Finance Associate at The Elevation Church

Description 
Budget Monitoring:

• Collation of all submitted budgets and planned expenditures to Head Of Finance.
• Ensure disbursements are in line with the approved budget.
• Reconciliation of all accounts.

Reconciliation of budgets and expenses for different events or projects:

• Reconciliation of all card transactions (Naira & USD)

Relationship Management:

• Preparation of correspondence to banks and other parties
• Management of existing relationships with all external stakeholders
• Attend and resolve issues with internal parties, auditors, banks, congregants, and vendors.

Financial Statements Preparation:

• Preparation of periodic financial statements for management use
• Up to date and regular posting of transactions on the accounting software
• Processing of transactions on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for Reports

Fixed Assets Management:

• Regularly updating the Fixed Asset Register and report to Head of Finance.
• Accounting for obsolete assets on the Register and escalate to the Head of Finance.

Offering Management:

• Ensure availability on all service days.
• Provide support during the counting process from start to finish.
• Ensure accuracy of data compiled for the service report before submission to Head of Finance.

Cash Flow Management:

• Fixed deposit management using an excel sheet and ERP to track additions, roll over, maturity.
• Monitoring and calculation of interest rates to determine investment income.

Relevant Experience & Technical Skills

• Minimum of 3 years’ accounting experience.
• BSc./MSc. Finance, Accounting, Economics.
• ACCA, ACA.
• Up-to-date knowledge of accounting procedures & practices
• Experience using accounting ERP solution packages; and QuickBooks.
• Financial Data Analysing & Interpretation
• Stakeholder Management
• Financial Control & Audit
• Up-to-date knowledge of IFRS and theories
• Proficient word processing and excel Spreadsheets skills.