Finance Team Lead at Dalberg Global Development Advisors

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About You

The Finance Lead is an integral part of Dalberg's operations team who support consultants and partners across the firm.

The role's responsibilities include

Key responsibilities

• Post detailed entries to accounting records and prepare standard journal and ledger entries
• Prepare and verify various standard accounting entries for financial data processing system; reconcile report discrepancies and problems
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations
• Perform monthly close processes and periodic reporting
• Responsible for the timely completion and submission of Project Information Sheets
• Manage Petty Cash
• Maintain and manage company assets as well as the asset register
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting
• Assist with providing information for quarterly and annual audits
• Review submitted expense reports for approval
• Responsible for the timely filing of statutory returns and payments e.g. VAT, PAYE, Withholding taxes
• Assist with preparing client invoices and generating ETR receipts for all invoices raised
• Assist with reviewing and obtaining all Accounts Payables for timely payment
• Provide Accounts Receivable collection support
• Manage relationships with vendors and negotiate rates as necessary
• Other special projects, as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Accounting or a related field
• Accounting qualification e.g. ICAN, ANAN, ACCA preferred
• Superior organizational and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working in an office environment (internships acceptable)
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and perform well in a start-up atmosphere
• Friendly and professional personality and demeanor
• Experience with IT and various Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Note: Employment in all the Dalberg offices is conditional on the candidate having or obtaining the requisite authorization to live and work in that country.

About Our Clients

Our clients come to us with some of the most difficult global problems, seeking solutions where the obvious ones have failed. We supply new ideas, drawing from a deep base of knowledge that cuts across sectors and geographies and is growing every day. We create value for clients focused on social impact by using on-the-ground research and rigorous business analysis to help governments, foundations, international agencies, NGOs, and corporations develop strategies and assess programs in areas such as access to finance, inclusive growth, global health, and energy and the environment. Some of our recent clients include foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, corporations such as Pepsi and Vodafone, multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, UN Agencies such as UNICEF and the UNEP, and government agencies such as DFID and the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency.

Join Our Team!

Our current opportunities are in Lagos.

Please submit a resume and cover letter at www.dalberg.com/careers .

Candidates selected for interviews will be invited to discuss their interests and experience. As the interviews progress, candidates may be asked to interview in-person at a Dalberg office.