JOB VACANCY NOTICE
Position title: Director of Finance and Assets

Category: C 4
Level (grade): Senior Executives
Date of entry into office: One month after notification of recruitment
Duration of appointment : Permanent job after a probationary period of two (2) years.
Administrative unit: Department of Finance and Heritage
Closing date for submission of applications: February 17, 2023
Place of employment: Yaoundé (Republic of Cameroon)

Eligibility condition
– Be a national of one of the OAPI member countries. With equal qualifications,
preference will be given to candidates from under-represented countries within
the Organization
– Be under the age of 55 on the closing date for submitting applications.
– Enjoy their civil rights and be of good character.
Main attributions
Under the supervision of the General Manager, he/she is mainly responsible for:
– Proposing and ensuring the implementation of the
organisation’s accounting and financial policy,
– Planning and coordinating the activities of the departments;
– Coordinate the accounting of the Organization;
– Propose the means of securing and making profitable the assets of
the Organization;
– Produce and process the financial information necessary for decision-making;
– Produce financial statements;
– Collaborate with the Financial Controller in the preparation of
the Organization ‘s budget

– Supervise the processing of the Organization’s financial operations;
– Use the auditor’s reports;
– Supervise the analysis of general and third-party accounts;
– Coordinate the inventory on fixed assets;
– Check the calculation of the cost price of the investments;
– Develop and monitor the dashboard of management activities;
– Monitor the treasury operations of the Organization;
– Formulate cash optimization proposals;
– Build financial performance indicators;
– Ensuring the management of employees;
– Produce periodic reports for management.
Qualifications required
– have a 3rd cycle diploma (BAC + 5) in Accounting and finance/management or any
other diploma recognized as equivalent by the competent authority;
– have at least ten (10) years of professional experience in a
supervisory or management position;

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– justify at least 05 years of professional experience in an
Accounting Firm or in the accounting and financial management of an
International Organization or a Public Administration;
– have knowledge of auditing and management control;
– have knowledge of international accounting standards;
– have knowledge of labor law;
– have computer knowledge and master the most common software
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ERP);
– have a good organization in the work, be rigorous on the respect of
deadlines and be able to work under pressure.
– have an excellent knowledge of the French language. Knowledge of the
English language would be an advantage.
A good knowledge of the intellectual property system would be an asset.
Composition of the application
file The application file will include the following documents:
– a duly completed application form (available on the site www.oapi.int);
– an extract from the birth certificate or a certified true copy of the
birth certificate or the supplementary judgment in lieu thereof;
– a detailed curriculum vitae (certified by the administration of the last employer);
– an extract from the criminal record dating from less than three months;
– a certified copy of the diplomas, titles, certificates of qualification;
– a regularly established certificate of public or private jobs previously
held and indicating their duration;
– a medical examination certificate attesting that the candidate fulfills the
physical and mental aptitude conditions.
Remuneration
The position is classified in category C4 of the salary grid in force at OAPI. the
Recruitment is done at the 1st level. The person concerned will benefit from the advantages and indemnities
under the conditions provided for by the texts in force.
Elements of the recruitment file
The successful candidate must, prior to taking up service:
– present the originals of his/her diplomas, titles and civil status documents;
– provide a sworn statement of free employment or, if he/she is
a civil servant, an act of secondment.
Address to which the files must be sent
The complete application files will be deposited, in sealed envelopes with mention of
the job requested, at OAPI or sent to the address below, the postmark being

faith, or electronically to the address: recrutement@oapi.int
Mr. Director General of OAPI
BP 887 YAOUNDE (Republic of Cameroon)
Tel (237) 222 20 57 00, Fax (237) 222 20 57 27