Finance Officer at Pad-Up Creations Limited

Pad-Up Creations is the leading producer of washable and reusable sanitary pads in Africa. As a social company, we are motivated to give sustainable solutions to the menstrual problems faced by rural and low income girls/women in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Minna, Niger
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We’re looking for an experienced Finance Officer who is passionate about our mission.
• The ideal candidate will help the business make financial decisions by collecting, tracking, correcting and communicating the financial position of the organization.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Authorize all expense vouchers in accordance with company policy.
• Ensure accurate and timely daily recordkeeping and accounting systems of payment vouchers and classifying in accordance with company policy
• Daily check, reconciliation, update and correction of transaction as appropriate.
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable ledgers at month end
• Create visibility into expense drivers through robust reporting and analysis; perform other account analysis and reconciliations as it may be required
• Assist with providing documentation for external auditor requests; perform account analysis and reconciliations as may be required
• Supervise, manage and train subordinates
• Identify and implement processes improvements in the expense accounting process; establish work flow procedures and policies, develop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all processes within the job role

Job Qualification and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree / HND in Accounting, Finance, or relative field
• Minimum of 2 years progressive accounting experience
• As well as formal qualifications, you should have these attributes:
• Attention to detail - being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
• Strong analytical / problem solving skill.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, decision-making, and planning skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with all business units across the company
• Must be good with Microsoft excel skills

Necessary Skills:

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem solving skills
• Punctuality
• Critical thinking skills
• Teamwork and collaboration skills
• Adaptability skills
• Work ethic
• Project management skills

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2022.