Assistant Project Accountant at Bayelsa State Community and Social Development Agency

The Bayelsa State Government has established an Agency, Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), which would in the first instance be responsible for implementing a 5 years World Bank Assisted Project, Community and Social Development Project (CSDP).

CSDP overall goal is to improve access to services for human development. To achieve this goal, the project aims to support empowerment of communities and Local Government Authorities (LGAs) to sustainably increase access of poor people to improved social and natural resources infrastructure.

The Bayelsa State Community and Social Development Agency invites applications from suitably qualified candidates from both the public and private sector to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Assistant Project Accountant

Location: Bayelsa State

Duties
The Assistant Project Accountant shall be charged with the responsibility of:

• Preparation of payment vouchers and maintaining the cash records in accordance with laid down procedures;
• Maintenance of Advance Payment Register and monitoring of advances retirements;
• Ensure the IDA Withdrawal Applications Register, Fixed Assets Register, Register of Imports, and other subsidiary ledgers are appropriately kept and up to date.
• And any other duties as may be assigned by the General Manager

Qualification

• At least a first degree or HND in Accounting, Banking and Finance with five (5) years post qualification experience.
• Membership of professional association such as ACA, ACCA, ANAN or other equivalents.
• Computer literacy is compulsory.

Application Closing Date
6th November, 2014

Method of Application
Interested applicants should submit ten copies of signed and sealed application with curriculum vitae to:

Oboro, Oyintonyo Eve
General Manager,
Community and Social Development Project, (CSDP)
14, Green Villa Road,
Yenagoa,
Bayelsa State.