• Application Deadline: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Finance Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 - 5 years


• Location Borno


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit  , NGO/Non-Profit 
  


• Salary Range ₦200,000 - ₦300,000/month
  

General Role Summary

• The Finance Officer works in collaboration with other finance staff to support the Head of Finance/Finance Manager to ensure that LETSAI operates within a healthy financial environment and meets all of its obligations and accountabilities on time.


• The position holder supports to establish, operate, and maintain good financial systems and controls.


• In addition, he/she supports the conduct and management of audits, prepares donor and operational budgets, and facilitates procurements processes.


• The Finance Officer is responsible for the day-to-day management of financial transactions and procedures in line with organizational and Donor policies and principles.

Essential Job Accountabilities

General accounting

• In collaboration with other finance, Admin and Programme staff ensure that accurate records for all daily transactions are kept in the right format and place.


• Prepare balance sheets and other reports as may be required.


• Process invoices in support of payments as may be required.


• Review/record accounts payable and accounts receivable in line with organizational policies, and accounting standards.


• Ensure that the financial system is always up to date with financial data.


• Manage petty cash


• Perform any other accounting duty that may arise from time to time.

Banking

• Ensure that all banking transactions are done on time with very minimum risk and in line with organisational and donor policies.


• In collaboration with other finance staff, support the Finance Manager and the Executive Director to reconcile bank statements.


• Work with programme team to prepare all budgets that may be required.


• Ensure that petty cash is managed in line with organisational policies and practices.


•  Auditing, Financial Management and Reporting


• Support the preparation of month end/quarterly financial reports.


• Support both the conduct and management of internal and external audit processes.


• Provide support to the Head of Finance/Finance Manager to implement all audit recommendations.


• Prepare and submit monthly management and donor reports to Senior Management Team(SMT) Grant Management and Compliance.


• Support the Operations team to meet programme management requirements.


• Enforce compliance with national, organisational and donor conditions as applicable


• In collaboration with the Operations team, support the effective management of grants by ensuring that all grant conditions (including procurement, reporting and extensions) are met.


• In collaboration with the operations team, ensure that routine grant monitoring mechanisms (like monthly and quarterly budget meetings) are held and actions  implemented.


• Ensure documentation and filing of project activities are done in compliance with


• Organisation and donor policies and procedures.


• Support in forecast preparation and Management

Required Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential

• A degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics with at least two years of post-qualification experience.


• A professional qualification such as ACA, CNA, or any other foreign qualification like ACCA, CIMA is an added advantage


• A solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures


• Experience in using financial software like QuickBooks, ProMIS etc


• Advanced MS Excel skills


• Knowledge of financial and tax regulations


• Excellent analytical and numerical skills


• Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data.

Desirable

• Honesty and integrity are desired attributes in this role.


• Multitasking and ability to work under pressure.