Primary Functions & Responsibilities:
Accounts Payable
- Review of procurement requests ensuring compliance with procurement policies, donor policies and country regulatory bodies
- Processing procurement approvals by raising payment vouchers and facilitating wire transfers
- Processing accurate and timely transaction information into TechnoServe’s accounting system. Checks and code expenditure (travel advances, imprest and purchase requisition)
- Maintain financial documents filing system both physical and electronic
- Work with the Senior Finance Specialist to implement a grant tracking/monitoring system, monitoring grant expenditures in order to identify any irregularities.
Compliance
- Filing of all tax deductions and support obtaining of tax clearance certificate for the organization
- Keep up to date with regulatory changes
- Support audit both organization and project audit
- Work with Senior Finance Specialist in ensuring compliance with Nigerian tax laws
Others
- Support in preparing schedules for monthly financial close including monthly financial reports to the donor for the PRiFN Project
- Review all reconciliations and ensure completeness and compliance for the PRiFN Project
- Support GL reconciliation for accuracy and early error detection
- Participate in internal and external audits by providing auditors with accounting documents as requested and provide explanation for audit queries
- Perform other related tasks as may be assigned by the Senior Finance Specialist
Basic Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or related field with minimum of 2 years’ experience, alternatively 4 years’ experience in the field of finance.
- Experience should include being conversant with donor financial reporting.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with donor-funded projects, most especially the UN
- Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong sense of collegiality, integrity, resourcefulness, and accountability for results.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- An ability to think critically and elevate risks to management.
- A creative and entrepreneurial approach to resolving problems.
- Advanced-level knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and basic functional knowledge of field accounting software packages.
Travel - Minimal
Supervisory Responsibilities – None
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Job Overview
Location
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
