Finance Officer at Development Exchange Centre (DEC)

Development Exchange Centre (DEC) is a Non-Government, Nonreligious and a Membership Organization that provides social and microfinance services to women groups, communities and NGO’s in Nigeria to enhance their Capacity for sustainable development.

DEC Is working with International Partners CBO’s and government agencies In the area of Microfinance, Health, Nutrition, Education, Governance and Peace building and Economic Empowerment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Taraba

Job Purpose

• To support the PROSELL project in ensuring it maintains a high standard of accounting and financial control and to ensure that financial procedures are adhered to and that non-compliance is challenged and corrected
• To process the daily, monthly financial information for the Partner CSO Office and to assist with the management and administration of finance/administration duties in the EU-funded programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure supporting documentation for payments is complete and correct in accordance with Donor’s financial procedures.
• Maintain a reliable and effective finance record filing system.
• Monthly reconciliation of accounts and follow up with any discrepancies.
• Support the team by ensuring payments in the field are anticipated, made in a timely manner and with safety in mind.
• Ensure all compliance checklist regarding all transactions.
• Ensure that all incomes and receipts are properly documented, e.g. by an invoice or receipt.
• Follow up to ensure that income projections agreed by donors are properly followed through.
• Ensure that advances to Field Officers are duly retired with proper documentation on a monthly basis.
• Proactively monitor balance on bank account
• Manage PROSELL Field Office bank and cash accounts :
• Act as point of contact for day-to-day matters with financial service providers.
• Remittance of all taxes and staff pensions in a timely manner with one week of occurring

Requirements, Skills, and Competence

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, is required; Master's desired.
• ICAN or ACCA qualification will be an added advantage.
• Three to Five (3-5) years of progressively responsible and directly relevant professional experience, such as finance, accounting, grants management - ideally with at least 2 years in a local or international NGO.
• Ability to understand and implement the government tax laws.
• Proven knowledge of computerized systems and demonstrable experience of working with computerized accounting packages and spreadsheets.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Strong analytical and planning skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a large multi-cultural organisation.

Application Closing Date
19th October, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their detailed Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter on the position applied to: [email protected] and copy [email protected]

Note

• Indigenes of the aforementioned LGAs are encouraged to apply.
• Applicants (Women and Men) applications will be treated with equal opportunity.
• Ability to ride motorcycle is an added advantage.