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Full Time |
Yobe |
Posted 7 months ago |
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Admin and Finance Manager
Location: Yobe
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- Oversee and ensure daily financial management and accounting obligations are performed in accordance with CPWEI’s policies and guidelines.
- Ensure that all accounting data is updated, reconciled and fully supported with backup documentation.
- Ensure timely processing of staff payroll, allowances and other reimbursements.
- Monitor program and operational forecasting, establish and maintain cash controls to ensure supply of adequate funds.
- Develop project budget, preparation, monitor, review and revise as required by the program coordinator as approved by the Executive Director
- Prepare budgets against actual analysis and report the variances to the Executive Director.
- Provide financial status of project expenses and budget information on a Monthly basis or as when required by the Executive Director.
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented.
- Conduct internal audits on a monthly basis for this project to ensure accurate documentation in accordance with donor requirements.
- Lead in managing the project audit process with External Auditors ensuring smooth audit and providing all documents required by Auditors as and when needed.
- Handle Human resources functions such as payroll, benefits administration, and employee relations.
- Implement internal controls and procedures to safeguard assets and minimize risk of fraud or financial loss.
- Supervise administrative staff and ensure smooth daily operations.
Key Requirements
- Minimum of First Degree or higher Degree qualification in Finance, Business, Accounting or other relevant field; professional qualification in Accounting desired.
- 4 years of progressive financial management experience, including supervisory experience.
- Strong accounting skills and experience including management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and balance sheet.
- Demonstrated experience and skill with budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting
- Preparation, presentation, and the proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports.
- Strong analytical, decision making and strategic planning skills with the ability to articulate complex information in an easy-to-understand manner.
- Knowledge of local law in taxation and local regulatory reporting procedures.
- Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Vision), Web Conferencing Applications.
- Ability to prioritize, plan ahead, and manage a complex and diverse workload with tight deadlines.
- Experience of donor funded projects guidelines including UN, USAID, EU etc. is an added advantage
The Candidate Should Have the Following Soft Skills:
- Time management for task prioritization and deadline adherence;
- Paying attention to details and strong communication skills, with an ability to integrate information/inputs from across the project to produce relevant products (documents, tools, processes) for success stories;
- Ability to react via being assertive, identify and respond to demands accordingly;
- Interpersonal skills for collaborative teamwork and strong organizational skills;
- Adaptability and flexibility to take on new tasks and responsibilities
Application Closing Date
8th March, 2024.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the position as subject of the email.
Note
- The title of the position must be indicated in the subject line of your e-mail.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
- Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis due to the urgency of the need of the position
- Successful candidates will be required to resume immediately after a successful reference check.
- Women and PWDs are strongly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: March 8, 2024
Job Features
Job Category | Finance Manager |