Vacancy - Accounts Assistant/Cashier Needed At British High Commission

Vacancy - Corporate Service Accounts Assistant/Cashier Needed

Career At British High Commission

The British High Commission urgently needs to recruit an officer to work in the Corporate Service Accounts Office, within the BHC Abuja. The position is being offered only on a temporary basis on contract until the end of March 2015.

Job Title: A2 (L) Corporate Service Accounts Assistant/Cashier

The post is graded at A2 (L) level, no other benefits, medical, pension, gratuity are included however the salary will be adjusted accordingly and subject to the successful applicants experience.

Location: Abuja

Job Summary

The main role and responsibilities will be to provide support to the LE II Accountant during the continuing period of transition following the transfer of many accounts responsibilities to the Corporate Service Centre in London as a result of the Corporate Service Regionalisation programme.

The successful applicant will need to be available to start work on or around 1 December 2014.

Duties will include but are not limited to the following:

 ► Accounts Section Cashier – responsibilities include management of the cash account, making and receiving payments to members of staff, other UK Government Department’s etc. Reconciliation of the cash account. Compiling and submitting weekly debt reports.

 ► Preparing and inputting data for the monthly staff payroll, preparing cheques for payment to suppliers etc internet banking

 ► General administrative duties, scanning documents, file management etc

Experience, Skills and Competences:

Essential

 ► Strong oral and written communication skills in English.

 ► Cash management

 ► Highly organised, able to take initiative and to work accurately within deadlines and with limited supervision.

 ► A good working knowledge of ICT skills (e.g. MS Word) in general and strong Excel skills (e.g. use of formulas, producing graphs etc.).

 ► Attention to detail and be comfortable working with figures and financial processes.

Desirable

 ► Knowledge of the Prism Accounting system (although training in this will be provided for those who do not).

 ► Previous Corporate Service and or accounts management experience

 ► Good customer service skills

The candidate should also be able to demonstrate the following civil service competencies:

Collaborating and Partnering

People skilled in this area create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the Civil Service to help get business done. At all levels, it requires working collaboratively, sharing information and building supportive, responsive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, whilst having the confidence to challenge assumptions.

Delivering Value for Money

Delivering value for money involves the efficient, effective and economic use of taxpayers’ money in the delivery of public services. It means seeking out and implementing solutions which achieve the best mix of quality and effectiveness for the least outlay. People who do this well base their decisions on evidenced information and follow agreed processes and policies, challenging these appropriately where they appear to prevent good value for money.

Managing a Quality Service

Effectiveness in this area is about being organised to deliver service objectives and striving to improve the quality of service, taking account of diverse customer needs and requirements. People, who are effective plan, organise and manage their time and activities to deliver a high quality and efficient service, applying programme and project management approaches to support service delivery.

Delivering at Pace

Effectiveness in this area means focusing on delivering timely performance with energy and taking responsibility and accountability for quality outcomes. For all staff, it’s about working to agreed goals and activities and dealing with challenges in a responsive and constructive way.

Contract, Salary and Other Benefits, Working Hours and Annual Leave

The contract will end on 31 March 2015. If the successful candidate is not liable to pay Nigerian tax there will be a 10% notional tax deduction on the basic salary.

Working hours are from 8.00am-4.00pm Monday to Thursday and 8.00am-1.00pm on Fridays.

Annual leave is 25 days, which will be pro rata’d for the period of the contract and in addition there will be the usual entitlement to public holidays during the period of employment.

Method of Application

If you wish to apply for this vacancy, you should submit:

 ► A CV (maximum two pages) that includes evidence of your eligibility, outlines your skills and experience relevant to this role and gives details of two referees whom we may contact.

 ► A Cover Letter (maximum two pages) that outlines why you are interested in this role and your suitability against the expected duties and the required experience, skills and competences.

 ► Existing UK Government staff only (including DFID & British Council): Copies of your past two annual appraisals, signed by your line manager.

In view of the immediate requirement for this position to be filled candidates selected for interview will be invited to a competence-based interview in Abuja on Thursday 27 November 2014.

Candidates must have the right to work in Nigeria and provide evidence of this with their applications.

Please send your in your CVs to the below mentioned addreess/Email before the 31st Dec, 2014
Contact Info:

Applications should be sent in hard copy to:

Human Resources Assistant
British High Commission Abuja
19 Torrens Close
Maitama
Abuja 

Or by e-mail to: recruitment.abuja@fco.gov.uk

Applications received after this deadline will not be considered. Telephone applications will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.