Nigeria Job Openings

Nuru Nigeria

Finance and Grant Officer

FULL TIME

November 11, 2024

Nuru Nigeria is a local non-profit and non-governmental organisation working in rural areas of Northeast Nigeria. To build a resilience corridor through nutrition-sensitive regenerative agribusiness programming. Nuru Nigeria's core approach is sustainable, community-led, community-driven, and profitable farmer organisations. We are an equal-opportunity employer with zero tolerance for any form of discrimination. We also are keen on harnessing talents that embody our values.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Finance and Grant Officer
Job Location: Yola, Adamawa
Employment Type: Full-time
Position Description

The Finance & Grants Officer is a member of the finance team. She/he will assist the Finance and Grant Specialist with financial, accounting, and budgeting support.
She/he will maintain accurate financial, accounting, and payroll records in compliance with Nuru Nigeria Finance Policy and Manual, and assist with financial reporting, bank reconciliations, or other related duties.

Key Responsibilities

Support in the preparation/development of Nuru Nigeria & monthly financial reports, with guides from the Finance & Grants Specialist
Ensure timely posting of transactions in Odoo, and journal entries preparation.
Monitor and manage staff advance accounts, and account payables to ensure timely retirements and remittances of all taxes.
Support in budgeting and budgeting processes.
Ensure monthly posting of prepayments.
Support in budget development for Nuru Nigeria and other grants.
Ensure the appropriate use of WBS and applicable grants.
Raising payment vouchers and petty cash journals and ensuring expenses are by
Nuru Nigeria policies and procedures manual.
Ensure that all project-related transactions are charged (posted) using the appropriate WBS with the respective GL-Code or Nuru Nigeria Charts of Accounts.
Timely preparation and processing of payments by ensuring that all payments are reasonable, allowable, and allocable to the project.
Ensure that all withholding taxes are remitted on time.
Ensure accurate filing and managing of all vouchers and scanning same to the e- folder (G-Drive)
Ensure timely submissions of documents to the Managing Director for approval by every Wednesday of the week.
Ensure that internal controls put in place are complied with to ensure compliance and are tightened to mitigate risks.
Ensure petty cash is properly managed and recorded in the accounting software to ensure accuracy by the Finance Intern
Perform any other task assigned by the supervisor and Head of Finance.

Job requirement & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other related field
Strong knowledge of financial management principles and practices.
Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite.
Minimum of Three (3)years demonstrated experiencewith reputed organisations, preferably with INGOs, donor agencies or international organisations, is required.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong organisational and time management skills.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
High level of integrity and ethical standards.
Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

Note
Non-discriminatory employment clause:

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity, colour, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, age, disability or health status.
The management of Nuru Nigeria reserves the right to verify all of the applicant's information and conduct background checks on shortlisted candidates including reaching out to his/her previous employer.
Please note that only suitable and qualified candidates will be shortlisted.
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

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