Finance Manager at Centre For Research in Enterprise and Action in Management (CREM) Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate data entries in cashbook, bank Statementand Zoho Software with other ERP.
• Verify and coordinate the monthly compilation accounts from each department.
• Supervise cash and bank balance checking process when closing the monthly accounts.
• Communicate accounts on a monthly basis to COO and other stakeholders.
• Manage the presentation, circulation, filing of vouchers and archiving of accounting and financial documents in compliance with Finance procedures (maintain an up-to-date filing and follow-up
• Participate in the quarterly and midyear internal and external audit processes.
• Ensure justified bank selection process, open/close bank accounts under the authority of the CEO
• Oversee the management of bank accounts: control and make sure flows are properly lettered (advances, transfers, etc.), check balances and justifications for cash movement
• Assess monthly cash-flow needs for projects and areas, and draw up monthly budgets and retirements
• Manage money transfers, area cash supply and amounts in circulation, whilst defining payment procedures (bank transfer, cheque, cash, etc);
• Make sure donors are invoiced on time and report it through the tool
• Collect visas of authorised staff members, set up commitment ceiling in local currencies, define methods and timescales for payment.
• Before commitment/payment of any expenditure, check authorization levels, budget availability, and budget line on which the expense is to be allocated.
• In close coordination with the Executive Director, negotiate terms of contracts including payment schedule & taxes obligations; ensure that procurement procedures are adhered to; follow up commitments and payments.