Finance Officer at Solidaridad West Africa (SWA)

Job Purpose/Description

• The position would be based in one of the towns/cities in the oil palm belt in Nigeria.
• The Finance Officer provides high level financial and accounting support to operations.
• The position reports to the Country Representative.

Major Responsibilities
Monthly Management Accounts:

• Capture monthly transactions and reconcile bank accounts and petty cash
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all accounts receivables and accounts payables
• Prepare monthly management accounts.

Programme and Project Finance:

• Assist with programme and project budget development record project expenditure acutely
• Reconcile travel and expense advances monthly
• Prepare monthly project budget controls and liaise with project managers.

Financial Reports:

• Prepare project financial reports
• Assist in preparing for audit and liaising with auditors
• Assist in preparation of budgets.

Financial Administration:

• Prepare payment requisitions
• File and maintain all records of financial transactions and bank accounts in accordance
• with financial policies
• Maintain a sub - assets register of the office and for specific projects that are assigned
• Ensure that banking arrangements are adequate to support the operational activities and that all bank transactions conform to agreed procedures and are appropriately documented.

Compliance:

• Maintain accounting records and financial controls in accordance with organizational
• policy and donor requirements.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• A University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or other related fields.
• A minimum of four (4) years of relevant working experience in a reputable organization (international organizations, consultancies, bilateral agencies etc.)
• Accounting background and computer literacy are must
• Knowledge of Tally accounting software
• Service orientation - providing support to programme/project team members
• Ability to build consensus and work effectively within an international cross-departmental team.