Accountant at Jami Al Hakeem Foundation

Jami Al Hakeem Foundation is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization, registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in 2008. The foundation since its inception has extensive experience in coordinating programme interventions across communities and various target audience including youths, women, and girls, etc.

The organization has vast experience in coordination, management and administration of development programmes that bring together a range of stakeholders, including state and non-state actors. Jami Al Hakeem has also demonstrated experience in delivery of effective and sustainable programme aimed at addressing all forms of violence against women and girls (protection) in Nigeria; our programme areas also include: Livelihood and Food security, education, peace building, community security, social justice and sustainable development. Jami Al Hakeem Foundation works in 4 states- Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Gombe states.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Adamawa
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: Chairperson
Duration of Contract: 2 years
Employment Category: Regular
Job Category / Sector: Accounting / Finance

Job Summary

• The accountant will assist in developing and managing the project’s financial systems.
• S/he will work under the supervision of the Chairperson and will support him in all matters related to financial management, financial reporting, subcontracting.
• S/he will also assist the Chairperson in ensuring sufficient funds are available for effective and efficient implementation of project activities and support programs.
• Specific areas of responsibility include financial report preparation, review and submission to headquarters and cash flow management.
• This position will be based in Adamawa State, limited travel may be required to programming locations in Yobe, Gombe and Borno State.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Preparing accurate and timely financial reports in line with J-HF financial regulations
• Providing and interpreting financial information from Microsoft Dynamics SL and other project source documents
• Ensuring that monthly projections are collated from various components for cash requests and burn rate
• Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts, e.g. bankers and statutory organizations such as the Inland Revenue, NSITF and pension officials.
• Provide mentoring and coaching to colleagues on policies, procedures, financial regulations etc.
• Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislations and communicating implications to management as needed
• Maintaining collaborative professional relationships with managerial staff and colleagues in other departments (particularly Grants and Procurement) to support activity clearance, implementation and overall program delivery
• Applying internationally accepted principles and procedures to analyze financial information
• Ensuring appropriate accounting control and procedures in all financial operations
• Monitoring of cash balances, prepare advance account reconciliations and bank reconciliations and respond to inquiries from HQ.
• Monitoring cash balances on dynamics and bank, ensuring that drawdowns from USD to Naira account are done timely as soon as a confirmed exchange rate is received from the bank
• Reviewing local expense reports to ensure accuracy and compliance with donor and J- HF’s financial practice before reimbursement
• Coordinating with program and administrative staff to ensure that transactions are properly planned, recorded and coded
• Prepare payroll, send pay slips and make all statutory deductions to the relevant authorities
• Coordinate with the bank for information regarding exchange rate, bank balances, wire transfer etc.
• Ensure staff have good understanding of policies and procedures and that knowledge is reflected in the day to day financial transactions – avail staff with all relevant policies and procedures, provide on job trainings, as necessary provide feedbacks on irregularities, etc.
• Initiate and implement a planning and reporting practices for staffs under Chairperson supervision.
• Support, as needed, in capacity building work of grantees.

Technical Expertise, Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in Accounting or Finance
• 5 years of general experience with at least 3 years of experience in accounting and finance work is required.
• Proficiency at using Microsoft office software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. is required.
• Experience with computerized accounting systems is required.
• Strong analytical skills are required.
• Multi-tasking with positive attitude is required.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, sustainable relationships with project staff and bank officials, as well as the development community is required.
• Prior experience with international organizations or international-funded projects is highly desirable.
• Experience working in a conflict environment is a plus.
• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Fluency in one or more of the local state languages in the Northeastern part of Nigeria is required.

Application Closing Date
4th May, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application (Letter of motivation and CV in a single file) to: hr@jamialhakeemfoundation.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Application Process

• All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.
• CV and Cover Letter indicating and explaining the suitability to the position applied.
• Provide contact details (name, position, email address and tel. no.) of 3 professional non-related references, whereas 1 must be for the latest employer. Please do not attach any written recommendations.
• Applications should be addressed to: Human Resource Manager.
• Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. CV-only applications will not be considered. Please note: The position title and location must be written in the subject line of the e-mail otherwise not considered.
• J-HF considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, colour, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Shortlisted candidates will be responsible for their logistic and accommodation during interview.
• Due to the large numbers of expected applicants, J-HF will only inform shortlisted candidates for written test and oral interview.
• For general information about J-HF, please consult: www.jamialhakeemfoundation.org
• Women are strongly encouraged to apply.