Finance and Information Technology Intern at WaterAid Nigeria

Contract duration:12 months

Salary:Intern

Reports to:Head of Finance and IT

Manages:N/A

Budget responsibility:None

Travel:Limited

Job purpose

The idea of this role of the Finance Intern is intended to be a learning and development opportunity for young professionals to gain exposure and build skills through work in an international development organization and potentially, build a crop of professionals with experience relevant to the international development or other professional sectors.

Cash management

• Ensure accuracy, security and documentation of petty cash and cash receipts. Be the custodian of office petty cash.
• Ensure that petty cash is maintained at agreed minimum levels through collection of cash from bank when required.
• Support in postings of transactions into SUN, Vision and other systems/ templates.

·         Support in monthly reconciliations, remittances and payments.

Filing and documentation

• Support in management and keeping of accounting records, files and other documentation.
• Stamp “paid” on all paid payment vouchers and supporting documents
• Support the process to ensure accurate and adequate documentation and recording of WaterAid Nigeria income and expenditures.

Support in internal controls

• Send monthly update to staff on status of staff advances
• Reconcile and explain all outstanding balance on staff debtor and creditor account.

Support in partner financial management

• Support in processing of partner funds transfer
• Other roles as may be assigned.

Person Specification

Skills / Abilities / Personal Qualities

• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Attention to details-Ability to follow precise procedures and complete routine tasks/activities without errors
• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Ability to use information and determine best fit option relative to costs and benefits of potential actions to determine most appropriate one option
• Initiative — willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Written and Oral Expression — Excellent ability to communicate information and ideas in writing and speaking so others will easily understand.
• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others; Keen sense and appreciation of priorities and deadlines

·         Flexibility-Ability to adapt to difficult situations (e.g. unforeseen change in context)

Qualifications and Experience

Education

Essential:

  BSC or HND in Accounting or Business Administration or any  socialsciences

Desirable:

Student membership of a professional accounting body ( ICAN, ACCA etc)

 Experience / Specific Knowledge

Essential

• Completion of National Youth Service Scheme 
• Basic computer skills Microsoft Word and Excel

Desirable

Excellent computer skills particularly Microsoft Excel