VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Finance Associate, Imo State

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organisation (WEWE) a woman led, faith based non-governmental organisation is seeking applications from qualified candidates to fill in the position of Finance Associate in USAID Effective Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services (E-WASH Program) titled ‘Civic Advocacy and WASH stakeholders Engagement Grant in Imo State’

Location:          Imo State

Position:            Finance Associate 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• The Finance Associate will assist with the processing of financial transactions and have frequent contacts with staff at various levels in the state office and with bank officials to exchange information related to the functions of WEWE WASH bank account maintained by the bank.
• Ensure that financial transactions and reconciliations are processed in line with relevant policies and procedures.
• Ensure financial reports are timely provided according to financial guidelines.
• Maintain financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports.
• Select and enter data from a wide variety of documents, verifying accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations and assuring inclusion of all relevant data.
• Advice and assist staff members, experts and consultants on all aspects of travel claims and other financial matters, calculate and paid after authorization of due for claims and services.
• Perform other related duties as required.

QUALIFICATION, REQUIREMENT AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of 2-year post NYSC NGO accounting and finance experience.
• Working knowledge of Quick-book accounting package
• Experience managing USAID funded programs
• Ability to travel and work in difficult settings, including remote rural areas of the state.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, or similar software
• Well-organized, with ability to track multiple activities and deadlines
• Experience in providing administrative leadership and support to work teams

Method of Application

Interested applicants should send their comprehensive curriculum vitae and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS Word document) explaining suitability for the position to ewashfa@weweng.org

Please indicate the title of the position applied for in the subject line of the email. Applicants should provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on their CV as well as three professional referees. Candidates must provide functional email addresses and telephone numbers of referees.

Kindly Note: WEWE’s recruitment process for these positions will be on a rolling basis and while we thank all applicants for showing interest, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Applications will be reviewed in batches on a first come first served basis. WEWE reserves the right to conclude this recruitment process when suitable candidates are selected.