Accountant (Payables & Advances) at ECOWAS

Job Title: Accountant (Payables & Advances)

Ref No.: ECW-FIN-REC/P/001/2017

Grade: P3

Annual Salary: USD 36,901 – USD 44,469

Location: ECOWAS Commission, Abuja, Nigeria
Application Ends: 29-August-2017

Job Objective: 

Reporting directly to the Principal Accountant (Accounts payable), the Accountant has a responsibility for the execution of financial policies and regulations in the area of Accounts Payable and other contract expenditure processing including payment of advances and update of related books of accounts for the ECOWAS Commission.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for creating and maintaining all vendor master records in the financial system;
2. Supervise and train Accounts Payable staff for maximum efficiency and output;
3. Review the work of Payables staff to ensure all payables are properly documented, properly approved, coded to active and valid codes in accordance with the ECOWAS Financial Regulations and the Manual of Accounting Procedures;
4. Process all employee/consultant claims for travel-related and other expenses;
5. Monitor ageing and due dates of payables and arrange to account and pay in a timely manner;
6. Act as liaison between Vendors, Consultants, Employees and/or Internal Sectors/Departments and Accounts Payable within the Finance Directorate and offer impeccable customer service;
7. Review/reconcile vendor statements on a regular basis;
8. Prepare and submit monthly reports for management review;
9. Investigate Vendor, Consultant and Employee inquiries and track down delinquent invoices;
10. Ensure accurate and timely filing of all AP related vouchers and records to enable easy retrieval of documents and ensure proper archiving of prior fiscal year documents;
11. Retrieve and furnish all relevant vouchers and details for internal and external audits.
12. Knowledge, skills and abilities required:
13. General description: A major responsibility of this position is supervising staff to review invoices as well as check payment requests; sort, organize and match bills and check demands; set invoices up for payment; put together and process Institution accounts payable check, reconciliation of obligations; prepare analysis associated with accounts; monitor Institution accounts to ensure payments to be up to date; resolve bill discrepancies; vendor document maintenance; respond to vendor enquiries; produce monthly reports; assist in month end and annual closing.

Qualifications:

1. A Bachelor’s degree in accounting (or equivalent qualification) with additional 5 years of relevant record of professional experience. Being a professional accountant (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CA etc.) will be an added advantage.
2. A higher degree will reduce the number of years of experience to three (3);
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills (fluent) in one of the official languages of the ECOWAS Community (English, French and Portuguese). Good working knowledge of a second Community language will be an added advantage.
4. Excellent knowledge of financial accounting principles and concepts including the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). Experience with EU Pillar Assessment on Internal Control and Accounting will be an added advantage.
5. Good knowledge of general aspects of financial management software and of at least one ERP software. Previous specific experience with SAP will be an asset.
6. Ability to operate standard Microsoft office software (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access).
7. Good inter-personal skills and team working ability necessary to enable effective interaction in performing key financial activities of other team members and supervise their works, including peers. Proven record of experience in multicultural environments will be an added advantage.
8. Ability to set and meet deadlines including strong ability to manage multiple tasks to completion and with set deadlines.

Language:

Must be fluent in one of the official languages of the Commission; English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage. 

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Driver at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Company Overview:

Action Against Hunger works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

Job Title: Driver

Location: Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria  

Employment Type: Full Time  

Department: Logistics  

Experience: Student (College)

Application Ends: 26-July-2017

Job Summary:

The Driver will be based in Abuja and report to the Driver team lead. He/she will transport staff and ensure the safety and security of the mission's vehicle and staff. He/she will ensure proper maintenance of the vehicle and also Inspect and prepare the vehicle for trips. The Driver will complete the Fuel Log book accurately on a daily basis with mileage, fuel consumption information and and submit to the capital logistician on a monthly basis. The Driver will ensure the complete documentation of all vehicles and prepare departures to the field including deliveries.

The Successful Candidate Will Have:

• First School leaving certificate or equivalent.
• A valid and current Nigerian driver’s licence.
• Good reading and writing and communication skills.
• Accurate knowledge of all traffic rules.
• Good Mechanical Background.
• The ability to be flexible and adapt in a changing work environment.
• Good knowledge of security issues.
• The deadline for this position is Wednesday, July 26 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

Please note advert may close before the due date once we have received applications from qualified candidates.

