Associate, Finance & Administration (Maternity Cover)

About this role

TaRL Africa seeks a Finance and Administrative Associate on a maternity cover basis to support its Abuja programme operations. The role reports to the Country Manager Finance & Admin and focuses on maintaining efficient administrative systems, financial controls and compliant office operations. The position involves managing day-to-day financial and administrative activities, supporting audits and risk management, and ensuring proper documentation and payroll processing for the country office. TaRL Africa is a partnership between Pratham and J-PAL that develops scalable literacy and numeracy interventions. The role targets individuals with finance and administration experience in a non-profit context, able to work within established policies and with a team.

What you would do

• Handle day-to-day operational, financial and administrative tasks related to programme operations
• Review accounts payable, including invoices, payment requests and travel expense reports
• Assist in filling monthly timesheets and maintain a documents database linked to the general ledger
• Review monthly EDT partner financial reports
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls and TaRL Africa policies
• Support office audits, financial risk management and fraud prevention activities
• Process and share monthly bank reconciliations within the ERP and obtain CMF&A review
• Review advance requests and surrender in the ERP
• Maintain accurate accounting records and supporting documentation for procurement and finance
• Review and reconcile monthly payroll and process payroll payments for the country office

What they are asking for

• At least 2 years of experience in finance, operations and office administration, preferably in a non-profit
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Management, Business Administration or related field
• ICAN certification (CPA equivalent)
• Experience in bookkeeping and computerized accounting systems
• Experience improving financial systems and donor reporting
• Ability to analyse, troubleshoot and think critically
• Team player with interest in people management and development
• Willingness to learn and use new technologies

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