First Last · name@gmail.com · +237 6 XX XX XX XX
For the attention of the human resources department
Douala, 9 August 2026
Subject: application for the administrative and accounting assistant role
Dear Sir or Madam,
Your advert describes a role where cash monitoring and tax filings take up most of the time. That is exactly what I have been doing for three years at a distribution SME in Douala, where I handle a monthly bank reconciliation of roughly 180 transactions and prepare the VAT filings passed to our accounting firm.
You mention looking for someone able to chase unpaid invoices without damaging the client relationship. On that point, I cut the average payment time from 52 to 34 days over twelve months, by introducing a phone call on day seven rather than a late formal notice. No client was lost in that period.
My degree in accounting and management at the University of Douala gave me the foundations, but it is the daily work with suppliers and the tax authority that taught me to hold deadlines. I would be glad to discuss this with you.
I am available immediately and reachable at any time by phone or email. An interview would let me show you, with evidence, how I achieved these results and what I can bring to your team from the first weeks.
I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully,
First Last
Enclosed: curriculum vitae, copies of degrees, employment certificates.