Finance Officer at DAI

Reports to Finance Manager
Programme PLANE (PLANE (PARTNERSHIP FOR LEARNING FOR ALL IN NIGERIAN)
Duration 7 years

JOB DESCRIPTION

• The Finance officer will support the Finance Manager in managing the state budgeting, forecasting, disbursement and accounting functions. Other duties and responsibilities include;
• Provide financial management guidance & support to State offices, fielding queries from staff and capacity development of field staff.
• Checking and analysing weekly and monthly spend returns from the State and forwarding of these to the National Finance and Administration Manager.
• In-put of Cash, Bank and Hotel accounts data for the State.
• Maintain an efficient, proper and transparent financial filing system of all documents relating to Finance
• Compile monthly cash-flow forecasts and weekly cash requests.
• Make payments (in cash and cheques) to third parties, issues cash advances and maintain the Advances Register
• Write checks, request/obtain bank statements and oversee the office cash holding
• Manage the office cash in safe and reconcile daily
• Act as the first point of reference for staff at the state level on queries regarding Finance issues and
• assist FM in preparing protocols and guidelines on Finance.
• Undertake visits and field queries from the States to develop capacity and ensure implementation of
• finance guidelines across the States.
• Any other duties which might be allocated.

ROLE SPECIFICATION

•  A University degree in accounting, economics, business administration or similar disciplines
•  3 – 6 years’ work experience in a similar role with same responsibility
•  Good knowledge of accounting, budgeting techniques, and financial control theory/practices.
•  Ability to relate with programme/technical personnel who may have little or no knowledge of financial control procedures and practices.
•  Knowledge of the funding, reporting and administrative requirements of FUDO-funded programmes.
•  Ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high level of accuracy.
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•  Functional independence with the initiative to manage high-volume workflow.
•  Skills to interact with diplomacy and tact, and follow up on requests in time and diplomacy and tact, and
• follow up on requests in time and efficient manner.
•  Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the ability to work with modern accounting software (e.g. SAGE, QuickBooks, Peachtree, etc).
•  Membership of a professional accounting body, or an in-view status of membership will be a big advantage.