Accountant at The Advocacy Project in Child and Family Health

The Advocacy Project in Child and Family Health, a new health project supporting civil society organizations to advocate for fulfilment of promises in the domains of policy, finance and regulatory standards for Routine Immunization; Primary Health Care Under one Roof; and Ending Childhood Killer Disease, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Accountant
Job Location: Abuja

Job Description

• The Accountant will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the contractual financial requirements of the donor funded projects he will keep all books of account for the project, making real-time postings; make approved payments in line with budgets; and work within a strong compliance team.
• S/he will keep the checking account, make and manage budgets for project activities: keep equipment and supply registers and all other accounting records.
• The position holder will also he required to prepare financial reports to monitor and track obligations and expenditure as well as provide training accountants of sub-grandees and generally backstopping the accounting system.

Requirements

• University degree in Accounting, Finance Business Administration or an other relevant field with 2-5 years of post National Youth Service experience, of which 2 year's; must be in similar mole in a non-profit donor funded project.
• Ability to work with a strong program team while having capacity for independent effort.
• Possession of professional accounting qualifications and excellent computer skill with specialty in spread sheet. accounting software (Quickbooks) and other relevant programs

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a CV as an email attachment and submit a 3 paragraph letter of application in the email content page (not as an attachment), the 3 paragraph application must provide key information on your suitability for the position to: childandfamhealth@gmail.com using the position applied for as the subject of the email.

Note: Applications from young. smart and quick learning new graduates of Accounting with limited experience will also be considered.