Sahara Group Graduate Recruitment, 29th March 2017

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Sahara Group nutures businesses in the energy sector. These companies operate essentially within the energy industry and its associated sub-sectors. The Group consists of individuals, who are determined to make a positive impact on the business environment. Sahara Group is recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Front Desk Officer Location: Nigeria Key Deliverables

Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
Hear and resolve complaints from customers/clients or the public.
Collect, sort, distribute, or prepare mail, messages, or courier deliveries.
Greet persons entering establishment, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations.
Provide information about establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided.
File and maintain records.
Analyze data to determine answers to questions from customers or members of the public.
Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendars.
Supervision of Office Assistants in respect of janitorial services whilst maintaining the lobby or reception area.
Keep a current record of staff members' whereabouts and availability.
Schedule space or equipment for special programs and prepare lists of participants.
Taking messages and relaying them to the relevant department/companies.
Administration of meeting rooms
Adhoc duties as advised.

Requirements Minimum Qualification / Experience:

First Degree from a reputable University
Minimum of 1- 2 years cognate working experience (Post NYSC) in a similar role within a corporate Organization.

Knowledge/Skills:

Ability to work in a fast-paced corporate environment.
Ability to handle high volume switchboard /telephone/ reception duties.
Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities
Problem-solving skills
Customer service orientation
Ability to work independently and under pressure
Proven experience as front desk representative, agent or relevant position
Knowledge of office management and basic bookkeeping
Proficient in English (oral and written)
Excellent knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel and Word)
Strong communication and people skills

Personality Traits:

Customer friendly attitude,
Ability to work under pressure.
Creativity and Efficiency
Good coordinating/ organizational skills.

Working Relationships

All Staff
Companies/Departments
Visitors
Clients and Vendors.

Job Title: Payroll Supervisor Location: Nigeria Responsibilities Payroll Administration:

Ensure that all payroll related inputs required for the monthly payroll process are received before 15th of the month.
Review all payroll related inputs into the payroll system and check for accuracy
To reconcile current month payroll with previous month and explain the variances
Run the payroll software
Review cost center changes, all deductions and check for accuracy of Payroll
Print out schedules of statutory deductions i.e. PAYE, NSITF, and Pension etc.
Print out all payroll schedules i.e. Payroll Analysis, Bank Mandate & Payment Summary on GAPS
To ensure high confidentiality on employees’ pay, package and position

Payroll Reconciliation:

Monthly upload of staff salary cost & Transfer to Journal on Oracle payroll
Provide adhoc reports on staff salary costs to the relevant units within finance
Compute all end of services entitlements or indebtedness
Ensure resigned staff are not included in payroll
Advise Finance Mangers of monthly and Quarterly Reimbursable net position
Coordinate the administration of Pension, Taxes, NSITF, ITF, and Group Life Insurance.
Assist in the preparation of HR annual budget
Review salaries journal vouchers raised manually to determine their accuracy and to ensure they impact the correct general ledger accounts.
Monitors the amortization and accruals of all reimbursable and salaries related payments.

Statutory Compliance:

Coordinate the processing, remittance and reconciliation of all payroll related statutory liabilities (PAYE, NSITF, NHF, Group Life) to ensure compliance with all payroll related tax laws and regulations.
Administration of statutory audit (concerning PAYE, NSITF, NHF) process and respond promptly to payroll related queries raised by the tax authorities and other regulatory bodies.
Filing of tax returns in compliance with the deadline of the statutory authorities.
Prepare PAYE audit support data for external auditor’s use.
Implement all new Payroll related Law and Amendment within Nigeria and other African countries where

Requirements Minimum Qualification/ Experience:

A University Degree (or its equivalent) in Accounting or related fields
Minimum of 3- 5 years cognate working experience (Post NYSC) within the Reward & Remuneration department of a corporate organization, with at least 3 years in a similar role.
Professional certification such as ICAN, ACCA is an added advantage

Knowledge/Skills:

Good knowledge and understanding of issues affecting the employee remuneration such as PAYE guidelines, Pension, etc is necessary.
Excellent analytical skills.
Apt for figures
Must be good with reconciliations.
Must be proficient in the use of Oracle payroll software package
Must be good with Microsoft office suite (MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PPT etc)

Personality Traits:

Must be a quick self-starter
A good communicator
Must be flexible and ready to work long hours
Must be hard working
Must be a quick thinker
Must have be assertive
Must be Resilient
Must have good interpersonal skills
Must possess analytical skills

