Accounting Assistant at Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Institution: ECOWAS Parliament
Directorate: Directorate of Administration & Finance
Grade/Step : G4-1
Duration: Contract
Supervisor: Accounatnt
Supervising: NIL
Slot: 3

Objective of Position

• To assist the Accountant in managing the financial resources of the Parliament in accordance with accounting principles and the financial regulations of the Community.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Accountant, the Accounting Assistant performs the following functions:

• Serves as a middle level reviewer in the create-review-approve process.
• Reviews and analyses payments, accounting and reconciliation process.
• Performs the role of Bank and Cash, Bank Reconciliation and General Ledger accounts analysis.

Qualifications

• A minimum of an Ordinary National Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Economics is required.

Experience:

• Five (5) years post qualification working experience.

Eligibility:

• Only citizens of ecowas Member States are eligible for appointment in ecowas Institutions and Agencies. General Service positions are open to only candidates resident in the host country of the Institution.
• In the case of permanent positions, only candidates whose age is less than fifty (50) years at the time of appointment are eligible for consideration.

Annual Salary
The position is on Grade G4-1 with an Annual Salary of UA9,894, equivalent to US$15,611.