Finance Assistant (Nigerian Nationals Only) at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Job Summary

• You will efficiently provide comprehensive information, clerical, and accounting services to assist the Finance Department in executing processes and delivering service needs that support high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable.
• As part of an experienced finance team you will deliver quality support in your role, applying clearly defined accounting and financial reporting processes, procedures and service standards.

Roles and Key Responsibilities

• Support all physical banking activities including the management of correspondences and support to staff official banking activities.
• Updating the payment tracker.
• Provide administrative and clerical support to financial transactions processing. Prepare, type, photocopy, and scan related documentation. File accounting and financial reporting documentation as instructed.
• Support the processing and remittance of all statutory remittances like Withholding tax, pension, NSITF.
• Perform data entry for financial transactions payment recording, following validation by the next-level Finance staff.
• Keep custody of various documents (e.g. bank reconciliation statements, evidence of remittances of taxes
• Coordinate the annual filling of tax returns for the Country program.
• Be responsible for issuing invoices to all staff for personal use of vehicles/ guest house.
• Any other task as may be required by the Finance Manager.

Required Languages:

• English.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational skills with great attention to detail
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented. Able to meet deadlines.
• Strong customer service ethic and abilities. Ability to work collaboratively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using MS Office packages, in particular Excel and Word. Hands-on experience with data entry into online databases and forms.

Key Working Relationships:

• Internal: Snr Finance officer, Finance Officers, Finance manager
• External: National Banks.

Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:

• BSc in Accounting or Finance, Economics, or any relevant field
• 1 - 2 years’ work experience in a similar role with some familiarity of standard accounting practices. Experience with an international organization a plus.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Integrity
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Builds Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Strategic Mindset
• Accountability & Stewardship.