Entry Level Finance Assistant at Centre for Health, Education, Economic, Rehabilitation and Social Security
Employment Nigeria
09-Dec-2017
ABUJA ,
Accounting
Administrative
Centre for Health, Education, Economic, Rehabilitation and Social Security (CHEERS) - Our mission is to improve the quality of lives of vulnerable population groups in rural communities across Nigeria by increasing access to healthcare services, education and economic empowerment.
POSITION : Finance Assistant
Responsibilities
- Assist the Finance Manager and Officer in their daily and routine financial operations
- Assist the Finance Officer in tracking the employee advances on monthly basis and following up on the recovery process or management action
- Participate in monthly closeout procedures such as bank accounts reconciliations
- Assist the finance department in undertaking reconciliation of all balanced sheet items periodically and ensure that all the accounts are kept current and all reconciling items identified are reconciled.
- Assisting the Finance Department in the preparation of annual financial statements and timely completion of annual audits.
- Supporting all CHEERS program and non-program audits.
- Assist the finance officer in capturing all financial transactions in a timely and accurate manner for the purpose of generating management and donor reports.
- Recording of tractions in the appropriate registers
- Ensuring appropriate filling and documentation of staff retirements and activity proposals submitted to the finance department
- Ensuring that all transactions paid and posted to the QuickBooks accounting systems are stamped appropriately
- Supporting with attendance sheets and other finance related logistics in staff orientation on CHEERS financial guidelines and requirements in order to implement activities and execute budgets accordingly.
Qualifications
- A University degree in Accounting or Financial Management.
- At least 1-2 years of work experience in a donor funded project in Nigeria.
- Computer skills (MS Office), knowledge of basic accounting and grant management software.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as the ability to learn quickly and expand scope of functions.
- Integrity, professional discretion and ability to handle confidential information.
- Experience in QuickBooks software implementation.
- Working knowledge of TB/HIV financial management especially in a treatment setting.
- Experience in Global Fund project management and administration will be an added advantage.
- Analytical capacity and experience in finance planning and reporting.
- Ability to assume ultimate responsibility and work under pressure.
How To Apply
Candidates should send their CV's to:recruitment@cheersnigeria.org
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