The Accounting Manager is responsible for the accounting data produced and/or validated by the region, delegation, or department under their responsibility, in compliance with internal procedures. The position holder acts as a team leader for the region, delegation, or department under their responsibility and ensures the accuracy and completeness of the financial closing and reporting of accounts within their area of responsibility.**

What we will look for in your profile**

• University degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or similar field;

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) in good standing;

• Minimum 6-8 years’ experience in Accounting/Finance position;

• Minimum 2-3 years’ leading/managing a team experience; 

• Sound knowledge and experience in ERP (JD Edwards);  

• Experience in an international organization or non-governmental organizations is an asset;

• Excellent command of written and spoken English (Knowledge of French/Spanish/Arabic is an asset)

• Experience in managing regional accounting;

• Knowledge of internal control systems and best practices in financial accounting;

• Able to work independently and under pressure with high levels of complexity.

• Accountable for the quality and accuracy of the accounting data entry and reporting for the regions/delegations under their area of responsibility;

• Supervises a pool of accountants supporting several regions/delegations.

• Ensures seamless and accurate communication flow between the accountants and the client regions/delegations;

• Contributes to designing and implementing an internal control system that guarantees reliable accounting data at any time;

• Controls, validates, and posts the accounting entries in the accounting software in timely manner;

• Performs control on the cash and bank reconciliations in the accounting software on a regular basis;

• Performs integrity checks of accounting entries and account balances on a regular basis;

• Leads the maintenance of sound accounting documentation to meet external and internal audit requirements;

• Leads the annual and monthly closing activities.

• Controls and validates the voucher matching of supply chain goods and adjustment entries;

• Coordinates the reconciliation and consolidation of the balance sheet accounts of Field delegations/sites;

• Coordinates the work around the monthly List of Accounts for Reconciliation and Confirmation (LARC);

• Controls the upload of the finalized/validated accounting vouchers and supporting documents to a dedicated tool; 

• Validates and processes payments of invoices through on-line banking and monitor payment requests (upon request);

• Coordinates the support and training to the finance and non- finance teams in the delegations/sites under her/his area of responsibility; 

• Understands and supervises the Performance Management & Development (PMD) activities for employees under their supervision.