Job Title: Accountant
Job Location: Enugu Nigeria Country Office
Job Grade: 5
Job Title of Supervisor: Finance Manager
Job Titles of Persons Supervised: Finance Assistant/Cashier
Organisation: Women for Women International
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 authorized.
• 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 all 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 WfWl Performance Management Framework.
• Oversee the Finance Department during leave or absence of Finance Manager.
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 NGO.
• 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.
Application deadline: 20 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.
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