Finance Officer
Location: Awka, Anambra
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- The Finance Officer will manage GRENCHI's day-to-day financial operations, including bookkeeping, budget monitoring, statutory tax compliance and donor/grant financial reporting.
- The role requires strong working knowledge of Nigerian tax administration, particularly Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) filings and the ability to maintain accurate, audit-ready financial records across multiple funded projects.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate books of account, ledgers and financial records for GRENCHI and its individual projects
- Prepare and file monthly, quarterly and annual tax returns with FIRS (PAYE, WHT, VAT, CIT) and manage any compliance with Anambra State internal revenue requirements.
- Support the Executive Director and programme leads in developing, tracking and reporting on project and organisational budgets.
- Prepare accurate, timely financial reports for donors and grant partners, ensure expenditure is properly documented and aligned with grant agreements.
- Process payments, manage petty cash and carry out monthly bank reconciliations.
- Administer staff payroll and related statutory deductions.
- Prepare schedules and documentation for internal and external/statutory audits and respond to auditor queries.
- Support the enforcement of GRENCHI's financial policies, procedures and internal controls.
- And any other responsibilities assigned to the candidate by the Executive Director as required
Qualifications
- HND or BSc in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- Professional certification (ICAN, ACCA - part-qualified or fully qualified) is an added advantage.
Experience and Ideal Requirement:
- A minimum of 3 - 4 years' relevant experience in a finance/accounting role. NGO or donor-funded project experience is a strong advantage.
- Demonstrated, hands-on experience with FIRS tax filings and the new FIRS Rev360 TaxPro-Max platform.
- Sound knowledge of Nigerian tax laws and statutory compliance requirements (PAYE, WHT, VAT, CIT, NHF).
- Proficiency in accounting software (e.g. QuickBooks, Sage or similar) and strong
- Microsoft Excel skills.
- High level of integrity, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to meet reporting deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online