Finance Assistant at GRM International

The incumbent of this position will report to the Finance Manager.This is a 12 month assignment, with the possibility of renewal

Primary Responsibilities

• Recording daily vouchers and maintaining the vouchers files up to date;
• Performing bank reconciliations on regular basis, preparing reconciliation statements for all bank accounts, and ensuring discrepancies are accurately identified and reconciled;
• Arranging and updating financial and administrative filings in the form of hard and soft copies;
• Liaising with banks in connection with banking information updates and enquires relevant to bank accounts;
• Updating vouchers and accounting records in the system and performing quality control and checks over suppliers’ bills/invoices to ensure cast of calculations are correct and complete;
• Supervising petty cash expenditure, Monitoring and reviewing the tasks of operations assistant to ensure office staff time-keepings are properly maintained;
• Maintaining good records of staff time-keeping as well as records of office equipment and assets;
• Strengthening correspondence and communication within departments and outside the office, he/she may draft letters, memo and messages and submit to the Finance Manager or Program Director for review and quality check- in;

Minimum education and experience required

• Applicants must have eligibility to work and live in Nigeria     
• University degree in finance, accounting or similar field;
• 2+ years professional experience in finance and/or accounting;

Key compentencies

• Knowledge and understanding of professional accounting principles, theories, practices and terminology (private sector, governmental, and non-profit) and ability to understand accounting practices and procedures, to analyse data, narrative reports and workload flow charts;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with managers, colleagues and clients;
• High computer proficiency, particularly in the Microsoft Office suite and accounting software programs;
• Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe;
• Ability to respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands; and
• Professional and mature demeanour and conduct, especially during interactions with program team members.