Position:General | G-4Deadline:8 Sep 2026 (9 days left)Job ID:JR126152Posted on:24 Aug 2026 (6 days ago)
Pay and conditions
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Job Description
Provides finance, billing and accounting support to WFP’s Lomé office. The assistant processes accounting documents and invoices, maintains records and supporting files, contributes to budgets, financial reports and asset inventories, reviews partner expenditure, and helps ensure that financial information, controls and reporting remain accurate, timely and compliant with established procedures.
Key Details
Department
Finance
Position Details
Experience level
Early
Minimum experience
4 years
Arrangement
Onsite
Minimum education
High school diploma
Contract duration
12 months, renewable
Job Areas
Language Requirements
Required
French
Preferred
English
Summary of Responsibilities
- Process daily accounting documents in accordance with segregation-of-duties requirements
- Maintain accounting records and archive supporting project and financial documents
- Contribute to budgets and annual workplans with finance colleagues
- Review expenditure by project-resource partners before replenishment
- Develop administrative, financial and accounting management tools
- Produce regular financial information and reports
- Verify invoices and receipts against purchase orders, delivery notes and acceptance records
- Conduct annual physical asset inventories and reconciliations
Role Requirements
- Secondary-school diploma with a post-secondary certificate in accounting or administrative management, finance, commercial management, business administration or an equivalent field
- At least four years of continuous work experience in accounting or administrative management, finance, commercial management, business administration or an equivalent field
- Good written and spoken French
Desired Criteria
- Intermediate knowledge of English
Skills
Tools and Technologies
Additional Information
- Fixed-term contract of 12 months, renewable
- Application deadline: 7 September 2026 at 23:59 GMT
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from WFP Careers, on 24 Aug 2026.