Accountant Assistant

Qualifications and experience •Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Business Administration •2 years in Finance Management (specialy accounting) •Fluent in French •Proven knowledge and experience of computer use (MS-Excel, PowerPoint & MS-Word), preferably with accounting package Agresso. Contract length: 01 year National Contract The Organisation We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030: •No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday •All children learn from a quality basic education and that, •Violence against children is no longer tolerated We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. Application Information: Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Applicants are advised that Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process. Any request in this direction should be immediately reported as contrary to the values and practices of our organization.

The role The West and Central Africa Region has a regional management office in Dakar. The primary role of the regional management unit is to support and build the capacity about 9-10 country programmes across the region. The regional management unit is also a small business unit in itself and as such receives funds up to USD 6,000,000 from SCI and Donors to run both oversight related operations as well as regional programmes. The regional management office will need back office support to assure proper use and management of these funds. In finance, the Assistant Accountantwill contribute to the implementation of the accounting systems, policies and procedures. He/she supports the department through the collection, processing, recording of financial data, verifying the validity, completeness and accuracy of source documentation, performing daily accounting activities such as analysis, maintenance, completing, and verification of specific financial data and documents.