Finance Officer needed at Mediatrix Development Foundation
Job title : Finance Officer
Job Location : Cross River
Deadline : May 25, 2024
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Key Roles
Under the general supervision of the Chief Operating Officer, the Finance Officer will:
- Support in the training of new employees/assistants in the accounting department.
- Assign financial responsibilities in consultation with the Chief Operating Officer.
- Conduct financial evaluations that are timely and constructive.
- Prepare corporate financial statements in a timely fashion.
- Create and maintain financial controls and procedures for MDF.
- Conduct periodic audits of budget items, including comparing per diems to actual expenses and other budget-to-actual comparisons.
- Provide relevant financial information to the Principal/CEO
- Prepare finance SOPs and applicable documents.
- Oversee and take responsibility for all financial procedures and records.
- Maintain corporate checking accounts and invoices.
- Responsible for the various ledgers, including cash disbursements, cash receipts, accounts payable, month-end payroll summary, accounts receivable summary, and journal entries to adjust the general ledger.
- Generate monthly reports, including accounts payable reconciliation, accounts receivable reconciliation, cash flow report, and balance sheet audits.
- Performs other related duties as requested by Mediatrix foundation.
- Use QuickBooks in managing organization financial data.
- Review of contractual performance of projects with Project Lead, proactively working to address financial/compliance issues; escalate risks and issues to line manager when needed.
- Maintain a donor tracking mechanism to track all grant management performance indicators for effectively monitoring of grant activities to ensure progress and KPIs are met.
- Conduct of Compliance review of all donors’ financial reports and proactively flag issues relating to cost recovery, expenditure rate, and value for money.
- Ensure Complete and reliable financial information is maintained- conduct budget vs. actuals budget analysis; ensuring appropriate expensing and coding of award costs; analyze Life of Award (LoA) reports for financial monitoring of spend; conduct general ledger reviews, as needed; and determine corrective actions necessary to resolve errors.
- Support budget preparation, modification and ensure timely reflection on QuickBooks.
- Review and ensure donor reports are coherent, accurate and submitted timely.
- Maintain and update Finance files (electronic and hard copy files)
How to Apply for this Offer
Interested and qualified candidates should submit the following document to: mediatrixfoundation@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
- A cover letter describing the candidate’s desire and motivation to work for MDF and how her/his qualifications and experience are a good fit for this position.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English, including three (3) professional references with contact information, phone and email address.
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