Finance Officer - Abuja

Primary duties, responsibilities and accountabilities:

·       Capture all financial transactions at the end of the month.

·       Post all Financial documents and transactions to SAP before payment.

·       Fund all General Ledger balances on SAP

·       Processing of vendor payments upon review of invoices and other supporting documentations

·       Reviewing and processing of staff advance request as well as settlement of advance retirement

·       Ensure correct postings on SAP by using the proper cost assignments-GL, IO and CC

Area 2: Budget Review and Monitoring

·       Coordinate, review and monitor projects’ budgets.

·       Develop procedures for monitoring and analyzing of budgets that allows accurate projection of expenditures and comparisons of actual and budgeted spending.

·       Analysis of budget against the actual expenditure in order to measure variances.

·       Prepare variance analysis and indicate areas where expenditure deviates from the budget.

Area 3: Preparation and Submission of Bank Reconciliation Statements

·       Monthly reconciliation of bank balances with cash book.

·       Recognition of inflows and return payments on SAP.

·       Printing, signing and proper filing of bank reconciliation reports.

·       Submission of Bank Reconciliations to Internal Control

Area 4: Preparation of Financial Reports

·       Prepare and submit donor financial statements and reports as at when due.

·       Prepare and submit quarterly Annual Operating Budget.

·       Prepare and submit burn rate on a monthly basis.

·       Prepare management account and other kinds of report as may be required by the management.

Requirements

Education:

·       BSc / HND Accounting or related field (with cognate working experience). Professional Certification like ACA, ACCA is an added advantage

Experience

·       A minimum of four (4) years’ post-NYSC work experience in the accounting and finance role

·       Demonstrated ability from previous experience to perform and relate very well with accounting terms and procedures.

• Relevant experience working on donor funded projects is an added advantage
  

Technical Job-Specific Skills:

·       Computer Literacy

·       Good knowledge of applications like SAP and Microsoft Office tools, Microsoft Outlook, etc

·       Good knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)

·       Good knowledge of Regulatory remittances

Behavioural Attributes  

·       Integrity

·       Good Oral Communication

·       Good Interpersonal relationship

•    Leadership Skill
  

·       Ability to work under pressure

·       Result Oriented

·       Creativity/Innovation.

·       Continuous learning

Benefits