Cuso International is a leading, North American international development agency that works through volunteers to overcome poverty for more than 50 years.
Cuso International is currently implementing a five year, $CAD15M project Youth Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Access and Development Project (YouLead) funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development that will support the creation of youth-led enterprises and employment for young women and men in the natural resource sector in Cross River State, Nigeria. Cuso International and implementing partners will develop a youthdriven approach to support sustainable economic activities in key sectors (forestry, agriculture, aquaculture and eco-tourism) identified by the CRS government and other key stakeholders. The project will also strengthen capacity of government at State and LGA levels, youth serving civil society organizations, training organizations, and financial institutions to develop and implement a policy framework as the basis of increasing employment, self-employment and secured livelihoods for young women and men in the natural resource sectors.
Reporting to the Finance Officer, the Finance Assistant is responsible for supporting the Finance Officer in day to day financial activities within the project Office. She/he will be responsible for managing payables, banking and petty cash; filing of complete records and adherence to Cuso International and donor policies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Transactions
- Managing payments to staff, volunteers, vendors and partners, including remitting all statutory payments and ensuring all payments are credited accordingly.
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate petty cash records and vouchers according to petty cash limit with appropriate approval and within policy guidelines.
- Making cheque and cash deposits into bank accounts and documenting all necessary evidence.
- Stamp “PAID” on all vouchers and maintain vouchers filing in a chronological order; arrange all documents in an orderly manner in the filing cabinet.
- Keep safe all cash-in-hand according to Cuso International cash procedure.
- Assist operations staff in the preparation of annual budgets.
- Assist new staff to open bank accounts and resolve official issues with staff and vendors at the bank.
- Ensure that all staff and volunteer timesheet are correctly filled, submitted on time and filed by the 5th working day of the new month.
Other responsibilities:
- Carry out any other duties as required by the Finance Officer.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Financial Administration:
- Relevant accounting qualification (ICAN Skills Level) or/and diploma (B.Sc./HND) with at least two (3) years relevant working experience in an office environment assisting with financial duties.
- Knowledge and understanding of Nigerian taxation processes
- Experience of working with financial/accounting software – SAGE and Quickbook and advanced working knowledge of MS excel.
- Proven ability to create accurate and clear financial analysis and review reports.
- Strong attention to detail, including the ability to identify, resolve and correct errors
- Proven record of providing good customer service to internal and external clients Ability to manage time and tight deadlines and working effectively under pressure Ability to maintain integrity and confidentiality of financial information.
Team work
Proven ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural context, in multiple teams, and where teams may be geographically dispersed.
IT
Proven ability to be self-serving in IT (Outlook, Email, databases, advanced excel, PowerPoint, amongst others) and willingness to develop IT skills in order to improve effectiveness at work.
HOW TO APPLY
Your application must be forwarded to [email protected], with the competition number: FAAP-2017-03 clearly marked as the subject. Applications must be received by January 8, 2017, 11:59 pm EST. No late applications will be considered. Your resume, including the cover letter must not be longer than 4 pages in length.
To be considered, your résumé and cover letter should demonstrate that all of the essential qualifications are met. Applications that do not meet the above requirements will not be considered.
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