Finance and Grant Officer at Nuru Nigeria

Job Title: Finance and Grant Officer

Activities

• Support in the preparation/development of Nuru Nigeria & monthly financial reports, with guides from the Finance & Grants Specialist
• Ensure timely posting of transactions in Odoo, and journal entries preparation.
• Monitor and manage staff advance accounts, and account payables to ensure timely retirements and remittances of all taxes.
• Support in budgeting and budgeting processes.
• Ensure monthly posting of prepayments.
• Support in budget development for Nuru Nigeria and other grants.
• Ensure the appropriate use of WBS and applicable grants.
• Raising payment vouchers and petty cash journals and ensuring expenses are by
• Nuru Nigeria policies and procedures manual.
• Ensure that all project-related transactions are charged (posted) using the appropriate WBS with the respective GL-Code or Nuru Nigeria Charts of Accounts.
• Timely preparation and processing of payments by ensuring that all payments are reasonable, allowable, and allocable to the project.
• Ensure that all withholding taxes are remitted on time.
• Ensure accurate filing and managing of all vouchers and scanning same to the e- folder (G-Drive)
• Ensure timely submissions of documents to the Managing Director for approval by every Wednesday of the week.
• Ensure that internal controls put in place are complied with to ensure compliance and are tightened to mitigate risks.
• Ensure petty cash is properly managed and recorded in the accounting software to ensure accuracy by the Finance Intern
• Perform any other task assigned by the supervisor and Head of Finance.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other related field.
• Strong knowledge of financial management principles and practices.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level of integrity and ethical standards.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is Not Specified. Therefore qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION”

Note
Non-discriminatory employment clause:

• Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity, colour, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, age, disability or health status.
• The management of Nuru Nigeria reserves the right to verify all of the applicant’s information and conduct background checks on shortlisted candidates including reaching out to his/her previous employer.
• Please note that only suitable and qualified candidates will be shortlisted.
• Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.