recruitment of a accountant to support the project financial management

Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West and Central Africa sop1 (HISWACA)

Project Implementation Unit (PIU),

C/o Gambia Bureau of Statistics, Kanifing Institutional Layout

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Country: The Gambia

Project: Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West and Central Africa

Grant No.: IDA E1750-GM

Assignment Title: Consultancy for Recruitment of an Accountant

The Projects Implementation Unit (PIU), of Gambia Bureau of Statistics has received funding from the World Bank toward the cost of the Harmonization and Improvement of Statistics in West and Central Africa (HISWACA) Series of Project (SOP1) The Gambia, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include: Recruitment of a Recruitment of an Accountant to undertake the following responsibilities:

Reporting to the Project Coordinator, responsible for the PIU, the Consultant will be responsible for carrying out Finance tasks and Accounting management tasks of the project as well as certain administrative tasks, in accordance with the legal agreements of the Project, the manual of procedures of the project but also the procedures of the donor in this regard. More specifically, it is responsible for:

Responsibilities of the Accountant

Under the responsibility of the Financial Management Specialist, the Accountant is expected to assist the financial services in the following various tasks:

• accounting management,

• administrative management,

• financial management,

• asset management, etc.

• Contribution to the development of the Annual work plan and Budget (AWPB)

• Receipt and control of invoices to be paid;

• Receipt and control of bank statements;

• Settlement and daily entry of accounting operations in the various journals of the current financial year;

• Preparation of Advance Requests (replenishment of working capital);

• Preparation of Direct Payments;

• Preparation of Payments to the Special Account;

• Issuing cheques or transfer orders to pay suppliers;

• Preparation of bank reconciliation statements at the end of each period;

• Filing and archiving of supporting documents (cheque book, transfer or transfer orders, invoices, BL, PO, payment statements, etc.);

• Maintaining the project's fixed asset register;

• Contribution to the preparation of financial reports;

• Verification of compliance with the procedures recorded in the procedures and implementation manuals, financing agreements and various directives of the World Bank;

• Support the preparation of oversight and audit missions;

• Execution of any other professional task assigned by his/her supervisors.

• QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Main Qualifications of the Accountant

The skills required must meet the following qualifications:

• Hold a minimum Bachelor’s degree in accounting, management, finance

• Have at least (5) years of professional experience, including at least three (3) years as an accountant or accounting assistant in a statistical project or the National Statistical System would be an asset;

• Good knowledge of donor procedures, specific knowledge of World Bank or any other donor in development would be an asset;

• Very good knowledge of the use of accounting software A good knowledge of project management software such as IFMIS would be an asset.

• Fluency in the English language is required;

• Good ability to work in a team, in a multicultural and high-pressure environment.

• Demonstrated experience in accounting, preferably within a statistical office and a track record of delivery in surveys and census.

Skills

• Autonomy and professional ethics;

• Rigour in budget management;

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team;

• Ability to work in a team and under pressure and independently;

• Sense of organization, rigour, method and spirit of analysis and synthesis;

• Easy to adapt to change and ability to anticipate;

• Analytical and synthesis skills.

Knowledge of the following:

• Capacity in budget management and monitoring;

• Mastery of accounting techniques and cost accounting;

Proficiency in office and computer tools and accounting software.

Duration of the Assignment

The Accountant's contract is for a period of one (1) year renewable on the basis of a performance evaluation deemed satisfactory by the Project Coordination and the technical and financial partners. A probationary period of six (6) months is required.

The contract will have an initial term of one (1) year renewable for a maximum period equal to the duration of the project and subject to an annual evaluation of its performance deemed satisfactory to the Bank.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” November 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual consultants selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from Monday-Thursday 09:00am to 1600 pm, Friday 09:00 to 12:00pm Gambian time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 11:00am Gambian Time on Monday 31st March 2025

Projects Implementation Unit (PIU)

Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS)

Attn: Mr. Mohammed L. Janneh--- Project Coordinator

C/o Gambia Bureau of Statistics Kanifing Institutional Layout

Tel: 7296325, 9824270 or 2827526

E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]