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Printing Pre-Sales Technical Consultant at Hewlett Packard (HP)

Job Title - Printing Pre-sales Technical Consultant - Graduate

Job Ref. No. - TR_1507588

Location - Lagos

Employment Type - Full time

Shift - No shift premium (Nigeria)

Travel - 25%

Relocation - No

Job Description

• HP Inc. is the global leader of printing and computing solutions. We’re a company with the heart and energy of a start-up, and the brain and muscle of a Fortune Global 100 corporation. Our vision is to create technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere. 
• Within HP, the CEMA region (Central & Eastern Europe, Middle-East and Africa) represents a massive business territory, covering over 100 countries, with a population of 2 billion people. CEMA represents 10% of HP’s global sales volume, with an annual revenue of $5bn. To give an order of magnitude, HP sells over 14,000 PC’s & 12,000 printers per day across the CEMA region.
• As part of the Start2Grow Graduate Program, you will be an active member of the CEMA Go-to-Market team.
• The Presales Technical Consultants (or “TC” in short) play a critical role as trusted advisors to our customers and business partners with technical answers and recommendations, plus consultancy and advice. This is an entry-level Technical Presales role in the Africa organization for new graduates, providing technical presales support on the HP portfolio of Printing products and solutions, including Mono and Multi-Function Laser and Ink Printers, PageWide Technology printers.
• The candidate should be graduated from a degree within the last 1 year till date to qualify for this position.
• The Presales Technical Consultant (TC) mission is to support sales opportunities by providing technical guidance via email and telephone, from the Hp Office, to the HP Customers, HP Partners and HP Sales Representatives on Printing products, solutions and services. The TC will deliver technical and solution expertise in order to help HP Customers and Partners create solutions to win business and provide an excellent level of total customer experience (TCE). The TC will also engage other technical resources (Presales organization, EMEA regional and World Wide Divisional resources, etc) where needed.

Among your super-powers do you have?

• Graduate degree obtained in the last 12 months preferably in a technical/engineering field
• Current experience and knowledge of computer technologies, hardware, operating systems, software, networking technologies.
• Passion about technology and innovation
• Self-motivation, confidence and fast learning skills
• Creativity, proactivity and inter-personal abilities
• Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills
• Fluency in English (other languages are a plus)
• Excel and PowerPoint knowledge
• Troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Experience in/or with Digital Media Entertainment/Oil and Gas Sector will be an asset
• In this role you will receive continuous face-to-face, hands-on and virtual trainings on technologies, HP’s leading products, solutions and services. Trainings will be held locally and abroad to develop skills and competencies on the latest and most current IT subject areas.

Do you want to make an impact?

Begin your journey by reinventing the best practices other companies already look up to. And it is not needed to start-up your big ideas alone. Join us, we offer you:

• A competitive fixed-term contract (to start with)
• In-company development programs and platforms
• International and cross-functional exposure
• Future development opportunities building your own career across different businesses and functions.  

How to Apply:

Interested and qualified candidate should Click Here to Apply

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Job Openings at ABB Nigeria (3 Positions)

ABB is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure are currently recruiting, below are the Job Openings:

1. Service Engineer - 

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2. Market Analysis - Entry Level - 

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3. Sales Specialist - 

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Sales Specialist at ABB Nigeria

ABB is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing more than a 125-year history of innovation, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization and driving the Energy and Fourth Industrial Revolutions. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 132,000 employees.

Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Industrial Automation, and Oil & Energy

Employment type: Full-time

Experience: Mid-Senior level

Job Function: Sales, Business Development, Marketing

Job description:

Sell products/systems/services within a designated market in accordance with strategy. Build long term customer relationships and manage resolution to specific customer needs and issues. Identify and develop sales opportunities.

Customer relations:

Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships to understand customer needs, promote customer understanding of full product/systems/ services offering, and align to provide a solution. Ensures a positive customer experience throughout the sales process.

Sales:

Creates added value for the customer and ABB by using effective sales techniques. Communicates details in accordance with ABB offering and strategy.

Volume and profit:

Sells products/systems/services to customers, focusing on volume, mix and profitability targets for assigned Business Units/Product Groups.

Sales plans:

Prepares sales plans using company tools. Performs regular status reviews and proposes recovery plan(s) in cases of potential order shortfalls.

Marketing:

Ensures efficient marketing activities and value proposition to customers.

New market opportunities:

Identifies and drives the development of new market opportunities in the designated market and ensures know-how sharing and cross-collaboration.

Requirements:

• Experience 3 to 5 years in sales of electrical equipment.
• Proactivity, business vision, customer relationship capacity, desirable knowledge of CRM, risk analysis capacity, collaboration with product managers.
• Solid experience in the market knowledge OEMS and system integrators
• Electrical, Electronic or similar engineering.
• Willingness to travel 50%
• English language

How to Apply:

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