Finance and Grant Officer Job at Nuru Nigeria

Nuru Nigeria is a local non-profit and non-governmental organisation working in rural areas of Northeast Nigeria. To build a resilience corridor through nutrition-sensitive regenerative agribusiness programming. Nuru Nigeria's core approach is sustainable, community-led, community-driven, and profitable farmer organisations. We are an equal-opportunity employer with zero tolerance for any form of discrimination. We also are keen on harnessing talents that embody our values.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Finance and Grant Officer

Job Location: Yola, Adamawa
Employment Type: Full-time

Position Description

• The Finance & Grants Officer is a member of the finance team. She/he will assist the Finance and Grant Specialist with financial, accounting, and budgeting support.
• She/he will maintain accurate financial, accounting, and payroll records in compliance with Nuru Nigeria Finance Policy and Manual, and assist with financial reporting, bank reconciliations, or other related duties.

Key Responsibilities

• Support in the preparation/development of Nuru Nigeria & monthly financial reports, with guides from the Finance & Grants Specialist
• Ensure timely posting of transactions in Odoo, and journal entries preparation.
• Monitor and manage staff advance accounts, and account payables to ensure timely retirements and remittances of all taxes.
• Ensure the appropriate use of WBS and applicable grants.
• Raising payment vouchers and petty cash journals and ensuring expenses are by
• Nuru Nigeria policies and procedures manual.
• Support in budgeting and budgeting processes.
• Ensure monthly posting of prepayments.
• Support in budget development for Nuru Nigeria and other grants.
• Ensure that all project-related transactions are charged (posted) using the appropriate WBS with the respective GL-Code or Nuru Nigeria Charts of Accounts.
• Timely preparation and processing of payments by ensuring that all payments are reasonable, allowable, and allocable to the project.
• Ensure that all withholding taxes are remitted on time.
• Ensure accurate filing and managing of all vouchers and scanning same to the e- folder (G-Drive)
• Ensure timely submissions of documents to the Managing Director for approval by every Wednesday of the week.
• Ensure that internal controls put in place are complied with to ensure compliance and are tightened to mitigate risks.
• Ensure petty cash is properly managed and recorded in the accounting software to ensure accuracy by the Finance Intern
• Perform any other task assigned by the supervisor and Head of Finance.

Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other related field.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of financial management principles and practices.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Attributes:

• High level of integrity and ethical standards.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

Note
Non-discriminatory employment clause:

• Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity, colour, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, age, disability or health status.
• The management of Nuru Nigeria reserves the right to verify all of the applicant's information and conduct background checks on shortlisted candidates including reaching out to his/her previous employer.
• Please note that only suitable and qualified candidates will be shortlisted.
• Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.