Chief Accountant Position at Centrale Casablanca Foundation

Chief Accountant Career Opportunity at Centrale Casablanca

The Centrale Casablanca Foundation announces a recruitment competition for the position of Chief Accountant, offering an exceptional career opportunity for finance and accounting professionals. The institution seeks a candidate with 5 to 8 years of accounting experience, demonstrated team management capabilities, and preferably background in educational institutions. This position follows contract recruitment procedures, with applications accepted online until April 12, 2026.

About Centrale Casablanca Foundation

Established in 2013 through a partnership between the Kingdom of Morocco and France, Centrale Casablanca opened its doors in 2015 as an engineering school of excellence. The institution trains versatile generalist engineers over three years, preparing them to become future leaders in Morocco and across the African continent. The school awards a central engineering diploma recognized by both France and Morocco, with an educational approach closely aligned with CentraleSupélec in France.

As a full-fledged central school, Centrale Casablanca develops its initial and continuing education programs, research activities, and economic relationships with complete autonomy while benefiting from its membership in the Central Schools group comprising eight institutions across three continents: Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

The Chief Accountant will serve as a strategic partner to the Financial Director, responsible for ensuring proper accounting, tax, and financial management of the institution. Primary responsibilities include:

• Overseeing general and analytical accounting operations while ensuring compliance with Moroccan accounting standards.
• Managing tuition fee accounting, student registration processes, and other academic revenue streams.
• Monitoring student payment schedules, delays, and collection procedures.
• Supervising billing processes for students, academic partnerships, and institutional agreements.
• Organizing monthly and annual closing procedures and preparing corresponding financial statements.
• Producing financial dashboards to support management decision-making processes.
• Participating actively in the annual budget preparation for the institution.
• Ensuring tax declarations and regulatory compliance specific to private higher education institutions.
• Managing banking relationships and optimizing financial flows related to student registrations.
• Supervising and mentoring the current accounting team of two professionals.

Required Qualifications and Skills

The ideal candidate should hold a minimum Bachelor's degree plus four years of education in Accounting, Finance, Audit or equivalent fields. Additional training in educational institution management will be considered a significant advantage. Professionally, candidates must demonstrate 5 to 8 years of accounting experience, with preference given to those with background in private educational institutions or training organizations.

Technical requirements include comprehensive knowledge of Moroccan accounting and taxation systems, solid budget management skills, proficiency with Sage 1000 accounting software and advanced Excel capabilities, and specific experience managing tuition-related financial flows.

Behavioral competencies sought include strong organizational skills and attention to detail, discretion and confidentiality maintenance, analytical and anticipatory capabilities, and excellent interpersonal skills for collaboration with academic and administrative teams.

Additional Position Information

This position offers a full-time permanent contract with immediate start availability. The workplace is located at the Casablanca campus in the Ville Verte area of Bouskoura. Interested candidates must submit their application package including a detailed CV and professional motivation letter through the dedicated online platform before midnight on April 12, 2026.

This represents a unique opportunity to join a prestigious academic institution where the Chief Accountant can significantly contribute to financial development while working in a dynamic and stimulating environment. Qualified professionals are encouraged to apply promptly to ensure consideration of their candidacy.