Finance Officer at DevTrain

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your responsibilities are not but limited to the following;

• Report to and work closely with the Finance Manager of DevTrain
• Co-ordinated the day to day administrative and financial operations of the office, including procurement management
• Prepared and analyzed monthly financial statements of the company and budget preparation and monitoring.
• Maintained banking transactions of the organization and ensure good relationship with the bank and take advantage of benefits.
• Put together and manage the DevTrain’s budget, drive growth and manage costs, ensuring transparency, accountability and efficiency in the use of the initiative’s resources
• Maintain cash Books, prepare monthly bank reconciliation statements, monthly budget reports showing actual, forecasts and variances
• Took particular responsibility of keeping records, postings into the accounting platform and finalization of Accounts

• Ensured the proper filing and safe keeping of all supporting documents for review by both external and internal auditors.
• Ensured the preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly report of Accounts
• Submit to PO timely informative reports, summarizing progress made in implementation of activities, lessons learnt, and recommendations for improvement including ad hoc reports and human-interest stories that may be needed towards outputs and objectives of the DevTrain CEDI
• Submit situational and any other non-routine reports when necessary or when asked to
• Support the identification of potential new and better-fit approaches that can be developed

Experiences:

• She/he must have up to 1-2 years’ experience in Project Cycle Management and managing organizational resources with excellent analytical professional report writing capacity.
• Proven track record of financial management, capacity building/training for stakeholders including at community level and for local institutions
• Solid knowledge and understanding NGO or Grants operational environment is required.

Skills

• A team player, analytical thinker, innovator and strategic thinker
• Excellent planning, co-ordination, and prioritization skills
• Strong facilitation, diplomatic, and interpersonal skills
• Good command of writing in English
• Excellent communication and team-working skills with the ability to build good relations, both internally and externally
• Good computer knowledge with command of MS Office packages
• Ability to facilitate training to community-based organizations
• Ability to work in a multicultural, diverse and performance related environment
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction

Desirable

• Gender and intercultural sensitivity
• Willing to work additional hours at crucial times
• Positive outlook and stand-alone disposition
• Adaptable and responsive disposition relative to the demands and development of the project

Academic Qualifications:

• Possession of a B.Sc. or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy or any of the Social Sciences.
• Committed to DevTrain’s Vision, Mission and Values
• Knowledge and understanding of working with Community-Based Organizations
• Proficiency in the use of computer application (Microsoft office, Excel etc.)
• Good working knowledge of the QuickBooks software.