Job description
The ideal candidate under the guidance of the Council of Ministers and
in harmony with colleagues and the community is responsible for all the
financial control functions and will ensure the regularity of all
financial transactions within the Community Institutions in line with
laid down rules and regulations.
Key Responsibilities
-Provides leadership, strategic direction and monitors overall performance of the finance team.
-Ensures that expenditures in the Community Institutions are in line
with their approved budgets and proper implementation of budgetary and
accounting controls.
-Endorses all commitments of expenditures in the Community Institutions.
-Provides periodic reports on budgetary, financial and accounting
monitoring of the Community for the consideration of the Administration
and Finance Committee.
-Participates in the preparation of regulations aimed at improving the
financial and accounting management of the institutions and makes
proposals on the improvement of Financial and Accounting procedures to
the Council of Ministers.
-Ensures compliance with the Staff Regulations and other relevant texts of the Community.
-Collaborates with other regional international bodies, specialised
institutions and public-private partnerships to facilitate the
implementation of regional programmes.
-Identifies strategic issues, opportunities and risks linked to the
overall objectives of the Commission, as well as those the accounting
function.
Special Skills & Core Competencies
-Demonstrable understanding of Nigeria’s economic integration and
diplomatic interests in the context of ECOWAS matters or demonstrated
leadership ability in advancing and articulating Nigeria’s economic
integration and diplomatic interests.
-Demonstrate good interpersonal and diplomatic skills as well as average
proficiency in at least two of the three ECOWAS official languages
i.e.English, French and Portuguese.
-Must be IT literate with good exposure in the implementation or use of
Enterprise Financial Management Systems such as Oracle Financials or
S.A.P Enterprise systems used by institutions with a minimum annual
budget/turnover of $100 million or N13 billion
-Experience in the use of Computer-Assisted Audit Tools (CAAT) to manage
financial and procurement transactions documents online on real time
basis is critical.
-Demonstrate good working competence of International Accounting and
Auditing Standards used by International Public Sector Organisations and
Government. These include IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting
Standards), International Auditing Standards (ISA), promulgated by
IFAC.
-Must have the ability to nurture contacts with senior-Government
officials and deepen the institutional structure of the Community.
Desired Skills and Experience
-The ideal candidate must have a higher degree either in Finance,
Accounting, Business Management or any other related field, e.g.
Economics from a reputable university. Preferably at the doctoral level.
-Must be a qualified chartered accountant - preferably a Fellow of an
international professional accounting body or institute recognised by
the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) e.g ICAN/ANAN/ACCA/
ACMA (UK)/CPA (USA).
-A post graduate degree will be an added advantage.
-Minimum of 20 years post qualification professional experience as a
chartered accountant. 10 years of these must be specific international
experience working with or consulting for multilateral/bi-lateral
organizations (e.g. World Bank, European Commission/EU, AU Commission,
AfDB, USAID) or other donor organizations, multi-national corporations
(MNCs) or conglomerate group of companies with responsibilities for
financial controls, compliance with internal control structures, budgets
and commitments.
-Possession of at least four years experience as a Senior Audit Manager
or Partner in any of the major global accountancy firms will be an
advantage.
Method Of Application
-All applicants are required to describe how they meet all of the above
criteria in a cover letter to be submitted along with an updated and
comprehensive resume.
-Application for the role is also to be supported by a write-up (PDF
Format only) of not more than 1000 words on the strategies to be
deployed as the Financial Controller in promoting economic integration
agenda of the commission’s economic activity in achieving its overall
objectives.
-Any applicant who is found to have criminal records, has been
previously indicted, or submits information that is established to be
false will be automatically disqualified at any stage in the process.
-Candidates whose submission does not contain a detailed resume, cover
letter and the 1,000 words essay will not have thier application
processed
-Closing Date: Please note that receipt of application closes 4weeks from the date of the advert.
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