Finance Assistant

Healthy Living Kitchen (HLK), is a food processing company. We are currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: Finance Assistant

Location: Jos – Plateau
Job Purpose

• Assisting the Managing Director in managing, processing and troubleshooting various accounts and transactions.

Job Duties

• Process and prepare financial and business forms for the purpose of checking account balances, facilitating purchases, etc.
• Perform routine calculations to produce analyses and reports as requested by the finance director.
• Help oversee and manage individual accounts.
• Assist the Managing Director in creating financial reports on a regular basis.
• Adhere to the company’s or organisation’s financial policies and procedures.
• Answers question and provide assistance to stakeholders, customers, and clients as needed.
• Attend finance department and company-wide meetings, sometimes assisting with financial reporting to managers and senior executives.
• Suggest changes or improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, and cost reductions.
• Create, send, and follow up on invoices.
• Review and adhere to department budgets.
• Collect and enter data for various financial spreadsheets.
• Review and audit financial statements and reports, ensure all calculations and data entries are correct.
• Reconcile any discrepancies or errors identified by conversing with employees and/or clients.
• Report any troubling discoveries or suspicion of wrongdoing to the proper authorities.
• Collect information for and prepare payroll payments for employees.

Skills and Qualifications

• HND in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field;
• Excellent mathematical skills;
• Familiarity with business principles and practices;
• Superior attention to detail;
• Organisational skills;
• Planning skills;
• Problem-solving skills;
• Analytical skills;
• Critical thinking skills;
• Computer skills, particularly with spreadsheets and calculation software.
• Understanding of data privacy standards;
• Integrity;
• Honesty;
• Customer-service skills;
• Solid communication skills,
• Both written and verbal;

Note

• All applications must include the position title in the subject line.
• Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and the position could be filled before the closing date.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• HLK is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, gender, disability, race, or any other personal characteristic.

Deadline: 15th September , 2017.