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Job number : 202411001
Project Accountant- One (1) Position
The accountant shall be responsible for maintaining proper invoicing and credit records of the organization, as well as for responding to all the funder queries regarding the organization activities. He/she will also be the official agent with the organization’s bankers and the immediate point of reference for the Organization’s correspondence relating to the flow of the finances.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Performing clerical works in the Finance department as might be assigned from time to time.
- Filing accounts records and ensuring that they can be retrieved and accessible to authorized persons whenever needed.
- Maintaining of ledgers and responding to their queries.
- Ensuring that in-coming and out-going correspondences are handled expeditiously.
- Preparing schedules for accounts receivable and accounts payable.
- Monitoring advances and accountabilities in compliance with regulations.
- Maintaining sound accounting system, filing and accountability attached to payment vouchers.
- Assuring timely and accurate invoicing for any transactions in his/her competence.
- Making recommendations to improve quality of invoicing and collection procedures.
- Weekly reporting of invoicing totals/aging totals/cash receipts/invoice adjustments
- Generating accounting statements and reports for the finance officer.
- Researching cash receipts, coding and posting of receipts.
- Developing both automated and hard copies of financial reports using Spread sheets or any other format.
- Organizing and maintaining up-to-date financial records.
- Participate in the annual stock-taking
- Providing monthly financial and management reports.
- Carrying out any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- A minimum of a Diploma of Business Administration/Management, Commerce, or an equivalent relevant from an Institution recognised by NCHE.
- Experience and knowledge in using accounting tools ie QuickBooks and other commonly used tools is a MUST have.
- Proven experience in using automated accounting systems and diverse accounting packages
- Excellent computer skills in MS Word, Spreadsheet, and PowerPoint.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
Personal Attributes and Competences
- An impeccable track record and a very high level of moral integrity and professional ethics.
- Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to build and work as a team
- Ability to develop and sustain healthy working networks both within and outside the Organization.
- Thoroughness and ability to pay attention to detail
- Ability to set targets and beat deadlines
Advert open date: November 15, 2024.
Closing date: November 20, 2024
To apply, fill the google form below.
https://forms.gle/tbTasrxbiwLfNveVA