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Organization Information

Reports to: Director PBFA

Directorate/Department: Finance

Division: Accounting

Number of Direct Reports: 2

Number of Indirect Reports: 15

Number of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Regular

Job Grade: P5

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Purpose of Job

Directs and manages the daily operations of the Accounting Division in order to achieve the strategic objectives of the directorate and the AU’s overall goals. 

Main Functions

•    Designs and implements policies, programs and projects to achieve the directorate’s strategic objectives. 
•    Manages and supervises employees within the division, ensures the timely delivery of the directorate’s goals and effective staff performance evaluation; 
•    Designs policies, strategies and programs to contribute to the effective implementation of relevant AU Policy Organs Decisions; 
•    Ensures the delivery of the division’s annual targets in line with the directorate’s overall goals and ensures robust and timely monitoring and reporting;
•    Provides technical leadership and ensures efficient functioning of all Units within the Division
•    Manages the work of the Division and supervises direct reports to ensure their effective performance in line with the organization’s performance management policy and system;
•    Engages stakeholders within Members States and Regional Economic Communities (RECs)/Regional Mechanisms(RMs) and relevant international organisations in designing and implementing strategies. 
•    Maintains thematic partnerships in support of the mandate of the Division;  
•    Maintains regular working relations with senior stakeholders in Member States and partner institutions in the execution of the Division’s mandate.  
•    Represents the organisation and communicates its position at conferences. 
•    Contributes to the preparation of periodic financial and budget execution reports and monitor budget execution at division level. 
•    Ensures the effective management of funds contributed to the organization;  
•    Manages risk within the division and recommends mitigation strategies 
•    Contributes to the development of the departmental business continuity plan and ensures implementation at division level 
•    Maintains a positive work environment that facilitates collaboration and information sharing and is conducive to attracting, retaining, and motivating diverse talent. 

Specific Responsibilities

•    Provide strategic leadership for the effective planning and coordination of  both the  internal and external audits and ensure proper application of the Financial Rules and Regulations of the African Union; 
•    Supervises and manages the general accounting activities, establishment of effective internal controls while ensuring statutory compliance in all accounting initiatives;
•    Leads end-of-period accounting closure activities and supports the analysis of the periodical business performance, budgets, and forecasts;
•    Plays a leading role in creating and enhancing financial policies and procedures across the accounting department as well as the wider Finance department. 
•    Ensures that there is consistency in procedures and policies across the accounting department and that these policies are appropriately set for the achievement of the business’s overall goals and objectives;
•    Engages stakeholders within Member States and RECs in designing and implementing strategies;
•    Manages compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) of the complete financial reporting function of the Organization including a number of different and diverse operations and interrelated accounts of the financial system;
•    Monitors changes in regulatory framework of Accounting and initiate relevant updates to the IPSAS Policy Framework, AU Financial Rules and Regulations, Administrative Instructions, Circulars and to the Accounting Manual;
•    Represents the Director as financial advisor to relevant Sub-Committees of the Permanent Representatives of Member States and advise Policy Organs on matters of financial policy implications and service delivery issues;
•    Supervises end-of-period processes and supports the analysis of the periodical business performance, budgets, and forecasts;
•    Prepares annual financial report/statements of African Union Commission and African Union; 
•    Oversight duty over the finance unit of Organs, Pan African Universities, regional and representational offices and specialized offices;
•    Produces monthly management report and any adhoc report as requested;
•    Ensures timely reconciliation of bank accounts, payables and receivables & settlement of Travel and Imprest Accounts;
•    Coordinates internal and external auditors for audit of the AU Financial Reports and records and ensures implementation of audit recommendations;
•    Ensures proper maintenance of Chart of Accounts, Master Ledger and GLs; 
•    Provides advice, financial interpretations and corrective actions in response to audits and other queries to ensure adherence to AU Financial Rules and Regulations (FRR) and IPSAS.,
•    Custodian of documentation of all financial books and records.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business management/Administration or related field with twelve (12) years of relevant work experience, seven (7) years should have been served at managerial level and five (5) years at supervisory level; 

Membership of an internationally recognized professional accounting body such. as CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA is mandatory.

Required Skills

•    Ability to initiate and promote collaborative approaches between geographically and culturally disparate partners
•    Ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations both internally and externally
•    Ability to develop and delegate clear program goals, plans and actions, including budgets, that are consistent with agreed strategies
•    Ability to effectively lead, supervise, mentor, develop and evaluate staff
•    Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (English, French, Arabic, Portuguese or Spanish), fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

Leadership Competencies

Core Competencies

Functional Competencies

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TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:

The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.

GENDER MAINSTREAMING:

The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

LANGUAGES:

Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

REMUNERATION:

Indicative basic salary of US$ 50,746.00 (P5 Step 1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 26,208.00 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.

Applications must be submitted no later than September 19, 2025 11h59 p.m. EAT.
- Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
- Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas (Bac+2), Bachelor's degrees (Bac+3), Master's degrees (Bac+5) and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.
- The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Candidates from least represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles. These countries include: Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Somalia.