Finance Assistant at RTI International - 2 Openings

RTI International in collaboration with Plan International and other partners are implementing a 4-year USAID funded Effective Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (E-WASH) program. E-WASH will provide technical assistance to and will work in collaboration with state governments to improve urban water service delivery by strengthening the governance, financial, and technical viability of six (6) state water boards (SWBs) in Nigeria. The overall goal is improvement of urban water and sanitation service delivery.

We hereby invite applications from highly resourceful, motivated and experienced professionals to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Location: Abuja
Slot: 2 Openings

Job Description

• The Finance Assistant is responsible for the day to day accounting function of the Project.
• She/he will be utilizing the appropriate accounting system and following proper accounting procedures to disburse, account for, and report usage of funds.

Essential Duties

• Process payments for staff travel advances, ensuring advances are liquidated on time and accurately
• Prepare payment vouchers in support of payments for project activities and suppliers invoices confirming such payments are in accordance with the laid down procedures and policies, accurate, complete, adequately supported by all underlying appropriate documents, correctly coded to appropriate expenses and tracking code and project code
• Provide support in compiling and submission of the monthly financial reports package for the project
• Maintain petty cash and making petty cash payments
• Make payments to workshop participants (including travel and meals refunds) as designated by the supervisor
• Process checks for suppliers and employees
• Keep track of expenses and other financial transactions, mainly involving expense entry, tracking and record keeping
• Support QuickBooks data entry
• Ensure adequate filing of finance documents
• Performs other duties assigned by the supervisor

Minimum Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related fields and 1 year of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office- Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to obtain proper security clearances as noted by contracts

Remuneration
We offer a highly competitive remuneration.

Application Closing Date
2nd November, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Application Letter and CV as One Single MS WORD document to: Recruitment@ewash.rti.org using the "Job title and Location" as subject of the email.

Note

• On the subject LINE of your email you should only put the Email Subject line (no other text should be on this subject line) that you are applying.
• Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as they see this advert.
• Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview.
• Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Take note that any successful candidate will be subjected to a pre-employment background investigation.