Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria is seeking to fill the role of Finance Officer.

The organisation provides reproductive health care and allied services in over 30 countries.

• Review payment request documents for accuracy, ensuring compliance with donor and organisation’s policies and procedures
• Ensure cost-centre matrix is properly followed
• Monitor and update payment and expenditure trackers, ensuring proper transaction filing system is maintained for all financial activities at the support office
• Provide timely preparation of payment vouchers as and when payment is due and actual upload of payments to the banking platform for approval
• Ensure accurate posting of financial transactions into SUN system
• Ensure preparation of monthly bank reconciliation of selected support-office-bank accounts that agree with the bank statement for proper signoff and filing
• Assist with statutory payroll remittances and ensure collection of payment receipts and credit notes
• Ensure management and reconciliation of withholding tax control accounts
• Monitor staff accounts and track retirements on regular basis to ensure all advances taken are retired timely
• Advise FD through the FM in upgrading of financial procedures and policies as and when required and on a timely basis
• Coordinate closely with the procurement team to rectify all outstanding payments and creditors’ accounts
• Assist in the departmental monthly expenditure review
• Assist in the preparation of annual business plan and forecast

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting with second class upper, minimum, or its equivalent
• Recognised professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, could be an added advantage
• One year, minimum, of post-NYSC experience in a similar role with an NGO/INGO
• Working knowledge of different donors
• Ability to use SUN accounting package could be an added advantage
• Advanced Excel skills preferred
• Ability to multitask, manage a workload and produce high quality report
• Good team player
• Flexibility while working with other colleagues

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