Finance & IT Intern at WaterAid

Job Summary

• The Finance & IT department provides leadership and support for financial management and IT across WaterAid Nigeria.

Job purpose

• The idea of this role of the Finance Intern is intended to be a learning and development opportunity for young professionals to gain exposure and build skills through work in an international development organization and potentially, build a crop of professionals with experience relevant to the international development or other professional sectors.

Accountabilities 
A key responsibility of the intern will be to provide support to the Finance and IT department and the CP at large, in a number of capacities and activities. These will include:
Cash Management:

• Ensure accuracy, security and documentation of petty cash and cash receipts. Be the custodian of office petty cash.
• Ensure that petty cash is maintained at agreed minimum levels through collection of cash from bank when required. 
• Support in postings of transactions into SUN, Vision and other systems/ templates.
• Support in monthly reconciliations, remittances and payments.

Filing and Documentation:

• Support in management and keeping of accounting records, files and other documentation.
• Stamp “paid” on all paid payment vouchers and supporting documents.
• Support the process to ensure accurate and adequate documentation and recording of WaterAid Nigeria income and expenditures.

Support in internal controls:

• Send monthly update to staff on status of staff advances.
• Reconcile and explain all outstanding balance on staff debtor and creditor account. 

Support in partner finance management:

• Support in processing of partner funds transfer
• Other roles as may be assigned

Skills / Abilities / Personal qualities 

• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.
• Attention to details-Ability to follow precise procedures and complete routine tasks/activities without errors.
• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Ability to use information and determine best fit option relative to costs and benefits of potential actions to determine most appropriate option.
• Initiative — willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Written and Oral Expression — Excellent ability to communicate information and ideas in writing and speaking so others will easily understand.
• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others; Keen sense and appreciation of priorities and deadlines.
• Flexibility-Ability to adapt to difficult situations (e.g. unforeseen change in context)

Essential criteria:

• BSC or HND in Accounting or Business Administration or any social sciences
• Completion of National Youth Service Scheme.
• Basic computer skills Microsoft Word and Excel.

Desirable criteria:

• Student membership of a professional accounting body (ICAN, ACCA etc)
•  Excellent computer skills particularly Microsoft Excel .