Finance Expert at Discovery Cycle Professionals

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.

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 computerized 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-engineer and implement existing processes to reflect company’s objectives
• 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 skills
• 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
• Well detailed and Organised
• Very proactive.

Application Closing Date
25th August, 2014.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's with the Job Title as the subject to: [email protected]

Note: Candidate must be resident in Abuja and should be able to resume within short notice.