Finance Adviser at SOS Children's Villages Nigeria

SOS Children's Villages Nigeria works in 133 countries to support families and help children at risk grow up in a loving home. For more than 60 years, we have worked with partners in each community to either help families care for their children or to provide an alternative, for instance an SOS family, in which the love of a carer is essential.

Everything we do is based on the best interests of the child, and each has an individual development plan. Uniquely, we provide practical support over the long term, so that each child or young person can develop resilient relationships and face life’s challenges in the future

Working throughout the country, SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria is in the process of recruiting the vacant position of:

Job Title: Finance Adviser

Location: Lagos

Job Description
The Financial Adviser overseers the day-to-day activities of the finance team and ensures the organization’s finance function is organized to produce accurate financial and management accounts.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of the finance function and overseeing the finance team
• Initiates and ensures necessary implementation of accounting/financial controls measures in the organization
• Leads in the preparation of budgets, for casts and cash flows
• Prepares statutory arid internal financial reports
• Initiates Annual Stock-taking of Assets, ensures their sate-keeping the Assets Register update
• Maintenance of financial books and accounting processes

Requirements

• BSC/HND and fully qualified ACA, ACCC/MA (or equivalent) with previous financial control and management reporting experience
• Demonstrable experience in managing accounting teams
• Ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrable good attention to detail, good judgement and logical decision-making
• Strong computer literacy with solid understanding of accounting software principles.
• Knowledge of Navision will be an added advantage

Remuneration
We offer a Competitive Salary and Benefit Package

In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, all employment is subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Application Closing Date
1st May, 2014

Method of Application
Qualified candidates are to send a motivation letter and detailed Curriculum Vitae with three traceable references to:

The National Director
SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria
18 Church Street, Opebi, Ikeja
P.O Box 660 Shomolu Lagos, Nigeria
Email address: [email protected]