Finance Assistant Job at Coffey Nigeria Limited

Coffey International Development has a 40-year history in successfully delivering international development projects on behalf of donors right around the world, including Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, USAID and the UK’s Department for International Development. Our people work side by side with local partners to support stability, economic growth and good governance, positively changing people’s lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Location: Kano

Education and Experience

• B.Sc Degree in Business Finance, Accounting or a related field of study;
• Special consideration will be given to applicants who have ACCA or ICAN certification
• 3 – 5 years of accounting experience in a large international company or DFID-funded program; and
• Extensive experience in activity budget planning.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to use a personal computer including advanced use of Excel and Word;
• Ability to read, explain and implement financial policies and procedures;
• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks;
• Ability to transpose numerical data from one source to another with a high level of accuracy

Special Requirements:

• The position is based in Kano with occasional travel to Jigawa and Kaduna. Out of hours work will be required especially during periods of audits or during the delivery of special projects.

Key Responsibilities
Based in Kano, this full-time position provides support to Operations and the Finance Manager, Kano by performing the following tasks:

• Supporting to the management of financial operations in accordance with the Operations Manual and donor regulations, including systems for cash flow management, budgeting, internal controls, financial reporting, record-keeping and disbursements;
• Supporting the Finance Manager in payment posting on QuickBooks Accounting Software, payment and acquittals processing, Petty Cash Management;
• Carrying out reconciliation of consultants’ advances/expenses against approved budgets/contracts;
• Ensuring that all financial records are filed properly and in a timely manner;
• Monitoring and tracking programme budgets relating to specific activities and overall spend.;
• Providing accurate and timely responses to internal and external audit enquires, as required;
• Performing any other duties that might arise within the project activities.

Deadline: 5th March, 2020, 1600hrs WAT.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application package to: recruitment.nigeria@tetratech.com Using “Finance Assistant, Kano” in the subject line.

Your application package should include:

• A cover letter detailing how you meet the Education and Experience qualifications; please include photocopies of educational and other related certificates;
• Your CV; and
• Contact details for three recent work-related referees.

Note: Applications received after the said closing date and time will not be considered.