Project Finance Officer - Africa Projects Development Centre

[Scholar]

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

The application deadline is 25th August, 2023.

Basic requirements

• A Bachelors degree in Finance, Financial Management, Economics or related field. Certification for ICAN, ACCA, CIMA, CFA etc will be a strong advantage.
• Proficiency in using efficient accounting software.
• Minimum of two (2) years' experience in financial management services of donor funded agribusiness youth hub or related projects.
• Female candidates are strongly advised to apply.

Key Competencies

• Strong team player
• Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team
• Flexible and able to cope with high levels of stress.
• High proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc,)
• High professional and personal integrity;
• Self-driven with a solution-oriented approach
• Ability to train and supervise others
• People-oriented and diplomatic approach; people management
• Organizational skills and the ability to concurrently handle multiple assignments.
• An eye for details, team working and multi-tasking

Primary responsibilities

• Financial reporting of overall project performance including in all the countries where the project is being implemented;
• Ensure that the project operations are carried out in accordance with sound financial management and procurement practices;
• Ensure preparation and submission of all relevant documents including Special Account (SA) advance and replenishment requests, direct payment requests and SA payment justifications etc
• Assists the FAS Manager in keeping track of the project budget to ensure that funds are used according to the funding requirements and to propose corrective actions if needed;
• Assists the timely execution and control of monthly/yearly accountancy closure, financial reports, audits and all service contracts for the project;
• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation statements;
• Processing invoices and payment receipts for transactions to ensure transparent accounting practices.
• Ensure that the finance unit complies with project donor's laid down policies, procedures and regulations;
• Submission of Quarterly Progress Reports (QPR) with financial information to the Bank for project implementation monitoring;
• Works with the Project Coordinator and the Finance & Administrative Manager to ensure project financials align with project technical guidelines/components;
• Works with finance officers at AAIN and IITA in disbursement and financial reporting in line with the template and guideline created; and
• Perform duties reasonably assigned by the project management.

All mails should be forwarded to careers@apdcgroup.org
Please the subject of your mail should be
"Application for Project Finance Officer".