Graduate Finance Assistant Job at Springboard for Health Communication

Springboard for Health Communication, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates for a non-governmental organization, to fill the position below:

Job Position: Finance Assistant
Ref code: FA001
Job Location: Abuja
Responsible to: Senior Finance Officer

Purpose

• To provide support to the Senior Finance officer in all finance matters regarding all aspects of the organisation finance management

Job Profile

• Support to the day-to-day management of finances within applicable, systems and procedures and consistent with the statutory requirements.

Role

• Participate in the preparation of financial reports as required
• Participate in the preparation, management and control of the budget
• Assist Senior Finance Officer in all accounts works i.e.
• Assist the Account Officer to manage the financial transactions in accordance with the organisation’s policies and procedures

Travel Advances:

• Issues receipts for unused funds and pays directly into designated bank
• Show list of unsettled advances by staff as at month end.
• Process travel authorization and scope of travels
• Review of travel and activity retirement both from HQ and state offices

Banking Operations:

• Submits transfer instructions
• Payment of cheques
• Bank reconciliation statements of all sub accounts
• Petty Cash Management
• Maintains the petty cash imprest system
• Raising of cheques and Cheque Payment Vouchers (CPVs)
• Posting of all CPvs into QuickBooks
• Cash withdrawals
• Cheque lodgments
• Raising of petty cash vouchers (PCV)
• Cash disbursements
• Posting of all petty cash vouchers into QuickBooks on a daily basis
• Keep accurate records of petty cash and reconcile daily

Others:

• Ascertain records of consultants and vendors i.e. contracts, Cvs, time sheets and invoices
• Support all project procurements and the inventory/maintenance of all equipment, materials where necessary
• Reviews the reports from all the state FA
• Office payment of supplies, utilities, telecommunication, mailing
• Other related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• B.Sc Accounting (any professional qualification will be an added advantage)
• At least 1-year work experience in finance (NGO experience will be an added advantage).

Application Ends on..
6th November, 2017.

Application Method
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's of no more than 3 sides of A4 (in a standard CV format) including at least two references, as well as a cover letter (max 1 side A4) stating the suitability for the position to email, Application emails must indicate the post reference code in the subject line. Applications with CVs and cover letters should carry full names of applicant 

Note

• Application emails must indicate the post reference code in the subject line. Applications with CV's and cover letters should carry full names of applicant.
• Applications received after this time will not be considered. 
• If you have not received a response by 17 November 2017, please consider that you were not successful at this time.