Junior Finance Officer at Ama-Zuma Group

Job Summary

• The Junior Finance Officer supports the finance team in day-to-day financial operations, including processing payments, maintaining accurate financial records, assisting with budgeting, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
• This role requires at least two years of relevant experience and offers the opportunity to build on core finance skills in a structured, professional environment.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate accuracy, initiative, and the ability to work well within a team, while maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of financial information.

Key Responsibilities

• Process day-to-day financial transactions such as invoices, payments, and journal entries.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of financial transactions in accounting systems.
• Assist in monthly bank and ledger reconciliations.
• Assist in preparing financial reports, budget forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Support expenditure tracking against approved budgets and highlight discrepancies.
• Contribute to the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports.
• Prepare daily and weekly payment schedules in alignment with approved purchase orders (POs).
• Compile paid vendor reports and produce detailed treasury operations reports.
• Maintain vendor files, including mandates, to ensure proper documentation and accessibility.
• Oversee the maintenance of the departmental payment register.
• Post-inflows with precision and adherence to guidelines.
• Conduct thorough bank account reconciliations and ensure timely posting updates.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in a finance or accounting role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; working knowledge of accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage, SAP) is required.
• Knowledge of financial regulations and statutory reporting requirements.

Baseline Competency Profile:

• Competency Area, Expected Level, Description
• Technical Accounting Skills, Intermediate, Applies accounting principles to daily financial tasks and reconciliations.
• Attention to Detail, Intermediate, Maintains high levels of accuracy in data entry, analysis, and reporting.
• Analytical Thinking, Intermediate, Interprets financial data and identifies errors or inconsistencies.
• Integrity & Confidentiality, High, Maintains ethical standards and protects sensitive financial information.
• Communication Skills, Basic to Intermediate, Communicates effectively with colleagues, vendors, and auditors.
• Time Management, Intermediate, Prioritizes tasks and meets deadlines consistently.
• IT & Financial Systems, Intermediate, Uses accounting software and Excel for data entry, analysis, and reporting.
• Regulatory Compliance, Awareness to Intermediate, Understands key financial regulations and internal policies.
• Teamwork & Collaboration, Basic to Intermediate, Works well in a team environment and supports others in achieving goals.