Mott MacDonald - current recruitment
The Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN) is a six-year UK government funded programme designed to provide strategic technical assistance to support education reform at Federal level in up to 7 Lead States.
Job Title: Finance Assistant
Job No.: 18622BR
Location: Zamfara
Job Type: Contract
Job Category: Education
Job Profile
- The Finance Assistant will be responsible for the day-to-day support of management of finances within Abuja in accordance with Cambridge Education’ systems and procedures and consistent with the client’s requirements.
- The Finance Assistant will receive an induction in Abuja to ensure that s/he is fully conversant with Cambridge Education (CE) systems and procedures.
Job Description
Accountabilities:
- Support the internal administrative functions of the finance unit.
- Support and guide Programme Officers on the preparation of payment vouchers and ensuring that payment voucher has adequate and relevant supporting document.
- Support Programme Officers in ensuring that appropriate account codes are used and expenditure are charged to the correct expenditure budget line.
- Support and facilitate timely retirement of advances to programme staff.
- Support workshop activities on disbursement of fund and timely retirement of workshop advances.
- Administer the Programme petty cash fund, reconciliations and subsequent postings into the accounting platforms.
- Support the DFMs and FOs in ensuring payment for goods and services are made to suppliers and service providers as and when due.
- Ensure an efficient tracking process for all document sent to the finance unit up to the stage of filing and ensure the security of finance documents.
- Provide support to the DFMs and FOs during the fixed asset verification exercise and periodic reviews of accounting records.
- Work closely with the admin staff to ensure proper administration of items of consumables and store items.
- Ensure invoice received are reconciled with the amount posted in the accounts.
- Support the Finance Officers in the preparation of forecast, budget and monthly returns.
- Establish good and considerate working relationships with all staff within the programme, demonstrating respect for their own roles and responsibilities.
Candidate Specification
Essential Competencies/Skills:
- Excellent financial management/ accountancy skills.
- Good IT skills and confidence/proficiency in all Microsoft packages, and the ability to master CE in-house financial management system, FiFi.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to think ahead and produce accurate.
- Willingness to be flexible and respond in a timely manner to support colleagues in Abuja head office and State Offices when the need requires.
- Educated to BSc or equivalent with significant working experience.
- Previous experience working in a large donor funded programme is an added advantage.
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
Application Closing Date:Not Specified.
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