Graduate Finance Assistant Needed at SPRING – 4 Positions

Strengthening Partnerships, Results and Innovations in Nutrition (SPRING) is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide state-of-the-art technical support and facilities country-led, regional, and global programs to improve the nutritional status of women and children. The SPRING implementation team consists of JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Helen Keller International (HIK), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPR), Save the Children (SC), and The Manoff Group (TMG). USAID Nigeria has provided field support funding the he SPRING Project to work in the Benue State and FCT with a focus on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) training packages and technical assistant (TA) that support development of a national Social and Behavioral Change and Communication (SBCC) strategy.

SPRING is looking to hire suitable candidates to fill the vacant position within its rapidly expanding program portfolio.

Position: Finance Assistant

Location: Bauchi, Benue, Edo & Kaduna States

Job Description:

• The Finance Assistant will assist in carrying out day to day financial operations under the supervision of the Accountant.
• Administration of office petty cash including vouchers and checks and ensures funds spent are adequately justified;
• Writes checks, check confirmations and deposits at the bank;
• Maintenance of a proper filing system for all records and updating soft and hard copied data base information for the office;
• Assist in posting transactions into the office accounts software;
• Assist in maintaining files and updating finance records;
• Deal with retirement of advances;
• Support any finance functions assigned by the Chief of Party, Finance Manager or Accountant.

Qualifications Required:

• Minimum of HND or BSc in Accounting, Banking and Finance or Business Admin; or any Finance related course
• Minimum of 1 year experience.

Application Closing Date
6th December, 2013

How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit: cover letter and current curriculum vitae to the following email address to: [email protected] 

The closing date for applications is 6th December 2013. Kindly make the position you are applying for the subject of your application. Further, for positions with multiple locations, put the position/the location as your subject e.g. Finance Assistant/Benue.

All correspondence should include physical and e-mail addresses as well as contact telephone number(s). Only E-mail applications will be accepted and only short-listed candidates will be notified.