Accounts Officer

Responsibilities:

• Manage the financial operations of the organization and ensure timely and accurate financial reports and practices including cash management, payroll, financial disbursements, ledgers, etc.
• Responsible for entering financial information and maintaining all financial records for projects and for the organization.
• Preparing and maintaining donor agreements and staff contracts.
• Manage financial control processes, prepare and analyze budgets, develop financial reports, and make recommendations to the organization on budget expenditures.
• Obtain approvals from the Director and from donors on all procurements and purchases for projects and for the organization.
• Monitor expenditures to ensure that program funds are utilized appropriately by the close of the fiscal year.
• Provide orientation and training to the organization staff on cost-effective management.
• Ensure that all financial reporting is completed on time and submitted to donors.
• support the financial audits of all projects of the organization.
• Provide financial inputs for proposal development, project management, Human Resource Management policies, logistics, travel and other areas of administration.

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of a Bachelor's degree in a related field
• At least 2-3 years of experience in an accounting role
• Effective budgeting skills (demonstrated at interview)
• Able to work well within a team.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and QuickBooks (Demonstrated at interview)
• Solid analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Female candidates are at an advantage.
• Age between 25 - 30 yrs are strongly encouraged to apply

Location: Okota, Lagos. Candidates resident in and around Oshodi-Isolo LGA are preferred.

Remuneration: NGN 80,000 - 120,000