EMPLOYMENT – RECRUITMENT: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL – ECOBANK CAMEROUN SA: ONE (01) Senior Finance Officer – Reporting & Consolidation

ECOBANK CAMEROUN SA is recruiting for the needs of its services, ONE (01) Senior Finance Officer – Reporting & Consolidation who can work throughout the national territory.

This position is based in Douala. Job level: 8 Job grade: 4B

I. OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION

 Ensures compliance of the bank’s accounting with the accounting principles and standards decreed by COBAC and the Group (IFRS standards)
 Develops and supervises all Consolidated Reporting (Group) and Bank regulations.
 Coordination and supervision of the bank’s account closing process (Monthly, Half-yearly, Annually)
 Ensures the reliability of information communicated to all stakeholders ((COBAC, MINFI, Group, BEAC, Management, etc.), mastery of accounting principles and the accounting of banking products  Assist the CFO in the coordination of audit processes
of accounts and the preparation of the annual report, reports of the Board of Directors and in the administrative coordination of the team

II. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
 Supervision and preparation of all reporting activities of the Department in compliance with deadlines. ( Regulatory reporting, Group reporting, management etc.)
 Take the lead in the preparation of Board of Directors reports, Annual report etc.
 Contribute to the implementation of new products and the bank’s strategy.
 Guarantee the reliability of the financial information disclosed by the institution to all external partners (Group, BEAC, COBAC, APPECCAM, National Credit Council) 
Liaise with all the bank’s external auditors
 Guarantee compliance with the standards governing banking activity from a regulatory perspective.
 Please focus on competition and regulatory developments
 Guarantee the quality of the information contained in the accounts.
 Ensure the monitoring of corrective actions on audit points and other corrections relating to the activities of the Department and the bank.

 Coordination of the reporting team and managed the Combined reporting
 Work with other Departments of the Bank to implement tools to make the bank’s accounting and financial information more reliable.
 Operational animation of all the activities of the Department.
 Be transversal, to ensure continuity of service to the department in case of need.
 Train and guide the assistants of the Department under his responsibility so as to allow them to work independently.
 Assist the Financial Director in the daily (administrative) management of the Department
 Other tasks entrusted by the CFO

III.

TOP HIERARCHICAL REPORTING LINE :

DIRECT COLLABORATORS:   
• Financial Director

• Local regional and Group General Ledgers reporting and management team

IV. JOB PROFILE
Experience  5 years’ experience in the banking finance profession or in a similar position.
 Technical, personal and managerial qualities and good experience in banking and reporting activities.
 Very good command of regulatory reporting.
 Mastery of banking regulations in the CEMAC zone.
 Very good command of IT tools (Microsoft Office),
 Mastery of the SAP Reporting Module, and reporting in an
Education Banking Group
• Have a Bac+4 or Bac+5 education in Economics, Finance, Accounting or Banking,
• Bilingualism (French and English) is an asset
Personal qualities • Sense of leadership and autonomy in the work
• Able to work under pressure
• Team spirit and discipline
• Sense of organization and anticipation

ECOBANK CAMEROUN SA is a company that advocates equal opportunities. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, religion, ethnicity, social status, physical ability, etc.

Visit our website www.ecobank.com

IV. APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please send your CV and cover letter to ECM-Recruit@ecobank.com no later than Friday September 20, 2023 at 5 p.m. sharp, mentioning “  Senior Finance Officer – Reporting & Consolidation ” in the subject line.

NB: Only applications corresponding to the selection criteria will be invited.