Finance Assistant Job in Abuja at The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3)

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The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) supports the US President's Malaria Initiative's (PMI) goal of significantly reducing deaths from malaria in high burden African countries. Social and behavior change communication (SBCC) activities ensure Nigerians are aware of,
understand, and play their part in the national goal of malaria elimination. HC3 Nigeria is working with the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) and partnering organizations to ensure SBCC activities achieve scale and intensity throughout the country. With over 177 million people to reach, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Interventions introduced have to achieve impact with a combination of wide reach and intense interpersonal communication activity.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Ref.: JHU CCP-HC3 Nigeria Malaria Project
Location: Abuja
Supervisor: Senior Finance Officer

Responsibilities

• The Finance Assistant is responsible for assisting with the computing, classifying and recording financial transactions to ensure the financial records of the organization are accurate.
• The Finance Assistant will also assist the Senior Finance officer in performing routine financial calculations and general ledger duties.
• The Assistant will also check the accuracy of calculations performed by other employees.

Specifically the Finance Assistant will:

• Work closely with the Senior Finance Officer to ensure smooth operation of all finance matters, Assist with Payments, Assist with Budget tracking, Assist with Staff Travel retirements, Assist with raising day to day Payments, Assist with the Monthly Finance Reporting, Assisting with the preparations and reconciliation of Petty Cash, Assist with Monthly Computation of Pension Payments into various PFAs, Assist Administrative Officer with Procurement responsibilities, Provide financial support to team members, Assisting internal/external auditors with queries, Other duties as identified by Supervisor

Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of Excel spreadsheets, Knowledge and experience of Quickbooks, Good knowledge of Microsoft Package, Ability to handle large volumes of invoices

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree/HND in Finance or Accounting, Minimum 2 years’ experience with QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, Word and Power point, Excellent written and Oral Communication Skills, Fluency in English, written and Spoken

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and cover letter to: [email protected]

Note:

• Do NOT send any other documents or attachments. Please note, any applications submitted with certificates, transcripts etc. will be immediately discarded.
• Do NOT send links to online resumes or CVs. Any applications submitted with a link to an online resume or CV will be immediately discarded.
• The subject line for your submission MUST read: "Application for HC3 Finance Assistant" any emails without this exact subject line will be immediately discarded.
• Only final candidates will be contacted for further engagement

Application Deadline  5th November, 2015

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