Major Responsibilities

1. Participate in financial planning, monitoring, and accounting for the schools.
2. Ensure strict adherence to and implementation of the schools’ financial procedures.
3. Timely preparation of the schools’ budget and provide guidance on budgetary controls.
4. Responsible for the collection, receipting, and banking of all school revenues.
5. Ensure all payments are properly authorized and adequately supported before preparing payment vouchers.
6. Update data in the accounting system, maintaining daily ledgers, petty cash, bank transfers, and records of cash movements.
7. Ensure all payment vouchers have proper accountability attached and are subsequently filed.
8. Ensure timely dispatch of payments to suppliers after preparation.
9. Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to the Principal Tutors, Deputy Accountant, and Finance Manager.
10. Compile and update monthly reports on outstanding student fees and other dues, submitting them to the Principal Tutors for action.
11. Conduct monthly bank reconciliations, general ledger, debtors, and creditors reconciliations for the schools.
12. Prepare and submit periodic financial donor reports, ensuring compliance with donor reporting requirements.
13. In liaison with the Schools Administrator, process payments for running service contracts for school suppliers, updating and tracking service contracts.
14. In liaison with the Finance Manager and Deputy Accountant, prepare for external audit exercises and attend to external auditors.
15. Prepare and maintain a fixed assets register for the schools and ensure insurance of school properties.
16. Attend and participate in periodic school staff meetings.
17. Perform any other duties incidental to the above as assigned by the Deputy Accountant and Finance Manager.

Experience

• 1 to 3 years in a similar role.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Good computer skills.
• Good interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Excellent analytical and accounting skills.
• Excellent self-management skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to multitask and multi-skill.

Professional Degree/Certification

• Bachelor’s Degree in BCOM, BBA, or any other finance-related field.