Project Account Officer at Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC)

The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) is an organization established in 2003, with its headquarters located in Abuja. PPDC focuses its interventions on promoting citizens’ participation in governance processes and strengthening transparency and accountability, while also improving ethics and integrity in the public and private sectors. PPDC is one of the leading organizations in civil society space in Nigeria dedicated to promoting wider public participation in procurement as a way to curb corruption.

PPDC has more than 20 years’ experience in advocating and campaigning on integrity issues, especially in public procurement, contract implementation and public access to information. PPDC’s work focuses on: Procurement Governance (PG), Digital Governance (DG), Access to Justice, Democratic Accountability, Rule of Law and Good Governance. PPDC also promotes open initiatives and open data standards, transparency and accountability, responsible climate transition and gender and inclusion.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Account Officer

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting to: Head of Finance and Grant Manager, PPDC

Duties and Responsibilities
Financial Management (90%):

• Develop project budgets, forecasts, and financial plans.
• Monitor project expenditures and ensure adherence to approved budgets.
• Conduct regular financial analysis to identify variances and provide recommendations for corrective actions
• Track project costs, including labor, materials, and overhead expenses.
• Prepare and distribute regular project financial reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Analyze cost trends and highlight potential issues or opportunities for cost savings.
• Ensure compliance with project-related financial regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to facilitate project-related audits.
• Maintain documentation to support financial transactions and compliance.
• Monitor project cash flows and coordinate with finance to ensure adequate funding.
• Forecast cash needs for upcoming project phases and communicate funding requirements.
• Prepare Periodic Bank and Cash reconciliations
• Assist in the preparation of Quarterly and Annual and periodic Financial Reports
• Post transactions and necessary journals as may be required in collaboration with Accountant
• Assist in the preparation and remittances of statutory payments
• Serve as point of contact on statutory, donor, financial and regulatory compliance issues
• Review documentations to ensure that they meet with minimum audit requirements

General Responsibilities (10%):

• Successfully implement the above responsibilities and assigned activities in work plans, consistent with PPDC Policies.
• Contribute effectively to planning, monitoring and reporting of PPDC’s work.
• Implement and foster adherence to the established PPDC’s policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures.
• Participate actively in organization-wide learning and other joint activities.
• Undertake any other lawful tasks as may be assigned by the Team Lead

What you will need

• B.Sc Accounting, Finance Master’s degree will be an advantage.
• Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant or in view ( ICAN, ACCA, CPA)
• Minimum of three (3) years experience performing similar roles in an INGO/NGO.
• Practical knowledge of sound statutory regulatory compliance
• Practical knowledge of the generally accepted accounting principles, standards and fiscal statutes.
• Experience with a USAID-funded or other international organization program funding
• Demonstrate donor reporting standard
• Financial reporting and record-keeping
• Documentation, filing and archiving skills.
• Presentation and report writing skills.
• Expert knowledge of Quickbooks Accounting software.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint Microsoft package ( Excel, word and PowerPoint )

Personal Qualities:

• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills with the ability to work cooperatively, tactfully, and diplomatically with a culturally diverse group of people.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Must be flexible and able to improvise to handle a variety of situations
• Ability to effectively train individuals and teams using participatory methodologies
• Constant face-to-face, electronic and telephone communication with colleagues and the general public
• Willingness and ability to work outside of normal business hours
• Ability to prepare documents in a well-designed and attractive format, with attention to detail
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates commitment to PPDC’s Mission, Vision and Values
• Displays culture, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning:

• Sharing knowledge and experience.
• Provide helpful feedback and advice to others in the office.

Leadership and Self-Management:

• Focus on results for the client
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive construction attitude.
• Remains calm, in control and good-humored even under pressure.
• Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view.
• Willingness to be flexible and prepared to contribute to the organization in other duties as required.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Other Nigerian Languages.

Application Closing Date
28th February, 2024.

Mode of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online