Industry: Education
Valid Until: 7th February 2021
Company Name: A Reputable Company
Job Type: Full Time
Required Experience: 4 years
Education Level: HND
Job Level: Mid level
Responsibilities
- Assistswith preparation and monitoring of annual comprehensive budgets and allfinancial reports for the board
- Implements financial policies and procedures
- Participates in the development of budgetproposals
- Assists in the financial audits, if and whenrequired
- Maintainsappropriate filing of financial records, and ensures proper backup of all files
- Providesadvice and recommendations on financial procedures and practices, as required.
- Bankingand money handling
- Performsall bank account reconciliations on a monthly basis and when needed,communicates with the bank to understand and reconcile any discrepancies
- Preparesrequests for cash and ensures all disbursements have appropriate supportingdocuments
- Monitors,manages and reconciles petty cash.
- Producesinvoices and ensures they contain the necessary information to facilitatetimely payment
- Followsup on outstanding invoices
- Identifiesfunds received, matches them to programmes/projects or activities and ensuresthey are recorded manually or in the computer system.
- Ensuresall expenses and requests for disbursements are approved by the appropriateauthority
- Preparesall cheques within specified time lines
- Ensuresall accounts payable are recorded manually or in the computer system
- Followsup on invoice discrepancies with suppliers.
- Prepares payroll on a timely basis, as per theassociation’s policy.
- Assisting in the preparation of budget
- Managing records andreceipts
- Reconciling daily,monthly and yearly transactions
- Preparing balancesheets
- Processing invoices
- Developing an in-depthknowledge of organizational products and process
- Providing customerservice to clients
- Resolve financialdisputes raised by the customer service and sales teams
- Being a key point ofcontact for other departments on financial and accounting matters
- Supporting the FinanceManager with projects and tasks when required
Requirements and Skills
- Proven work experience as a Finance Officer or similar role
- Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures
- Experience using financial software
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- Knowledge of financial regulations
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Sharp time management skills
- Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
- BSc degree inFinance, Accounting or Economics