Management and Financial assistant at the African Union (AU) in Abuja (FCT)

Objective of Position

To assist the offering of financial, accounting, managerial and treasury solutions to assist AU processes.

Main Processes

• Support to the execution of program derived from the unit’s business roadmap.
• Ensure efficient synchronization and implementation of initiatives at various levels.
• Work alongside Member States, Regional Economic Networks (RECs), and other associates.
• Organize documentation, financial plans, and work strategies connected with the unit’s processes.
• Support to the development of a asset mobilization plan.
•  Engage in the management of employees with guidance, which includes effectiveness reviews.
• Helps sophisticated evaluation and generate precise and prompt documentation.
• Preserve synchronization with other departments of the Fee.
• Engage during the formation of plans, rules, program, and strategies.

Specific Duties:

• Ensure the reliability of accounting, status updates, and internal regulate operational structures.
• Organize finance Management documentation to track financial plan implementation.
• Guarantee adherence with the finance reporting calendar and on-time delivery of documentation.
• Offer guidance to guarantee adherence with AU financial regulations.
• Execute bank adjustments and track launch accounting items.
• Guarantee adherence with financial internal regulates and rules.
• Organize every month and yearly account closures and send documentation for executive review.
• Assist the project setup of donor financial statements.
• Help with yearly balance sheet and income statement and address audit requests.
• Advance best management procedures, transparency, and responsibility.
• Oversee the accounting team where relevant.
• Preserve precise records of outstanding bills and receivable.
• Use financial information operational structures based on international accounting guidelines.
• Address participants' financial questions.
• Generate consistent financial statements and track expenditures and financial record.

Or

A Bsc in finance Management, Accounting, Finance or Commerce or relevant field with two (2) years of applicable specialist work expertise in the zones of finance, accounting, finance Management, financial plan.

Necessary Competencies:

• Conscientious in observing due dates and delivering outcomes 
• Understanding with international and regional regulatory framework methods and regulatory framework evaluation in the applicable area 
• Capability to convey orally and in drafting 
• Competence in one of the AU operating languages, fluency in another AU language is a plus

Executive guidance Skills:

• Adaptive schedule
• Conceptualizing Others
• Coordinating Risk

Core Skills:

• Building Connection
• Responsible and Follows with Regulations
• Sharing information with Shape
• Learning Onboarding

Operational Skills:

• Role understanding Exchanging
• Ongoing development Onboarding
• Trouble shooting
• Assignment Attentive

Languages:

Competence in one of the AU operating languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is compulsory and fluency in another AU language is a plus

Tenure Of Assignment

The assignment will be made on a consistent term agreement for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be assessed as a probationary period. Thereafter, the agreement will be for a period of two years sustainable, subject to acceptable effectiveness and outputs.

Compensation

Indicative basic remuneration of US$ 15,758.00 (GSA5 Step1) per annum plus other associated entitlements e.g. Post modification (57% of basic remuneration), Housing benefit US$ 16,813.44 (per annum), and education stipend (100% of tuition and other education-associated expenditures for every qualified reliant up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally hired employees and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally hired employees.

Note

• Applicants finalize their profile using the African Union Resume template, which is compulsory
• Download English Resume here
• Download French Resume here
• Applicants should fill out the Resume correctly and upload it to the "Resume" tab of their profile.
• Only applicants who meet all role expectations and are selected for interviews will be reached.
• Deliberation will be provided only to those applicants who possess provided a fully finished online application with a CV (Resume), an African passport, and the necessary academic credentials, which includes Diplomas (Bac+2), Bachelor's degrees (Bac+3), Master's degrees (Bac+5) and any applicable certification in line with the specialization.
• The African Union is an fair access company, and female applicants are firmly inspired to submit application.
• Applicants from least acted on behalf of countries inside the African Union are firmly inspired to submit application for roles that suit their profiles. These countries comprise of: Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Somalia
• The AU Fee is an fair access company and certified women are firmly inspired to submit application.