• Application Deadline: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Finance Officer



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 3 years



• Location Abuja




• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  
  

• PATH, operating in Nigeria as Organization for Innovation in Public Health (OIPH). We seek to recruit a Finance Officer to be based in Abuja to support with all financial management and compliance of the Nigeria, Abuja project office. 

Responsibilities: 

• Review and process invoices registered in the financial system for appropriate and sufficient supporting documentation according to Donor/GAAP and PATH policies. 


• Review receivable accounts (program advances and prepayments to vendors) regularly and ensure that the accounts in question are cleared on time.   


• Review Workshop expense reports to ensure that they have complete documentation, accurate, and comply with applicable policies and internal procedures. 


• Register journal entries in the accounting system  


• Ensure that no additional advances are paid to the same staff before previous advances are reconciled. Follow up with projects on all outstanding program advances 


• Review payments loaded on the banking platforms to ensure that we are paying the correct amount and vendor. 


• Review bank instructions for cash movement and payment for project activities. 


• Pull proof of payments to share with projects who in turn share with the suppliers. 


• Ensure that all financial activities are conducted with the approval of appropriate PATH designees for expense approval and technical oversight. 


• Process transactions in the finance system on time and ensure that transactions are successfully approved in the workflow. 


• Review petty cash reconciliations on monthly basis and check that replenishment is done on time. 


• Perform bank reconciliations on a monthly basis. 


• Filing of all financial records / documents in real time and on monthly basis 


• File monthly statutory returns and prepare the corresponding payments within the required timelines 


• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor. 

Required Experience: 

• Minimum bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance. 


• Full certification in ACA and Chartered Accountant is an advantage 


• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working for an international NGO. 


• Demonstrated strong finance and organizational skills. 


• Excellent oral and written communications skills. 


• Strong interpersonal and critical thinking skills. 


• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and ability to appropriately prioritize competing tasks. 


• Effective time management and able to work under time pressure. 


• Ability to work with diverse vendors and stakeholders.  


• Capacity to collaborate and communicate effectively with team members. 


• Proficient in working with MS office computer programs. 


• Must have legal authorization to work in Nigeria.