Website: www.sadc.int
PLEASE NOTE:
We regret to inform you that only shortlisted applicants will be communicated to.