Finance Officer at Mines Advisory Group (MAG International)

MAG’s Vision: A safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.

MAG’s Mission: MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development.

Overview of role:

The Finance Officer is responsible for assisting the Finance Manager with all financial matters related to the MAG Nigeria programme

Responsibilities:

Payroll

• Collect timesheets and in coordination with the HR Officer, input any salary changes such as sick leave, unpaid leave etc
• Ensure accuracy of the data entered into payroll records to ensure all national staff salaries are paid correctly.
• Conduct all data processing, including data entry, producing payslips, reports etc.
• Assist the Finance Manager in ensuring MAG complies with all statutory payments’ requirements and deductions

Accounting

• Assist the Finance Manager with accounting, budgeting and all other financial/accounting activities as directed
• Review and process payment requests, ensuring accuracy and adherence to policy
• Ensure all regular payments are made
• Maintain cash balance in the office safe, including conducting daily cash count, reporting any discrepancies to the Finance Manager immediately
• Update the cashbook on a daily basis with transactions and advances issued.
• Support the Finance Manager to prepare monthly financial reports or others as required.
• Prepare bank reconciliation for all MAG accounts.
• Assist in the monitoring of budgets and project spends.
• Ensure accurate and complete accounting and that relevant records are maintained
• Assist Finance Manager in complying with MAG HQ Finance policies, procedures, and regulations.

Essential requirements:

• Further education in accounting/book keeping
• Previous professional experience working in a financial role, ideally for an NGO
• Experience processing payroll and management of cash flow
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of databases, MS Access, Excel, Word etc
• Good written and spoken English