Job Vacancies at British Council – 4 Positions in Nigeria
The British Council is recruiting to fill the following positions:
1.) Accounts Payable (AP) Accountant (Lagos & Port Harcourt)
2.) Accounts Receivable (AR) Accountant
3.) Programme Manager (EU - ECOWAS Scholarship Programme)
4.) Administration and Finance Manager (EU - ECOWAS Scholarship Programme)
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.
We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.
See job details and how to apply below.
1.) Accounts Payable (AP) Accountant (Lagos & Port Harcourt)
Location: Lagos
Pay band: 4
Department: Finance
Contract type: Locally Engaged
Duration: Indefinite
Role Purpose
- At an unprecedented time of change globally, the British Council seeks an enthusiastic and professional Accountant to manage its accounts payable processes across operations in Nigeria.
- The role is accountable for the operational management of British Council Nigeria’s Accounts Payable activities. Focusing on timely, accurate, complete payables management in line with internal organisational requirements and external regulatory standards, while acting as a trusted partner to the business delivery, operations, and support teams.
- This role supports the Senior Financial Accountant with the end-to-end payables management process across the operation, including Management of vendor balances and vendor accounts, support financial services delivery in Abuja and Kano offices, management of all Accounts Payables controls in line with Period End closure (PEC), Financial Control and Compliance Framework (FCCF), and Year End closing process, etc.
Main Opportunities/Challenges for this Role
- The role presents great opportunity for building a strong, efficient, effective, innovative and value driven purchases and payables management services for the British Council.
The role holder will:
- Manage end to end Accounts Payables activities and processes in Nigeria while ensuring accuracy and completeness of vendor accounts and balances.
- Act as one of the key finance business partners across operations in Nigeria.
- Ensure compliance with key Accounts Payable controls in line with internal Period End Closure checklists, Quarterly Financial Control and Compliance Framework (FCCF) report, etc.
- Management of payroll payment and related processes.
- Management of fixed assets and inventory records.
- Close engagement with procurement and other Business support function to drive innovation and improvement in the P2P processes and systems.
- The finance function has gone through several change programmes, and the post holder will play a key role in sustainability and achieving desired results of the changes and improvement projects, especially those that are Accounts Payable related.
- The organisation requires the financial function to have a level of commercial finance acumen as we expand our income generating activities, streamline our portfolio and target more partnership income. As a result, the role holder will also contribute in driving income target/performance.
- The organisation requires the financial function to have a level of commercial finance acumen as we expand our income generating activities, streamline our portfolio and target more partnership income. As a result, the role holder will also contribute in driving income target/performance.
Requirements
Essential:
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Qualified accountant – ACA and ACCA – with a minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience in accounting and finance and similar role
- Bachelor’s Degree in any field
- Good knowledge and understanding of transaction taxes – e.g. VAT and WHT
- Good and demonstrable knowledge of P2P and AP
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Demonstrates high level of understanding in all areas of the finance and accounting function.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong analytical and time management skills.
- Attention to detail and data entry skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience of an ERP system
Desirable:
- Experience working with the Big 4 audit firms
- Master’s Degree
- CGMA, CIMA, CITN, etc.
- Practical exposure to SAP
Additional Information:
- All applicants should have a pre-existing legal status to live and work in Nigeria.
- Interviews are scheduled between 21 – 22 December 2021.
- A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
Remuneration
N6,154,368 per annum
Application Closing Date
13th December, 2021.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
2.) Accounts Receivable (AR) Accountant
Location: Abuja / Lagos
Department: Finance
Contract type: Locally Engaged
Duration: Indefinite
Pay band: 4
Role Purpose
- At an unprecedented time of change globally, the British Council seeks an enthusiastic and professional Accountant to manage its Order to Cash and Accounts Receivables processes across operations in Nigeria
- The role is accountable for the operational management of British Council Nigeria’s Accounts Receivable activities. Focusing on timely, accurate, complete receivables management in line with internal organisational requirements and external regulatory standards, while acting as a trusted partner to the business delivery and operational support teams.
- This role supports the Senior Financial Accountant with the end-to-end receivables management process across the operation, including contract and billing management process while supporting compliance with internal policies, credit management (including ADR and bad debt provision) activities, revenue recognition in line with British Council income manual and IFRS, management of all Accounts Receivable controls in line with Period End closure (PEC), Financial Control and Compliance Framework (FCCF), and Year End closing process, etc.
Main Opportunities / Challenges for this Role
- The role presents great opportunity for us in building a strong, efficient, effective, innovative and value driven order to cash and receivables management services for the British Council.
The role holder will:
- Manage end to end Accounts Receivable activities and processes in Nigeria while ensuring accuracy and completeness of business partners / customers' accounts and balances.
- Act as one of the key finance business partners across operations in Nigeria.
- Ensure compliance with key Accounts Receivable controls in line with internal Period End Closure checklists, Quarterly Financial Control and Compliance Framework (FCCF) report, etc.
