Finance Officer - IHP Nigeria at Palladium Group

Accounting/Finance

Sokoto

• Ensures all finances are managed in alignment with the Nigerian government regulations, company and client’s financial policies and procedures.
• Support the Finance Manager to prepare, review and revise project budgets and expenditure forecasts.
• Forecast project expenditures through field office, timely submit field cash requests and manage cash flows in field office.
• Communicate and follow up with relevant suppliers, consultants, vendors, contractors and staff with regards to invoices, payments, advances or finances.
• Reconcile and review invoices for payments.
• Write checks and issue payments.
• Ensure applicable tax withholding and deductions are taken care of as per the Nigerian laws and regulations on all payments.
• Maintain up to date bank and petty cash account transaction records and supporting documentations.
• Record all financial transactions in the financial templates provided by HQ, accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Prepare, review and submit regular field vouchers and financial reports to Abuja Central Office as required.
• Collect bank statements for the bank accounts, review cash book, and reconcile the accounts.
• Support the Finance Manager to prepare, review monthly financial reports and inform/update expenditure forecast / budget on regular basis.
• Support the State Office to prepare for periodic Financial audits as may be required.
• Work closely with the Operations Officer for daily tasks and project management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Grants Management Support.
• Review recipients’ finance vouchers.
• Process recipients’ invoices and payments.
• Reports to Finance Manager (State)

• University graduate in Financial Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics or other relevant field.
• At least 3-5 years of work experience in broader finance, accounts and operations management with an international organization and USG contracts experience preferred (including office management, HR, finance, IT, and logistics);
• Able to communicate effectively and excellent interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships at all levels;
• High level of computer literacy (proficiency in MS Excel would be added advantage)
• Ability to deal appropriately with sensitive issues and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times;
• Cross-functional team player;
• Results oriented and attention to detail;
• Proven experience in managing expenditures within budget.

21 Mar, 2021

03 Mar, 2021