On behalf of our client, a Non Governmental Organization, we are currently looking for a Finance Officer to join their team in Nicosia.

The successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate strong attention to detail, efficient implementation of standardized procedures, good problem-solving skills, good numerical skills, and proficiency in working both with people and teams as well as with information and documents.

Position’s Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare soft and hard copies of all supporting documents related to actual transactions for the previous month;
• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts;
• Participate in regular and ad hoc cash counts, and perform spot-checks as needed, for any Petty Cash Fund maintained at the office;
• Prepare and keep updated ‘Permanent file’ for all supporting documents;
• Maintain receivables record on invoices issued to customers, to monitor their ageing, and follow-up for collections, and to know when future invoices should be issued, for cash-flow projections and receipts lists;
• Maintain payables record on scheduled payments to suppliers, to have a due date report to help plan when invoices will be due for payment and provide information for cash flow projections and payment lists;
• Prepare lists of payments for the current month for review and approval, based on invoices received and scheduled payments;
• Post transactions on online banking for approval by others;
• Compile supporting documentation and any other ad-hoc documents and information requested to support any ongoing collaboration with external accountants and / or auditors;
• Assist in the preparation of Financial Reporting, supporting documents and ad hoc information for projects in claim of payment;
• Prepare invoices for customers;
• Prepare allocation of actual costs based on timesheets, contracts, and other sources of information;
• Support project-specific financial audit or spot-check process as needed.
• Analysis of financial data and presentation of visualised tables and reports to executives and team leads;
• Liaising with team leads, project leads or executives to discuss and understand financial and accounting needs of projects, and collaborative diagnosis and anticipation of challenges to profitability and cashflow of projects and portfolios;
• Aggregation of accounting and timesheet data to give accurate financial and resource picture of projects, and warning signs of overspending or other issues;
• Support preparation of financial reports to the board (cashflow, profitability, and other financial and accounting analyses).

Position’s Requirements

• An Accounting & Finance Degree or a Business Administration Degree or relevant certificate/qualification
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Accounting & Finance
• Holder of an LCCI in Accounting – Higher Level, or any other relevant qualifications will be considered as additional qualifications.
• Fluency in both the Greek and English Languages
• Computer literate
• Strong analytical and numeric skills coupled with attention to detail

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• 1 day work from home
• 21 days Annual-leave, 10 days sick leave & 5 days bereavement
• Flexible working hours

Salary Range

€22-24k gross annually

Tagged as: Accounting, finance officer, NGO