Finance Expert at Discovery Cycle Professionals (3 Positions)

Discovery Cycle Professionals (A Division of Discovery Cycle Limited) is a global network of experienced academics and consultants assembled to provide world-class knowledge-based services globally. DCP has diverse experience across different professional fields and offers a wide-range of multi-disciplinary professional services.

Discovery Cycle Professionals (DCP) has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. Over the years, DCP has developed a wide range of multi-disciplinary professional services covering both the private and public sectors of the economy through the “DCP Ecosystem. As part of its regional expansion strategy in West Africa and beyond, the company established its second Country Office in Monrovia, Liberia in 2013.

Discovery Cycle Professionals is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Finance Expert

Location of Job (Department and Division): Head Office, Abuja, Tax, Audit & Risk Advisory Division
Number of Subordinates: 3
Reports to: Associate Partner

Core Purpose of the Job

• The Finance Expert is responsible for maintaining Corporate Financial, Accounting, Administrative and Personnel Services in order to meet organisational requirements and support general operations.

Key Performance Areas:

• Core, Essential Responsibilities/ Output Of Position (KPA’s)

Role and Task Complexities:

• Assist with preparation of the budget
• Implement financial policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain cash controls
• Establish, maintain and reconcile the general ledger
• Monitor cash reserves and investments
• Prepare and reconcile bank statements
• Establish and maintain supplier accounts
• Processes supplier invoices
• Maintain the purchase order system
• Ensure data is entered into the system
• Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the computerised accounting system
• Prepare income statements
• Prepare balance sheets
• Prepare monthly financial statements
• Prepare quarterly reports and report on variances
• Assist with the annual audit
• Maintain the computerised accounting system
• Maintain financial files and records
• Negotiates with stakeholders to achieve the best overall results.
• Review clients' projects and offer professional and technical consultation.
• Identifies profitable firms, prepares business proposals and delivers
• Identifies profitable firms, prepares business proposals and delivers
• Re-engineering and implementation of existing processes to reflect ideal consultancy Proactively identify and eliminate financial inefficiencies within units and company at large industry standards

Minimum Requirements
Education:

• A minimum of B.Sc in any financial related discipline
• An M.Sc is an added advantage

Experience:

• At least 3 years cognate experience in Corporate Finance

Training:

• Must be a member of any financial professional body

Competences

Knowledge:

• Must have great knowledge of Public Sector Finance
• Must have good knowledge Management Consulting

Skills/physical Competencies:

• Supervisory skills
• Team building
• Accounting and bookkeeping skills
• Analytical and problem solving
• Decision making skills
• Effective verbal and listening communications skills
• Effective written communications skills
• Ability to communicate effectively in English
• Computer skills including the ability to operate computerised accounting, spreadsheet and word-processing programmes at a highly proficient level
• Stress management skills
• Time management skills

Behavioural Qualities:

• Interpersonal Skills

Other Specifications

• Applicants MUST meet all the specified conditions before applying
• Candidate must be resident in Abuja and should be able to resume within short notice.

Application Closing Date
13th June, 2014.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: careers@discoveryng.com