VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: SAP FINANCE EXPERT
Under the direct supervision of the IMIS Project Manager and the overall supervision of the Head of MIS, the Finance SAP Expert shall be responsible for direction, planning, support and management of all finance activities related to SAP Finance support and development. His/her functions shall include support and maintaining a professional system of financial accounting, records keeping and reporting to ensure an effective and transparent administration of PBFA directorate.
1. Post:
Job Title: SAP Finance Expert
Grade: P2
Supervisor: IMIS Project Manager
Department: Administration and Human Resource Management
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Major duties and responsibilities:
- General functional support to end users on recurrent Finance systems problems.
- Training of end users and new staff in Finance.
- Preparation and updating of business process procedures.
- Continuous business process improvements and streamlining business processes by establishing additional controls.
- Support to Technical Team when developing or enhancing reports, Smart Forms and workflows.
- Testing for new functionalities and developments in Finance.
- Addition of new functionalities and enhancements in Finance modules as per business requirements.
- Generation and extraction of special and strategic reports.
- Ensuring of data integrity in the system.
- Roll out and support activities for Regional Offices.
- Provide guidance and advice to Management on SAP Matters.
- Review and improve financial records and monitoring processes to ensure efficient and effective systems
- Ensure proper functioning of the AUC Accounting System
- Maintain a financial reporting calendar and ensure timely preparation of all financial reports
- Provide advice and ensure compliance with financial regulations and other determined financial policies
- Ensure that accurate and complete accounting, reporting and internal control systems are functioning and that all relevant records are maintained accurately Promote best practices, transparency, accountability and appropriate working systems
- Ensure effective and efficient utilization of financial resources
- Prepare Financial Statements for consideration of the Commission, Member States and Partners as well as internal/external auditors
- Prepare the year-end financial statements which form part of the annual financial reports
- Perform any other relevant duty/ responsibility assigned.
3. QUALIFICATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Must have A Bachelor University Degree in Accounting, Financial Management or Commerce. Higher qualification will be added Advantage.
- A professional qualification in Accounting such as CPA, CA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent from a recognized Institution will be an added advantage.
- Candidates must also be SAP FI/CO Certified.
- Candidates must have at least 5 years of relevant work experience in Accounting, Auditing and/ or Financial Management.
- Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years SAP FI/CO work experience.
- Experience in SAP Fund Management and Travel Management is essential.
4. OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS:
- Financial management and analytical skills in a Donor funded environment;
- Knowledge of funding and other resource mobilization mechanisms;
- Development of procedures and Computerized System design and implementation skills;
- Excellent interpersonal, report writing and communication skills;
- Excellent computer skills with practical knowledge of and experience in accounting soft wares
5. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT:
Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages. Knowledge of one or several other working languages would be an added advantage.
6. TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:
The appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of two (2) years, of which the first Six (6) months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract could be renewed for a annually subject to satisfactory performance and fund availability.
7. REMUNERATION:
The salary attached to the position is an annual lump-sum of US$72,033.93 inclusive of all allowances for internationally recruited staff, and US$ 60,430.34 inclusive of all allowances for locally recruited staff Applications must be made through the AUC E-recruitment Website http://www.aucareers.org not later than 16th May 2014.
Directorate of Administration and Human Resource Management African Union Commission Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
