Finance Assistant

Company Overview: 

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services worldwide. It supports government and commercial clients with innovative solutions focused on international development, climate mitigation and adaptation, environmental sustainability, biodiversity, conservation, land reform, infrastructure, urban development, transport, water, and resource management. With 30,000 associates worldwide in over 120 countries, Tetra Tech's capabilities span the entire project cycle.

Tetra Tech International Development Europe is Tetra Tech's European business unit focused on International Development. We are based in London with offices in Kenya, Nigeria, Poland, and the Netherlands. We deliver international development programmes focused on economic growth, governance and justice/security, and infrastructure, for clients such as the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the United Nations, the European Union, the European Investment Bank and other donors and funding agencies. We also have a strong in-house Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Practice consisting of 35 evaluators, statisticians, economists, social scientists, and research managers.

Over Values:

We are committed to maintaining business practices that honour and protect the dignity and integrity of everyone with whom the company conducts business, employs, and serves. As a leading international development organisation, we fully support continued progress and improvement within the development community to make development initiatives more effective. We are also committed to addressing various cross-cutting issues relevant to international development to ensure that all people can access and enjoy the benefits of our activities.

• We value our people: we support the development of our people, ensuring that the environments in which they work are fair, safe, and flexible.
• We deliver quality results: we go the extra mile to deliver value for our clients, impact for beneficiaries and a fair financial return for the company to grow sustainably.
• We collaborate effectively: we work authentically with our clients, beneficiaries and partners and strive to always communicate clearly and openly.
• We encourage creativity and innovation: we encourage entrepreneurial thinking and provide the freedom, support and investment for new ideas and initiatives.
• We operate with integrity: We will do the right thing, be honest and keep to our commitments.

Location: Nigeria, Abuja

Flexible working available: We operate a hybrid working policy, with people working from the office two days a week and the rest working from home. People may choose to come in more often.

Contract Type: Fixed Term, Full Time. 

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. 

Salary & Benefits: Competitive Salary & Benefits

Job Overview:

The Tetra Tech Nigeria Platform delivers support aimed at addressing some of Nigeria's most pressing development, economic and governance challenges. Working with both the Federal and Subnational governments, Tetra Tech provides technical advisory, grant and project delivery expertise.

• Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG): Supporting conflict prevention and community resilience across Northern Nigeria.
• Nigeria Economic Stability & Transformation (NEST): Driving inclusive economic reform and growth.
• United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF): Delivering technical assistance to support power sector policy reform and facilitate climate-smart financing into infrastructure.
• Nigeria Public Finance Facility (NPFF): Improving public financial management

All projects are funded and governed by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), contributing to FCDO's objectives of long-term stability, economic opportunity and effective public service delivery across Nigeria.

The Finance Assistant will support the day-to-day financial operations of NPFF, NEST, UKNIAF and SPRiNG. The role ensures accurate processing payments, maintenance of financial records, and compliance with Tetra Tech Finance Manual, donor regulations, and organisational procedures.

Main Duties:

Financial Operations

• Support the management of financial operations in accordance with the Tetra Tech Finance Manual and donor regulations.
• The Finance Assistant will work closely with the Finance Manager, Project Manager, Project Team, and London Head Office to ensure that internal controls, record-keeping, and financial reporting are effectively and efficiently implemented.
• Ensure timely remittance of WHT and payroll statutory deductions: PAYE, PENSIONS, NSITF and others to relevant Tax Authority.
• Leading on obtaining payment approvals through Approval Max and ensuring payment posting on QuickBooks accounting software is accurate in terms of evidence-supported, taxes applied, description, budget codes, vendor details, etc.
• Leading on acquittals processing, petty cash and card management.
• On a monthly basis, perform a reconciliation of petty cash and card expenditure.
• Support the finance manager during the month-end closure of QuickBooks and ensure postings on QuickBooks are accurate to report to the London head office.
• Process all bank payments, uploads and reconciliations.
• Ad-hoc financial management support is requested by the finance manager or a member of the London finance team.

Compliance & Records

• Ensure that all financial records are filed properly and in a timely manner.
• Provide accurate and timely responses to internal and external audit enquiries.

Aptitude and skills:

• Collaboration across the platform, its processes, and team members.
• Adherence to client and Tetra Tech financial and compliance processes and procedures.
• Adherence to timelines for project implementation.
• Client and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Risk management and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications:

Essential

• A university degree (or equivalent) in accounting or financial management.
• At least three years of accounting/finance work experience.
• Strong accounting, finance and administration skills.
• Experience supporting the preparation of financial reports.
• Experience supporting management and reconciliation of multi-country and multi-currency finances.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, and demonstrable experience working with finance and non-finance employees.
• Being able to prioritise and work with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.

Desirable

• Experience working on UK donor (FCDO) funded projects.
• Full or part-qualified accountant.
• Experience working with QuickBooks.
• Experience working with Approval Max.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Tetra Tech prides itself in a workplace culture that complies with and ensures the workplace is free from discrimination, harassment, bullying, racism, and hate speech of any form regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage, and civil partnerships. We encourage all applicants from different backgrounds to apply for this role.

Disability Confident Employer:

Disability Confident is a UK government scheme that supports employers in creating and fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces. We have self-identified as registered disability confident participants.

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Safeguarding:  

Tetra Tech International Development has robust policies and guidelines which exemplify our commitment to safeguarding and technical excellence in gender equality. Our team of dedicated GEDSI advisers work closely with our staff and partners to ensure a context-specific and consistent approach is applied to all of our programmes to improve the livelihoods of the world's most marginalised groups.

Region: United Kingdom and Europe Teams and Clients

Role Category: Headquarters Positions or Project Opportunities