Palladium develops and delivers solutions that create positive impact for communities, businesses, societies and economies. We transform lives and create enduring value by working with governments, corporations and non-profit organisations.
We are is recruiting to fill the position below for USAID – and CDC- funded projects in Nigeria:
Job Title: Finance Assistant
Location: Abuja
Report to the Finance Manager.
Duration: 12 month assignment, with the possibility of renewal
Primary Responsibilities
- Recording daily vouchers and maintaining the vouchers files up to date;
- Performing bank reconciliations on regular basis, preparing reconciliation statements for all bank accounts, and ensuring discrepancies are accurately identified and reconciled;
- Maintaining good records of staff time-keeping as well as records of office equipment and assets;
- Strengthening correspondence and communication within departments and outside the office, he/she may draft letters, memo and messages and submit to the Finance Manager or Program Director for review and quality check- in;
- Maintaining control and accuracy check over project inventory to ensure records/information contained therein are accurate and complete; and
Other tasks as requested by the Finance Manager. - Arranging and updating financial and administrative filings in the form of hard and soft copies;
- Liaising with banks in connection with banking information updates and enquires relevant to bank accounts;
- Updating vouchers and accounting records in the system and performing quality control and checks over suppliers? bills/invoices to ensure cast of calculations are correct and complete;
- Supervising petty cash expenditure, Monitoring and reviewing the tasks of operations assistant to ensure office staff time-keepings are properly maintained;
Minimum Education and Experience required
- Applicants must have eligibility to work and live in Nigeria
- University Degree in Finance, Accounting or similar field;
- 2+ years professional experience in finance and/or accounting;
- Knowledge and understanding of professional accounting principles, theories, practices and terminology (private sector, governmental, and non-profit) and ability to understand accounting practices and procedures, to analyse data, narrative reports and workload flow charts;
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with managers, colleagues and clients;
- High computer proficiency, particularly in the Microsoft Office suite and accounting software programs;
Key Compentencies:
- Knowledge and understanding of professional accounting principles, theories, practices and terminology (private sector, governmental, and non-profit) and ability to understand accounting practices and procedures, to analyse data, narrative reports and workload flow charts;
- Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe;
- Ability to respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands; and
- Professional and mature demeanour and conduct, especially during interactions with program team members.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with managers, colleagues and clients;
- High computer proficiency, particularly in the Microsoft Office suite and accounting software programs;
How to Apply
Click here to apply online
Deadline 5th November, 2015.
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