Women for Women International Organization requires suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below
Job Title: Accountant
Grade: 5
Location: Enugu Nigeria Country Office
Job Title of Supervisor: Finance Manager
Job Titles of Persons Supervised: Finance Assistant/Cashier
Purpose
- Ensure accurate, complete and timely accounting and accounting control procedures for the Nigeria country office, in accordance with organizational regulations and professional standards. Assist the Finance Manager. The Finance Officer is a member of the Senior Management Team.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Daily booking of all approved transactions and reconciliation of cash and bank balances using double entry bookkeeping system.
- Ensure that all expenses include the necessary supporting documentation and are properly coded and authorised.
- Manage the office cash in safe and reconcile daily.
- Reconcile general ledger accounts; provide fully reconciled reports detailing income, expenditure and cash/bank reconciliations,
- Maintain an efficient, proper and transparent financial filing system of ail documents relating to finance.
- Resolve accounting discrepancies.
- Analyze and verify fiscal records, accounting records, financial statements and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Ensure the timely and accurate preparation and recording of monthly Sponsorship funds: in close coordination with Life skills & Sponsorship team.
- Coordinate with HR Officer in the preparation of employee Payroll and payments to contractors and casual laborers, ensuring compliance with local tax and labor regulations.
- Ensure the monthly payroll allocation entries are properly calculated, coded, and entered appropriately into accounting system, including review and approval of allocations to specific grants and projects.
- Oversee the timely submission, approval, accuracy, and filing of employee Timesheets.
- Ensure the timely clearing of all advances (official and personal) and report any issues to the Finance Manager
- Ensure the timely and accurate remittance of statutory tax payments to State government authorities.
- Facilitate banking transactions and receipt of monthly statements.
- Participate in the quarterly and fiscal year-end closing inventory of assets and program supplies/ materials, in collaboration with the Logistics Officer.
- Assist the Finance Manager during month-end and fiscal year-end closings and preparation of reports to HQ.
- Explain billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients.
- Prepare audit schedules in preparation of internal and external audits.
- Assist the Finance Manager in the preparation, review and monitoring of budgets.
- Assist the Finance Manager in preparation of financial reports to HQ and donors.
- Directly supervise the Finance Assistant /Cashier; oversee daily work and attendance and conduct regular performance reviews and appraisals in accordance with Performance Management Framework.
- Oversee the Finance Department during leave or absence of Finance Manager,
Other duties as assigned
Skills and Qualifications
- At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related discipline. (Professional certificate holding is an added advantage)
- At least three (3) years relevant work experience, preferably with a NGCX
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
- Initiative, excellent organization ability, with attention to details
- Self-directing, reliable and responsible’
- Strong computer skills and proficiency in MS Office applications; experience with Quickbooks accounting software is an added advantage.
- Fluency in spoken and written English is required: local language is an added advantage.
- Discretion with sensitive materials and a strong understanding of confidentiality.
Application Instructions:
All interested candidates should submit the following application materials: updated CV, cover letter and 3 professional references. Send application to: nigeriajobs@womenforwomen.org
Please put Finance Officer in the Subject line. Application deadline: 20th August, 2012,
Due to urgency of the recruitment applications will be short-listed on a regular basis and we may offer the positions before the closing date.
Only short listed applicants will be invited to interview.
No telephone inquiries please. Women for Women International is an EOE.