- Manage the contract and billing process while supporting compliance with internal policies
- Lead credit management (incl. customer profiling, aged debt management, Bad Debts & provisions, etc.) activities
- Close engagement with Exams team, Customer Service, and business leads to drive innovation and improvement in the O2C processes and systems.
- Support Senior Financial Accountant with cashflow and bank accounts management.
- The finance function has gone through several change programmes, and the post holder will play a key role in sustainability and achieving desired results of the changes and improvement projects, especially those that are Accounts Receivable related.
- The organisation requires the financial function to have a level of commercial finance acumen as we expand our income generating activities, streamline our portfolio and target more partnership income. As a result, the role holder will also contribute in driving income target/performance.
Requirements
Essential:
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Qualified accountant – ACA and ACCA – with a minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience in accounting and finance and similar role
- Bachelor's Degree in any field
- Good knowledge and understanding of transaction taxes – e.g. VAT.
- Good and demonstrable knowledge of O2C and AR
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Demonstrates high level of understanding in all areas of the finance and accounting function.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong analytical and time management skills.
- Attention to detail and data entry skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience of an ERP system
Desirable:
- Experience working with the Big 4 audit firms
- Master’s Degree
- CGMA, CIMA, CITN, etc.
- Practical exposure to SAP or similar accounting solution
Additional Information:
- All applicants should have a pre-existing legal status to live and work in Nigeria.
- Interviews are scheduled on 21/22 December 2021.
- A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.
Remuneration
N6,154,368 per annum
Application Closing Date
13th December, 2021.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
3.) Programme Manager (EU - ECOWAS Scholarship Programme)
Location: Lagos, Sub Saharan Africa, NG
Pay band: 7
Department: Education and Society
Contract type: Locally Engaged
Duration: Fixed Term Contract ending April 2024
Role Purpose
- This role will work with Director Programmes, Director Higher Education, Skills and Enterprise and other members of the Higher Education, Skills and Enterprise team in Nigeria, scholarship support and delivery teams in other West Africa locations and HQ to manage the recruitment, selection, placement of candidates on the EU- ECOWAS (European Union Economic Community of West African States) Scholarships programme.
- The post holder will provide efficient management of the Scholarships programme at a cluster level, provide management support to country delivery teams across the 4 programme host locations and ensure effective planning and the delivery of key milestones as outlined in the programmes’ Description of Action (DOA).
Requirements
Essential:
- University Degree or equivalent
- Minimum of 3 years of scholarship management / administration experience
- At least 5 years programme management and delivery experience
- Fluent level of spoken and written English – level B2
- Proven experience organising and managing events in West Africa
- Demonstrated experience managing relationships with external clients, partners and stakeholders
Desirable:
- Experience delivering large scale contracts for donors / clients such as the European Union.
Role Specific Skills:
- Working knowledge of the Higher Education sector, structure, systems and discourse
- An understanding of Higher Education sector priorities across SSA.
- A working knowledge and understanding of local and international scholarships models and delivery processes.
Additional Information:
- All applicants should have a pre-existing legal status to live and work in Nigeria.
- Please note funding for this project is subject to contract approval. We reserve the right to withdraw this role should funding not be approved.
Remuneration
N13,410,959 per annum (Nigeria)
Application Closing Date
(23:59 South Africa Time) 8th December, 2021.
Interviews
Interviews for this role will commence w/b 17 January 2022.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
4.) Administration and Finance Manager (EU - ECOWAS Scholarship Programme)
Location: Lagos, Sub Saharan Africa, NG
Pay band: 6
Department: Education and Society
Contract Type: Locally Engaged
Duration: Fixed Term Contract ending April 2024
Role Purpose
- This post will support the Programme Manager with administrative and financial management functions of the EU ECOWAS (European Union Economic Community of West African States) Scholarship Programme.
- The role holder will support the coordination and delivery of the key elements and activities of the programme across all the countries where the scholarship is based.
- Responsibilities will also include providing support to the Programme Manager on the recruitment, selection, placement and management of candidates and support to the delivery teams in programme host locations across West Africa and HQ.
Requirements
Essential:
- University Degree or equivalent
- Minimum of 3 years programme management and delivery experience, at least one of which should be related to Higher Education programming
- Fluent level of spoken and written English – level B2
- Experience organising and managing events
- Experience writing financial reports or internal and external reporting
- Demonstrated experience managing relationships with external clients, partners and stakeholders
- Proficiency in using financial management software SAP
Desirable:
- Experience working on a donor funded contract e.g. World Bank, European Union etc.
- Experience of working in the area of scholarships management/ administration
- Accounting qualification
Role Specific Skills:
- Working knowledge of the Higher Education sector, structure, systems and discourse
- A working knowledge and understanding of local and international scholarships models and delivery processes
Additional Information:
- All applicants should have a pre-existing legal status to live and work in Nigeria, Senegal or Ghana. Successful candidate will be based in their current location.
- Please note funding for this project is subject to contract approval. We reserve the right to withdraw this role should funding not be approved.
Remuneration
N8,106,740 per annum (Nigeria)
Application Closing Date
(23:59 South Africa Time) 8th December, 2021.
Interviews
Interviews for this role will commence w/b 17 January 2022.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
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