FINANCE ASSISTANT AT PALLADIUM | FINANCE JOBS IN KANO

About Company:

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

Job Description:

• Provide initial review of all invoices/payment requests and initiate timely action in line with Project procedures/processes towards processing such payments;
• Support in preparation of weekly Field Vouchers for review and final submission by the Finance Manager.
• Manage all staff travel/activity advances, ensuring they are timeously liquidated, reconciled and reported in line with Lafiya Programme procedures.
• Support the Finance Manager in accounts reconciliations, which includes but not limited to:
• Activity advance liquidation:
• Preparations and review of payment vouchers.
• Reconciliation of vendors’ statements prior to payment of any invoices;
• Support the Finance Manager in Overseeing the maintenance of robust filing system for easy retrieval of documents, finance documentation - both hard and electronic copies.
• Assist the Finance Manager in preparation of HQ monthly spending forecasts, trackers maintenance and expenditure variance reporting.
• Provide effective cover in the event of the absence of the Finance Coordinator from duty.
• Any other duties as directed by the Finance Manager.

Requirements:

• Provision of regular updates to the Finance Manager
• Monthly submission of HQ forecasts;
• Weekly Field Vouchers
• Post payment reviews of PVs for audit preparations
• Other reporting as requested by the line manager.

Qualifications and Skills:

• University Degree or its equivalent in Business Administration, Accounting, Project Management or Social Sciences.
• Progressive years of experience providing finance support.
• Excellent cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills demonstrated by ability to interact professionally with culturally and linguistically diverse staff, clients and consultants.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a variety of activities with attention to detail.
• Intermediate level skills in Microsoft Office Suite and comfortable in a Windows PC environment.

Salary

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