Stakeholder Democracy Network(SDN) recruitment for Finance Officers in Nigeria
Stakeholder Democracy Network is an international non-governmental
organization that helps facilitate community development from a
right-based perspective. SDN is currently working in the Niger Delta
where it is trying to help the communities affected by the oil
exploitation to challenge the resource curse.
SDN has identified seven spotlight issues that represent significant
long held grievances and acute problems. They are: Oil Spills, Gas
Flaring, Energy Justice, Democratisation, Responsive Governance, Women’s
Rights and Urban Justice
We are currently advertising for the vacant position to work in our Nigerian Office:
Job Title: Finance Officer
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
The Finance Officer will work directly under and report to the supervision of Assistant Finance Manager.
Internal Controls:
- Ensure fund requests for payment and retirements fulfil all requirements as stipulated in Accounting and Finance manual.
- Monthly Cash and Bank reconciliations, review financial
documentation to ensure its accuracy and compliance to internal control
and donor requirements.
- Continuous monitoring of staff advances.
- This includes adequate receipts, invoices, and other supporting documents.
- Work directly with other Finance staff to ensure adherence to internal checks and controls.
Finance Systems:
- Take responsibility for posting financial transactions into
QuickBooks accounting software, ensure all transactions are completed,
accurate and properly accounted for on a timely basis, and reporting any
concerns to the Assistant Finance Manager/Finance Manager.
Policy and Procedure:
- Ensure compliance to financial policies.
- Support Assistant Finance Manager in the review and development of financial policies.
- Highlight areas of non-compliance to the Assistant Finance Manager.
- Ensure Compliance to donor financial requirements.
Cash Management:
- Assist Assistant Finance Manager to monitor project cash tows
against plans, review requests from staff and process anti monitor
spending by reviewing all supporting documents, work with Finance
Assistant to perform ad hoc cash counts for petty cash.
- Ensure compliance to cash limits and efficiency of transfer procedures.
Budgeting:
- Assist in all operational, monthly, quarterly and annual
budgeting process and its revision as may be required from time to time
by the Assistant Finance Manager.
Reporting:
- Provide budget versus actual expenditure reports to Assistant
Finance Manager for review on a monthly basis and highlight any adverse
variances.
- Ensure monthly staff advance reports/records are reviewed, posted aunt accounts reconciled.
- Ensure that observations on monthly reports are fully implemented.
- Keep abreast of financial and tax legislation, ensure monthly
and quarterly reports are prepared in a timely manner tar review by
Assistant Finance Manager for submission to the Headquarters.
Year-end:
- Review & reconcile year end accounts, administering the
year-end process and reporting as required to Headquarters and for Audit
Preparations.
Audit:
- Support and coordinate all internal and external audits by providing any relevant information and support.
Banking:
- Maintain cordial relationships with banks and other statutory
institutions (tax and Pensions), ensure accurate and rip-to-dale
database of signatories of all SDN Nigeria bank accounts.
Coaching:
- Provide guidance and direction to Finance Assistant, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Any other duties that maybe assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications
- Minimum of B.Sc/HND in Accounting
- IT skills: word, excel and online communication skills;
- Personal Qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission at SSN.
- Good oral and written communications skills;
Salary
Commensurate with experience and education, with excellent benefits.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their covering letter and curriculum vitae to:
[email protected]
Note: your application will be acknowledge but only shortlisted candidates will receive further correspondence.
Application Deadline 8th December, 2015.