JOB OFFER
As part of its humanitarian activities,

the French association Première Urgence Internationale is looking for:
A FINANCE EMPLOYEE (part-time / 20 hours per week)

Context
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a Non-Governmental Organization of international solidarity,
non-profit, apolitical and secular. Its objective is to meet all the basic needs of
civilian victims endangered, marginalized or excluded by the effects of natural disasters, wars and situations
of economic collapse. PUI is present in 22 countries, in Africa, Asia, the Middle East,
the Caucasus and the Caribbean, and operates in the areas of food security, health, nutrition,

infrastructure rehabilitation, water and sanitation and economic recovery.
PUI has been present in Cameroon since 2008, first on the East / Adamaoua front then in the Far North
(EN) in 2014/2015, via its base in Maroua. It carries out emergency and recovery activities in Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH), Nutritional Food Security and Livelihoods (SANME), Essential
Household Items (AME)/Shelter.
Since 2017, PUI has expanded into Logone-et-Chari (LC) from its base in Kousseri
where teams carry out projects in SANME, EHA, Abri AME as part of the Rapid Response Mechanism
(RRM).

In addition, Cameroon has been facing an internal crisis since 2016 in the English-speaking regions of the North-West.
and South West. This situation leads to population movements fleeing to areas considered
safer, particularly in the West region which is one of the main reception points for the
displaced and in which PUI has decided to implement a project RRM inspired by the project in the Far North and
adapted to the local context. This project covers the Food Assistance, WASH and Shelter/AME sectors.
In this context, PUI is recruiting a Finance employee.
Overall objective:
Under the direct responsibility of the Deputy Finance Coordinator, the Finance Employee is in charge of supporting
the management of the administration and finance of the mission.
Responsibilities and fields of action
1. KEEPING CASH
2. KEEPING ACCOUNTS
3. CLEAR ARCHIVING OF ADMINISTRATIVE, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE MISSION
Specific objectives and associated activities
1- KEEPING CASH AND ACCOUNTING LOGS
– He/She makes payments and other collections (cash, transfers and transfers) in accordance with the rules and
procedures of PUI.
– He/She makes payments and monitors employee salary advances.
– He/She verifies the balance of the journals and reconciles with the accounting data and reports all discrepancies observed to
his/her supervisor.

– He/She makes supply requests for cash registers.
2- KEEPING ACCOUNTS:
– He/she enters day-to-day cash operations in the accounting tools (daybook) by
accounting code and analytical code (budget allocation).
– He/She ensures the correct allocation of expenses (in particular salaries) to the right projects and the
right budget lines.
– He/She carries out the monthly and annual audits of the accounts.
– He/She verifies the conformity of the accounting documents of all the operations of the base according to the
rules and procedures of PUI and follow-up of the adjustments.
– He/She prepares accounting and financial reports and follow-ups:
 Counting cash registers.
 Monitoring of advances to staff.
 Monitoring of external audits.
 Monitoring of regulations (in computer and physical accounting and in logistics files).
– He/She prepares and sends after validation the monthly accounting report.
– He/She edits the vouchers, supervises the archiving of supporting documents.
3- CLEAR ARCHIVING OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS OF THE
MISSION
– He/She classifies the accounting documents according to the PUI procedures and sends them to
the financial administration.
– He/She updates the archiving plan.
– He/She receives, collects and classifies the financial administrative documents of the mission.
– He/She prepares and sends administrative archives (digital and physical) to headquarters.
– He/She draws up a filing plan for the mission’s accounting documents.
– He/She ensures the good condition of the conservation areas.
– He/She implements and ensures compliance with the rules of preventive and palliative conservation of
accounting documents.
– He/She carries out monthly scans of the mission’s accounting documents.
– He/She, in collaboration with the CAF assistant, ensures the classification of previous accounting documents whose
budget allocation has been modified.
– He/She carries out the digital and paper archiving of donor contracts, important correspondence and
any other document according to the needs
Profile sought:
Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Management. Bac + 2 appreciated.
 Professional Experience:
– Experience of at least 1 year in a similar position.
– Experience in an NGO is an asset
 Mandatory knowledge and skills
– Accounting3
– Cashier and bank
– Archiving
– French
– MS Office package (word, excel)
– Work in an intercultural environment
 Knowledge and skills appreciated
– SAGA software
– English
 Characteristics personal requirements:
– Honesty, transparency, impartiality and integrity
– Sense of responsibility
– Sense of diplomacy
– Capacity for analysis and synthesis
– Listening skills
– Oral and written communication skills
– Availability
– Punctuality
– Organized, methodical
– Rigor and precision
– Discretion
– Firmness
– Strength of proposals
Conditions
 Position based in Yaoundé (Centre region)
 Fixed-term contract on time partial 20h per week.
 Salary defined according to the PUI salary grid.
 Starting position in September 2023
 Female applications are strongly encouraged.

THE CANDIDATE MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE VIA THE LINK
https://forms.office.com/e/z33w0XLm6y   PUBLISHED ON THE JOB POSTING SITE
MINAJOBS THEN SEND HIS FILE (ONLY LETTER OF MOTIVATION AND CV), TO THE
EMAIL ADDRESS recruitment@premiere-urgence-cmr.org MENTION “END EMPLOYEE” IN THE SUBJECT.
DOSSIERS PROVIDED WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO CANDIDATES.

1- THE CANDIDATE MUST EXPLICITLY SPECIFY THE POSITION FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS APPLYING.
2- DEADLINE FOR FILING: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2023.
3- ONLY PRE-SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE PERSONALLY CONTACTED.
4- THE ORIGINALS OF THE DIPLOMAS, WORK CERTIFICATE, RECOMMENDATIONS MUST BE
BROUGHT BY THE CANDIDATES CONVENED FOR THE TESTS AND INTERVIEWS.

Done in Yaoundé on 08/02/2023
The Head of Mission
Fabienne MIALLY