Job Vacancy

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Duration: Project duration until 28 February 2022

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Account and Finance Officer will carry out the following tasks:

• Use specific integrated system of accounting and financial reporting
• Prepare monthly and activity account for an EU project
• Control and reconcile activity account
• Assist Financial Officer in cash flow check
• Assist Resident Representative in replying to audit queries
• Prepare request for funds from HQ with Resident Representative
• Assist in preparing withholding tax schedule and handling other tax matters
• Organise financial and accounting office files.
• Assist in the oversight of the annual budget and preparation of budget projections and monitoring of budget
• Monthly Monitoring of diesel and fuel consumption
• Maintain accounting controls by ensuring strict compliance of FES and European Union policies and procedures.
• Function as a first base auditor for the EU project
• Assist the finance officer with procurement
• Prepare financial report
• Assist the programme managers in the planning, preparation, implementation and follow-up of activities in the fields of Promotion of Democracy, Security Sector Governance;
• All other responsibilities related to accounting and financial implementation of programmes

Required Skills and Experience

Education: A minimum of a University Degree in Accounting

Skills and Experience:

• Good knowledge of Accounting, Corporate Finance and reporting skills
• High attention to detail and organisational skills
• Confidentiality and integrity
• Experience with EU Accounting Rules will be of added advantage
• Data entry and time management skills
• At least 1 year work experience in an accounting role
• Previous experience working with a Non-Profit Organization is a very strong advantage
• Proficient in the use of windows 8 or higher, advance knowledge of office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.)
• Very good communication skills
• Experience or proven interest in the topics of Democracy Promotion, Security Sector Governance and Climate Change is an asset;

Interested candidates should combine their cover letter (one page) and curriculum vitae (two pages maximum) into one PDF document and send to jobs.hr(at)fes-nigeria.org not later than 20th of  August 2021 at 11:59 pm. The cover letter should be addressed to the ‘Resident Representative’ and the subject of the email should clearly say the title of the post, "Accounts / Project Assistant".

We will automatically reject applications that do not conform to the instructions above or received after 20th of August 2021.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted

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