Job Vacancies at the Confederation of African Football (CAF)

Location: Cairo, Egypt

Job Summary

• You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to contribute to restoring CAF’s reputation and elevate the organization to the highest international standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Timely payments of invoices as and when due.
• Facilitate timely invoicing to sponsors.
• Supervise and track the coordination of outstanding invoices.
• Provide KPIs for Accounts Payable and Receivables.
• Review and recommend improvement in payments and receivables processes.
• Provide leadership and direction to direct reports and effectively manage stakeholders and potential conflicts of interest.

Requirements (Profile)

• A minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Professional qualification in accounting (e.g. ESAA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA) or MBA (finance option) with a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in leading Accounts payable team
• Minimum of 5 years of managerial experience in finance or accounting related areas.
• Hands-on experience in usage of Microsoft suite of applications.
• Demonstrable experience in vendor and staff payments and conflict management.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); fluency in another official CAF language (French or Arabic) is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Stakeholder management and Influencing skills.
• Team Leadership skills and ability to motivate teammates.
• Ability to engage and interact with diverse stakeholders from different cultural backgrounds.
• Providing leadership and direction to the payables and receivables team.
• People management skills.
• Conflict management skills.

We Offer

• An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
• Attractive employment conditions.
• The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
• Quality social security coverage.
• An excellent pension scheme.

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Location: Cairo, Egypt

Job Summary

• You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to contribute to restoring CAF’s reputation and elevating the organization to the highest international standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate the management reporting process for the support teams in the head office.
• Agree on budget assumptions and growth parameters with the finance director and the overall corporate plan on annual basis.
• Challenge budget proposals and provide guidance to other stakeholders for an appreciation of their budget numbers.
• Partner and collaborate with other stakeholders in the development of their annual budget and forecast projections.
• Provide training to stakeholders on budget projections and adoption of best management reporting practices in their local jurisdictions.
• Take a lead role in the delivery of monthly cost analytics to stakeholders and the Line Manager.
• Deliver any other roles required from the line manager.

Requirements (Profile)

• A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Professional qualification in accounting (e.g., ESAA/CPA/ACCA) minimum 3 years post qualification experience.
• Minimum of 8 working experience in Finance or Accounting and 5 years of managerial experience in finance.
• Hands-on experience in Microsoft suite of applications.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); fluency in another official CAF language (French or Arabic) is an asset.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Expert knowledge of IFRS and analytics.
• Analytical thinking.
• Influencing and excellent communication.
• Ability to work under pressure.

We Offer

• An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
• Attractive employment conditions.
• The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
• Quality social security coverage.
• An excellent pension scheme.

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Location: Cairo, Egypt

Job Summary

• You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to contribute to restoring CAF’s reputation and elevate the organization to the highest international standards. 

Responsibilities

• Directly involved in the processing of payments for staff and vendors.
• Provide support to the Finance Department by managing daily accounting tasks assigned by the line manager.
• Receive and stamp invoices from departments and proceed with the payments. (Transfers and Cheques)
• Prepare journal entries for accruals before Posting.
• Communicate and coordinate with departments to solve any issues concerning payments.
• Track payments to internal and external parties.
• Update financial data in databases to ensure that the information is accurate and immediately available when needed.
• Assist the Finance Department in the preparation of monthly/quarterly/yearly book close.
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary.
• Prepare daily transactions list and assist in reviewing expenses and payables.
• Support in the execution of any further task assigned by the line manager.

Requirements (Profile)

• A minimum of First Degree in Accounting / Commerce with at least 2 years of working experience managing vendor and staff payments.
• An MBA or part-qualified accountant (CPA/ACCA/ESSA/CIMA) will be a plus.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in finance or accounting related areas preferably in an international organization.
• Hands-on experience in usage of Microsoft suite of applications.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); fluency in another official CAF language (French or Arabic) is an asset.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills.
• Stakeholder management and Influencing skills.

We Offer

• An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
• Attractive employment conditions.
• The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
• Quality social security coverage.
• An excellent pension scheme.

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Location: Cairo, Egypt

Job Summary

• You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to contribute to restoring CAF’s reputation and elevate the organization to the highest international standards.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the preparation of the financial report and making sure proper controls are incorporated, and that accounting information is accurately captured, classified, and recorded.
• Align the preparation of accounts to the available chart of accounts.
• Close collaboration with auditors for the audit and publication of annual accounts.
• Daily review of trial balance for accuracy and proper classification in line with accounting standards.
• Ensure efficient and effective controls are in place for the flowthrough of mappings into the general ledger.
• Manage and comply with local government reporting and IFRS requirements.
• Proactively support the Finance Director in engaging the Management on quarterly financial performance updates.
• Manage VAT and other tax-related issues for the organization.

Requirements (Profile)

• A minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Professional qualification in accounting (ESAA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA) and a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in financial reporting.
• Hands-on and demonstrable experience in financial reporting.
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of chart of accounts and flowthrough to the financial statement.
• Excellent understanding of accounting standards.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years of managerial experience in finance.
• Hands-on experience in Microsoft suite applications.
• Demonstrable experience in the preparation of annual accounts.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); fluency in another official CAF language (French or Arabic) is an asset.
• Very good communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to interact with people of diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Knowledge of tax and relevant laws and regulations.
• Ability to work under pressure and a team player.
• Providing direction and leadership to teams.

We Offer

• An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
• Attractive employment conditions.
• The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
• Quality social security coverage.
• An excellent pension scheme.

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