The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of democratic governance and development in Africa. YIAGA is recruiting qualified candidates to fill the following vacant positions
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- YIAGA seeks applications from qualified from qualified candidates to fill the position of a Senior Finance officer.
- The SFO will provide finance support to the Director of Finance in supervising and administering accounting operations to meet legal requirements.
- Other responsibilities include; budgeting, bank reconciliations, grants management, financial forecasts, financial reporting, internal audits, etc.
Key Qualifications/Skills
- Must be a Chartered Accountant with preferably a Post-Graduate Degree in Accounting, Banking and Finance or related field
- 5 years of experience as a finance officer or in a similar position
- Sound knowledge of financial and accounting procedures
- Excellent level of competence in excel, MS word and computerized accounting packages like QuickBooks,
- Self-motivated and ability to work without close supervision
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Good management and analytical skills
- Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal relations skills
- Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
- Other professional qualifications
Remuneration
Application Closing Date
30th June, 2017
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward a one-page cover letter and detailed resume with contact of referees as attached PDF documents to:
[email protected]
Note
- The subject line of email application must state the Name of Applicant and title of position.
- Only applications sent in the required format will be considered.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- “YIAGA is an equal –opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of disability, sex, tribe, religion, etc. Qualified women are especially encouraged to apply”