Working Relationships

Company/Function Head
Group Legal
Finance
Corporate Affairs
Agencies/Contractors, External Auditors
All staff

Job Title: Program Supervisor Location: Any City, Nigeria Key Deliverables

To provide support to the Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG) secretariat and manage expectations from cross sectoral partners.
To provide regular updates on activities of the to Line Manager and ensure these activities are in line with the expectations of the Global PSAG
Engage local communities to determine needs, develop strategies and initiate programs which would answer these needs, in connection with the company’s strategies and Business Plan.
Ensure full understanding of PCSR strategies and work with implementing partners to coordinate the timely execution of sustainable Entrepreneurship programs
Facilitate the process of impact assessment of programs on recipients
Promote company-wide awareness of Sahara Group PCSR strategies and initiatives
Day-to-day coordination of existing PCSR projects ensuring alignment with the SDGs.
Monitor expenditure relating to the PCSR budget in accordance with financial regulations and processes.
Initiate and coordinate Partnership Relations with business neighbors
Provide business support to the Line Manager.

Working Relationships:

Executive Director
Company MD’s
Unit Heads & Finance Managers
Host Community Representative & Implementing Partners
Contemporaries in other Private Sector Organizations

Minimum Qualification/Experience

First Degree from a reputable University.
4-5 years of cognate work experience with large organization, relating with people of diverse cultures and traditions
Experience of implementing policies and strategies whilst encouraging change within an organization
Experience in Corporate Social Responsibility Advisory

Knowledge/Skills:

Knowledge of the Corporate Social Responsibility agenda
Knowledge of computer applications including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Demonstrate excellent communication skills (oral and written)
Investigative and problem solving skills
Demonstrate organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize workloads
Project management skills, including the ability to coordinate the work of others

Personality Traits:

Candidate must be hardworking and dedicated
Candidate must be highly analytical and creative
Candidate must be resourceful with good interpersonal skills to relate with people across different social strata.
Candidate must possess ability to adapt to different types of environment

Job Title: Oracle System Administrator/DBA Support Location: Any City, Nigeria Key Deliverables

Perform daily system maintenance on Oracle E-Business suite.
Manage username, passwords, profile and responsibilities within Oracle ERP.
Works with vendors, developers and technical support personnel to implement and support Programs or interfaces.
Applying Oracle recommended patches to resolve application bugs and implement fixes.
Performing system cloning of production environment to provide up to date test environment for testing.
Migrating tested patches to production environment through the change process
Identify, support and resolve user issues and work with the team to resolve these issues in the least possible time.
Provide technical assistance to the Database administrator.
Performing daily database health check and performance tuning.
Provide technical support to the Technical reports developer.
Reviews and debugs existing configurations and report’s findings as necessary.
Ensuring high availability of oracle E-Business suite services.
Work as an integral part of the “In-house Development and Support” technical team for nSahara.
Support User Community with emphasis on functionality enhancements
Must act as each modules System Administrator for the Group and ensure proper documentation is in place

Working Relationships:

Oracle Team
Group Finance department,
Business functions,
Project consultants
All Staff

Minimum Qualification/Experience

B.sc in Computer Science from a reputable University (Minimum Second Class lower)
Minimum of 3- 5 years cognate working experience (Post NYSC) in a similar role within a corporate organization.
Oracle certified Professional (OCP) will be an Added advantage

Knowledge/Skills:

Must have relevant experience involving Oracle ERP implementation and support.
Good knowledge of Oracle 11g Grid Infrastructure implementation and support.
Knowledge of Oracle warehouse builder and Oracle Business Intelligence.
Good knowledge of Oracle forms and reports.
Good Knowledge of PL/SQL and Unix/Linux Shell Scripting.
Good knowledge of Oracle backup and disaster recovery concepts.
Ability to perform Oracle database and system health checks
Good knowledge of Oracle Workflow and approval management engine.
Good Knowledge of Oracle technology development suite.
Good knowledge of Java programming language.

Personality Traits:

Candidate must have good technical understanding of Oracle ERP application and database.
Candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial & dynamic environment.
Candidate must be hardworking and one who thinks “out of the box”
Candidate must be ambitious with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
Candidate must be a self-starter and a team player with a proactive approach to work.
Candidate must be able to communicate effectively.
Candidate must possess excellent analytical problem solving skills.
Candidate must be committed to continuous career development and skill improvement initiatives.