Financial assistant at Search For Common Ground’s International in Zamfara

Role description

• Search for Common Ground looks for a Financial assistant to offer finance assist, coordinating with closely with the Administrator and Logistics in the workspaces and the finance team to guarantee good recordkeeping, in addition to coordinating with with the room maintenance services employees to assist the smooth running of the workspace.
• The role occupant will be in charge of variety of financial recordkeeping duties in addition to offering assist on finance and project financial plan management processes.
• Carrying out and recording applicable financial financial record in addition to managing the financial coding of these financial record, will all be part of your routine standard procedure.
• You will supervise the servicing & maintenance and settlement of bank records and, as SFCG receives financing from a number of donors.
• You will also be in charge of preserving ledgers and supporting to the consistent finance reporting.

Position duties

• Assist the Finance Head in the efficient finance Management of the project.
• Ensure proper recordkeeping of vouchers and receipts, finance reporting, proper coding of expenditures, allocation of payments, tracking small expense fund allocation and bank deposits;
• Collaborate with the Administrator and Logistics unit to guarantee prompt payments for goods and solutions rendered to SFCG;
• Assist Finance Head to strengthen financial and accounting operational structures - recognizing differences, weaknesses and concerns and endorsing and executing initiatives;
• Guarantee adherence with SFCG and donor accounting qualifications.
• Perform consistent settlement and other spending and earnings, according to accepted timeframes and guidelines.
• Work alongside SFCG finance teams in order to fulfill payments and other project expenditures.
• Make sure that all spending is charged to the accurate financial plan line.
• Coordinate with the Finance Head to guarantee smooth and proper synchronization connected with consistent payments and buys.
• Ensure entire financial adherence and management across the consortium.
• Check in with consortium associates for financial tracking and expenditure rate.
• Carry out internal confirmation inside the consortium to guarantee cost qualification and adherence.
• Preserve consistent information exchange and offer assistance to the finance teams of Search’s associates.
• Assist the status updates process by making sure all documents assisting financial record are collated, examined and balanced before entry to the Finance Head for upload to the system.
• Assist the Finance Head to preserve a tracker of all outsources and additional tasks under grants.
• Evaluate and track financial plan effectiveness by evaluating variances between authorized financial plans and actual expenditures.
• Oversee financial record productively and productively to guarantee quality status updates.
• Carries out duty in assist of allocated initiatives, which includes photocopying, processing paperwork, and arranging sessions.

Credentials Education:

Bsc in Accounting & Finance. An ICAN Accreditation or MSC in Accounting would be beneficial.

Necessary Expertise:

• 1 year or above of industry experience offering finance, managerial, logistical and/or business assist.
• Expertise operating in an NGO or civil society will be an added advantage.
• Expertise operating with little or no oversight.

Note

Applications should comprise of ongoing Resume and Cover Letter (which comprises requirements of remuneration and projected commencement date) Only candidates invited for an interview will be reached. No phone calls, please.