Jobs at Leprosy Mission Nigeria

Main task:

Daily Book-keeping:

• To enter records of income and expenses made each day into the office cash book, using a system approved by TLMN

Cashier:

• To make payment of cash and cheque funds to staff/clients as already approved and signed by the Finance Manager.
• To ensure a safe keeping of office cash-box and cash imprest, checkbooks, and accounts documents.
• To file receipts and requisition documents of the NCO accounts.

Banking:

• Prepare cheques and effect withdrawals of cash from the bank as directed
• Deposit all cash and cheques income and expenditures in the NCO bank account as directed.
• Apply the necessary document as necessary for banking procedures i.e., Deposit slips cheques books etc
• Collecting cash from the bank for NCO cash box impress as approved in the written requisition.

Reconciliation:

• To carry out reconciliation of the cash book and bank balances monthly,
• To prepare bank reconciliation reports monthly.

Reporting:

• Participate in preparing monthly reports of income, expenditure, and balance of office account.
• Other duties assigned.

PERSON SPECIFICATION ATTRIBUTES ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE

Qualifications and experience

•  HND/BSc Accountancy, Business Administration or related courses.
• 3 years of work experience - ICAN is an advantage

Skills 

• Ability to manage and ensure proper accountability of funds.
• Computer skills.
• Ability to write financial reports.
• Good command of the English Language and communication.
• Knowledge of other Languages
• Use of Quickbooks Personality
• Committed Christian with good testimonies.
• Honest and dedicated
• Demonstrates the ability to use own initiatives.
• Ability to manage subordinates in the office
• Perfect finisher.
• Problem solver.
• Ability to endure.
• Ability to handle and solve difficult Problems.
• Ability to excel in career and life in general. Circumstances
• Willing to work extra hours.
• Willing to travel with the role
• Ability to sacrifice time, energy and knowledge even in unfavourable circumstances.

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Main Function of the Job:

• To promote the soundness, adequacy, reliability, and application of internal accounting and other operating controls in TLMN and as well as improve on them at a reasonable cost.

Principal Responsibilities:

•  Ascertaining the extent of compliance with TLMN’s established policies, plans, and procedures.
• Review of TLMN compliance with laws, regulations, and other external requirements.
• Ascertaining the extent to which TLMN’s assets are safeguarded in the field and NCO.
• Reviewing operational practices to promote increased efficiency and economy and forwarding recommendations to management.
• To carry out Pre and Post payment audits of NCO and field transactions respectively.

Main Task:

• Familiarize and keep up to date with established TLMN vision, policies, plans, and procedures.
• Familiarize, keep abreast with, and ensure TLMN’s compliance with laws, regulations, and other external requirements in the organization as it relates to financial management.
• Compile/update information on the number, location, and condition of TLMN’s assets.
• Examination of financial and other operating information on the activities of the organization e.g Utilization of assets and facilities.
• Providing management with auditing information, especially management accounting reports, and interim financial statements.
• Liaise with the Finance manager and National Director to examine External auditor’s reports or any external financial report and respond on behalf of management.
• To keep and periodically update a record of prevailing prices of Capital and other items and other commodities used by TLMN.
• Communicate with TLM Board through the National Director; on financial control issues relating to project expenditure in TLM-assisted programmes.
• Participate in Annual plan and Budget preparation for NCO and field.
• Participate in the overall management of program/project development in TLM Nigeria in line with TLM visions and strategy. 11. Perform any other duties as may be required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

 Desirable Qualification

• HND/BSc degree in accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years of working experience in a reputable organization.
• Registered member of ICAN Skill
•  Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to use a computer (Microsoft office suite application)
• Ability to communicate well and have good interpersonal relationships with people
• Sound judgment to assess issues and take the right decisions.
• Good team player Personality
• A committed Christian with good Christian testimony
• Ability to take initiative.
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Honest and dedicated
• Ability to manage people under him very well.
• Problem solver Ability to adapt Circumstances
• Willing to travel extensively Willingness and Flexibility in unpredictable circumstances