Finance Assistant

The Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI), formerly known as Centre for Communication Programs Nigeria (CCPN) was registered in 2001 as a Non-Governmental Organization with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria.

Birthed in Nigeria by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (JHCCP), Baltimore, USA, CCPN transitioned its operations under the new name CCSI after an exciting 10 years of growth and operations in Nigeria and other African countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Finance Assistant
Job Locations: Cross River and Oyo
Reports To: Senior Finance Officer

General Duties

• Assist the State Coordinator to manage the financial transactions in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures
• Preparation of financial reports as required
• Preparation, management and control of the budget

Banking Operations:

• Raising of cheques and Cheque Payment Vouchers (CPVs)
• Posting of all CPVs into QuickBooks
• Cash withdrawals
• Cheque lodgments
• Submits transfer instructions
• Payment of cheques
• Bank reconciliation statements of all sub accounts

Petty Cash Management:

• Maintains the petty cash imprest system
• Raising of petty cash vouchers (PCV)
• Cash disbursements
• Posting of all petty cash vouchers into QuickBooks on a daily basis
• Keep accurate records of petty cash and reconcile daily

Travel Advances:

• Process travel authorization and scope of travels
• Review of travel and activity retirement for the state offices

Others

• Ascertain records of consultants and vendors i.e. contracts, CVs, timesheets and invoices
• Office payment of supplies, utilities, telecommunication, mailing
• Support all project procurements and the inventory/maintenance of all equipment, materials where necessary
• Other related duties as assigned

Qualification and Experience

• B.Sc. in Accounting (any professional qualification will be an added advantage)
• At least 1-year work experience in finance (NGO experience will be an added advantage).

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letters and CV's to: recruitments@ccsimpact.org Applications must indicate the Position Title & Location on the e-mail subject line.

Note: Applications received after the closing date above will not be considered.