Job Title: Professional Services Consultant – Functional
Employer: FreeBalance
Duty Station: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan (Republic of)
Responsibilities:
• Provide expertise and knowledge of multiple functional areas of expertise, with hands-on experience with FreeBalance products/solutions
• Manage customer expectations and advocate FreeBalance values
• Review and assemble government financial management system legislation, policies operations and reporting requirements, all of which are necessary input to the business review and reengineering stage
• Conduct business requirements review with the client and prepare requirements analyses and system/configuration design related to required government accounting functions
• Configure and demonstrate the FreeBalance software/solution to the client, illustrating the mapping between the process to the technology
• Develop acceptance test plans and conduct acceptance testing of the configured FreeBalance software/system with the client
• Develop training material and deliver required product and user training courses, including ‘Train the Trainer’, to meet the client’s needs
• Transfer knowledge to the client related to project management, change management and correct use of the FreeBalance products/solution as a ‘Super User’
• Manage your day-to-day operations aspects of a project and scope, including meeting the project schedules and WBS tasks, and submitting quality deliverables
• Expertise in public financial administration and more specifically: development, monitoring, follow-up and execution of the budget, public accounting / financial control, human resources management in the public sector, taxation, public investment and government procurement
• Use effective leadership skills to complete all phases of projects from inception through completion
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently on projects
• Provide input to product management on functional matters and future product requirements based on feedback from the client
• Report progress on all assigned activity and deliverables to the Project Manager
• Work with the Project Manager and team to achieve all milestones in a timely manner and on budget
• Ability to travel internationally and locally on as needs basis for extended periods
Education and Experience:
• Minimum University degree in Accounting or a related field such as Commerce, Business Administration, Financial Administration, with a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience
• Accounting Designation and work experience with a medium or large national accounting firm an asset
• Solid understanding of accounting processes and procedures, particularly in the public sector
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and deploying software applications, gathering and documenting client’s requirements, particularly for the development and implementation of software applications
• Strong analytical skills and proven ability to identify and resolve problems
• Previous experience with ERP Systems
• Demonstrated experience working with customers resulting in a positive and ongoing relationship
• Professional demeanor to customer and colleagues
• Proven ability to deliver effective training programs will be considered an asset
• The successful candidate MUST be willing to travel and MUST read, write and speak French and English fluently
This is a full-time position based in the Africa region.
How to apply:
To apply for this position, please send us your cover letter and resume, through: http://www.freebalance.com/company/job_application.html
Application Deadline: 31 Oct 2013
