Recruitment, apply for Confederation of African Football (CAF) recruitment 2021 below.
Gatekeepers News reports that CAF is the governing body of African football and was founded in 1957. The founding members are Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Africa. With a membership of 54 Member Associations, the secretariat is based in Egypt.
CAF is seeking qualified candidates for the positions below:
- Finance Internship
- Head of Accounting Operations
- Management Accountant – Senior manager
- Financial Accountant – Senior manager
- Accountant payable Executive – Coordinator
Finance Internship
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You believe you have the educational background to gain direct practical experience with CAF. The Finance Internship opportunity is your chance to jump-start your global career through a 6-month internship in the Finance Department.
Responsibilities:
· Responsible for supporting the payment workstream.
· Help with preparation of the periodical payments’ reports.
· Assist in Filing all Finance and payments documents.
· Engage with stakeholders in the Finance Department.
- Support the Finance Team in any other Finance-related matter.
- Perform any other duties that may from time to time be assigned by the direct supervisor.
Requirements (profile):
· Finance educational background.
· Preferably 1-3 years work experience in payments.
· Fluency in English (written and spoken); fluency in another official CAF language (French or Arabic) is an asset.
· Excellent computer skills.
We offer:
- An interesting and varied internship opportunity in an exciting and innovative international organization.
· Practical experience with a wide variety of Finance activities.
· Compensation available.
Candidate obligations BEFORE an internship offer are extended:
· Interns must be available to work full-time.
· Interns must provide proof of completion of their last qualification.
· Be at least 18 years old.
The position will be based at CAF headquarters in Cairo (Egypt). Only direct applications meeting the required criteria will be considered, regardless of gender, age, and nationality.
If you have the necessary qualifications and wish to work for a leading international sports organization, please submit your application in English or French to [email protected] (cover letter, CV, diplomas, and references).
Application deadline 21/01/2022
Head of Accounting Operations
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You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to contribute to restoring CAF’s reputation and elevating the organization to the highest international standards. CAF is looking to recruit a Head of Accounting Operations.
Responsibilities:
· Ensure Timely payments of invoices as and when due.
· Facilitate timely invoicing to sponsors.
· Supervise and track the coordination of outstanding invoices.
· Provide KPIs for Accounts Payable and Receivables.
· Review and recommend improvement in payments and receivables processes.
· Provide leadership and direction to direct reports and effectively manage stakeholders and potential conflicts of interest.
Requirements (profile):
· A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
· Professional qualification in accounting (e.g. ESAA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA) or MBA (finance option) with a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in leading Accounts payable team
· Minimum 5 years of managerial experience in finance or accounting-related area.
· Hands-on experience in the usage of Microsoft suite of applications.
· Demonstrable experience in vendor and staff payments and conflict management.
· Fluency in English (written and spoken); fluency in another official CAF language (French or Arabic) is an asset.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Stakeholder management and Influencing skills.
· Team Leadership skills and ability to motivate teammates.
· Ability to engage and interact with diverse stakeholders from different cultural backgrounds.
· Providing leadership and direction to the payables and receivables team.
· People management skills.
· Conflict management skills.
We offer:
- An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
- Attractive employment conditions.
- The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
- Quality social security coverage.
- An excellent pension scheme.
The position will be based at CAF headquarters in Cairo (Egypt). Only direct applications meeting the required criteria will be considered, regardless of gender, age, and nationality.
If you have the necessary qualifications and wish to work for a leading international sports organization, please submit your application in English or French to [email protected] (cover letter, CV, diplomas, and references).
Application deadline 15/01/2022
Management Accountant – Senior manager
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You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to contribute to restoring CAF’s reputation and elevating the organization to the highest international standards. CAF is looking to recruit a Management Accountant.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee and coordinate the management reporting process for the support teams in the head office.
- Agree on budget assumptions and growth parameters with the finance director and the overall corporate plan on annual basis.
- Challenge budget proposals and provide guidance to other stakeholders for an appreciation of their budget numbers.
- Partner and collaborate with other stakeholders in the development of their annual budget and forecast projections.
- Provide training to stakeholders on budget projections and adoption of best management reporting practices in their local jurisdictions.
- Take a lead role in the delivery of monthly cost analytics to stakeholders and the Line Manager.
- Deliver any other roles required from the line manager.
Requirements (profile):
· A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
· Professional qualification in accounting (e.g., ESAA/CPA/ACCA) minimum 3 years post qualification experience.
· Minimum of 8 working experience in Finance or Accounting and 5 years of managerial experience in finance.
· Hands-on experience in Microsoft suite of applications.
· Fluency in English (written and spoken); fluency in another official CAF language (French or Arabic) is an asset.
