Reporting to the Program Manager and a dotted reporting line to the Senior Finance specialist, TechnoServe Nigeria, the Accounting Officer is a dynamic and agile position that will play a key role in providing accounting support for SAY-WEE project in an efficient and compliant manner and ensuring compliance to TechnoServe, donor and statutory policies, processes and regulations.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities:

Accounts Payable

• Review of procurement requests ensuring compliance with procurement policies, donor policies and country regulatory bodies
• Processing procurement approvals by raising payment vouchers and facilitating wire transfers
• Processing accurate and timely transaction information into TechnoServe’s accounting system. Checks and code expenditure (travel advances, imprest and purchase requisition)
• Maintain financial documents filing system both physical and electronic
• Work with the Country Controller to implement a grant tracking/monitoring system, monitoring grant expenditures in order to identify any irregularities.

Compliance

• Filling the FACE form for request and liquidation.
• Filing of all tax deductions and support obtaining of tax clearance certificate for the organization
• Keep up to date with regulatory changes
• Support audit both organization and project audit
• Work with Country Controller in ensuring compliance with Nigerian tax laws

Others

• Support in preparing schedules for monthly financial close for the SAY-WEE Project
• Review all reconciliations and ensure completeness and compliance for the SAY-WEE Project
• Support GL reconciliation for accuracy and early error detection
• Participate in internal and external audits by providing auditors with accounting documents as requested and provide explanation for audit queries
• Perform other related tasks in respect to achieving the above listed as may be assigned

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics or related field with minimum of 2 years’ experience, alternatively 4 years’ experience in the field of finance.
• Experience and conversant with UN Face form, expert in forecasting and liquidation.
• Advanced-level knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and basic functional knowledge of field accounting software packages.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with donor funded projects most especially the UN
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong sense of collegiality, integrity, resourcefulness, and accountability for results
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• An ability to think critically and elevate risks to management
• A creative and entrepreneurial approach to resolving problems