Project Account Officer at Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC)

Duties and Responsibilities
Financial Management (90%):

• Develop project budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
• Monitor project expenditures and ensure adherence to approved budgets.
• Conduct regular financial analysis to identify variances and provide recommendations for corrective actions
• Track project costs, including labor, materials, and overhead expenses.
• Prepare and distribute regular project financial reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Analyze cost trends and highlight potential issues or opportunities for cost savings.
• Ensure compliance with project-related financial regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to facilitate project-related audits.
• Maintain documentation to support financial transactions and compliance.
• Monitor project cash flows and coordinate with finance to ensure adequate funding.
• Forecast cash needs for upcoming project phases and communicate funding requirements.
• Prepare Periodic Bank and Cash reconciliations
• Assist in the preparation of Quarterly and Annual and periodic Financial Reports
• Post transactions and necessary journals as may be required in collaboration with Accountant
• Assist in the preparation and remittances of statutory payments
• Serve as point of contact on statutory, donor, financial and regulatory compliance issues
• Review documentations to ensure that they meet with minimum audit requirements

General Responsibilities (10%):

• Successfully implement the above responsibilities and assigned activities in work plans, consistent with PPDC Policies.
• Contribute effectively to planning, monitoring and reporting of PPDC’s work.
• Implement and foster adherence to the established PPDC’s policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures.
• Participate actively in organization-wide learning and other joint activities.
• Undertake any other lawful tasks as may be assigned by the Team Lead

What you will need

• B.Sc Accounting, Finance Master’s degree will be an advantage.
• Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant or in view ( ICAN, ACCA, CPA)
• Minimum of three (3) years experience performing similar roles in an INGO/NGO.
• Practical knowledge of sound statutory regulatory compliance
• Practical knowledge of the generally accepted accounting principles, standards and fiscal statutes.
• Experience with a USAID-funded or other international organization program funding
• Demonstrate donor reporting standard
• Financial reporting and record-keeping
• Documentation, filing and archiving skills.
• Presentation and report writing skills.
• Expert knowledge of Quickbooks Accounting software.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint Microsoft package ( Excel, word and PowerPoint )

Personal Qualities:

• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills with the ability to work cooperatively, tactfully, and diplomatically with a culturally diverse group of people.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Must be flexible and able to improvise to handle a variety of situations
• Ability to effectively train individuals and teams using participatory methodologies
• Constant face-to-face, electronic and telephone communication with colleagues and the general public
• Willingness and ability to work outside of normal business hours
• Ability to prepare documents in a well-designed and attractive format, with attention to detail
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates commitment to PPDC’s Mission, Vision and Values
• Displays culture, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning:

• Sharing knowledge and experience.
• Provide helpful feedback and advice to others in the office.

Leadership and Self-Management:

• Focus on results for the client
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive construction attitude.
• Remains calm, in control and good-humored even under pressure.
• Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view.
• Willingness to be flexible and prepared to contribute to the organization in other duties as required.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Other Nigerian Languages.