· Excellent communication and influencing skills.
· Expert knowledge of IFRS and analytics.
· Analytical thinking.
· Influencing and excellent communication.
· Ability to work under pressure.
We offer:
- An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
- Attractive employment conditions.
- The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
- Quality social security coverage.
- An excellent pension scheme.
The position will be based at CAF headquarters in Cairo (Egypt). Only direct applications meeting the required criteria will be considered, regardless of gender, age, and nationality.
If you have the necessary qualifications and wish to work for a leading international sports organization, please submit your application in English or French to [email protected] (cover letter, CV, diplomas, and references).
Application deadline 15/01/2022
Financial Accountant – Senior manager
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You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to contribute to restoring CAF’s reputation and elevate the organization to the highest international standards. CAF is looking to recruit a Financial Accountant.
Responsibilities:
● Accountable for the preparation of the financial reports and making sure proper controls are incorporated, and that accounting information is accurately captured, classified, and recorded.
● Align the preparation of accounts to the available chart of accounts.
● Close collaboration with auditors for the audit and publication of annual accounts.
● Daily review of trial balance for accuracy and proper classification in line with accounting standards.
● Ensure efficient and effective controls are in place for the flowthrough of mappings into the general ledger.
● Manage and comply with local government reporting and IFRS requirements.
● Proactively support the Finance Director in engaging the Management on quarterly financial performance updates.
● Manage VAT and other tax-related issues for the organization.
Requirements (profile):
· A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
· Professional qualification in accounting (ESAA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA) and a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in financial reporting.
· Hands-on and demonstrable experience in financial reporting.
· Demonstrable experience and understanding of chart of accounts and flowthrough to the financial statement.
· Excellent understanding of accounting standards.
· Minimum of 8 years of experience in Finance or Accounting.
· Minimum 5 years of managerial experience in finance.
· Hands-on experience in Microsoft suite applications.
· Demonstrable experience in the preparation of annual accounts.
· Fluency in English (written and spoken); fluency in another official CAF language (French or Arabic) is an asset.
· Very good communication and influencing skills.
· Ability to interact with people of diverse cultural backgrounds.
· Knowledge of tax and relevant laws and regulations.
· Ability to work under pressure and a team player.
· Providing direction and leadership to teams.
We offer:
- An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
- Attractive employment conditions.
- The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
- Quality social security coverage.
- An excellent pension scheme.
The position will be based at CAF headquarters in Cairo (Egypt). Only direct applications meeting the required criteria will be considered, regardless of gender, age, and nationality.
If you have the necessary qualifications and wish to work for a leading international sports organization, please submit your application in English or French to [email protected] (cover letter, CV, diplomas, and references).
Application deadline 15/01/2022
Accountant payable Executive – Coordinator
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You believe you have the educational background and professional experience to contribute to restoring CAF’s reputation and elevate the organization to the highest international standards. CAF is looking to recruit an Accountant Payable Executive.
Responsibilities:
· Directly involved in the processing of payments for staff and vendors.
· Provide support to the Finance Department by managing daily accounting tasks assigned by the line manager.
· Receive and stamp invoices from departments and proceed with the payments. (Transfers and Cheques)
· Prepare journal entries for accruals before Posting.
· Communicate and coordinate with departments to solve any issues concerning payments.
· Track payments to internal and external parties.
· Update financial data in databases to ensure that the information is accurate and immediately available when needed.
· Assist the Finance Department in the preparation of monthly/quarterly/yearly book close.
· Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary.
· Prepare daily transactions list and assist in reviewing expenses and payables.
· Support in the execution of any further task assigned by the line manager.
Requirements (profile):
· A minimum of first degree in Accounting/ Commerce with at least 2 years of working experience managing vendor and staff payments.
· An MBA or part-qualified accountant (CPA/ACCA/ESSA/CIMA) will be a plus.
· Minimum 2 years of experience in finance or accounting-related area preferably in an international organization.
· Hands-on experience in the usage of Microsoft suite of applications.
· Fluency in English (written and spoken); fluency in another official CAF language (French or Arabic) is an asset.
· Great communication and interpersonal skills.
· Stakeholder management and Influencing skills.
We offer:
- An interesting and varied job in an exciting and innovative international organization.
- Attractive employment conditions.
- The opportunity to be part of a highly committed international team.
- Quality social security coverage.
- An excellent pension scheme.
The position will be based at CAF headquarters in Cairo (Egypt). Only direct applications meeting the required criteria will be considered, regardless of gender, age, and nationality.
If you have the necessary qualifications and wish to work for a leading international sports organization, please submit your application in English or French to [email protected] (cover letter, CV, diplomas, and references).
Application deadline 15/01/2022
