Controller of Accounting Services

About this role

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat is recruiting a Controller of Accounting Services to lead its financial accounting and reporting function at its headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana. The post holder coordinates monthly and quarterly management accounts and compiles annual financial statements for external auditors, setting timetables so that statutory reporting deadlines are met. The Controller implements financial controls and reconciliations between the general ledger and sub ledgers, approves monthly and year end journals, reviews age analyses of receivables and payables, and maintains the chart of accounts. The role also oversees capture of the approved budget onto the SIMS system, monitors segregation of duties through user access rights, and ensures compliance with donor requirements.

Further duties include drafting annotated agendas for Audit Committee, Finance Committee and Council meetings, supporting the SADC Board of Auditors, and managing the unit's staff, budget and work plans. Applicants must hold at least a Master's degree in a finance related field and a professional accountancy certification such as ACCA, CIMA or ICAEW, with knowledge of IAS, IFRS and IPSAS. A minimum of ten years of finance experience, including at least four years in a line management position, preferably within a public or private sector, regional or international organisation, is required. SADC also expects strong communication, negotiation, conflict management, decision making and mentoring skills, plus the ability to work under pressure in a multicultural environment.

The appointment is a fixed four year term, renewable twice, subject to a six month probation and retirement at 60; applicants must be 52 or younger and citizens of an eligible SADC member state. The Job Grade 4 package is US$93,097 to US$99,643 per annum. Applications go to the SADC National Contact Point in the applicant's country by 20 November 2026, with a cover letter, a curriculum vitae of no more than five pages, certified certificates and a signed SADC Application Form.