Finance Admin Manager Job at Utopia Media Group 2020

Utopia Media Group is a Lagos Based Online Business Development Company helping businesses with a full suite of online marketing services. UMG has consistently, through its different companies, focused on getting clients measurable results utilizing a direct response approach across multiple marketing channels. Everything we do is centred around achieving your strategic objectives.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Position: Finance Admin Manager
Job Location: Lagos
Job Details

• We are currently looking for a confident- result driven Finance & Administration officer who will progressively manage our organizations financial and administrative performance

Job Description

• Handle financial and administration activities to achieve financial goals
• Assist in developing business plan, timeline and budget to perform financial projections
• Monitor and manage expenditures within allotted budget
• Develop and maintain standard financial and administrative procedures
• Respond to customer queries/issues in a timely manner
• Work with leadership team in preparation of business plan and operational budget
• Review all invoices and make the relevant payments in a timely manner
• Ensure the preparation and maintenance of all financial records
• Identify and resolve financial and administrative issues
• Ensure compliance with regulations
• Forecasting of revenue and budgets
• Manage yearly commercial insurance renewals
• Make sure company complies with all state and federal reporting requirements

Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and/or 2-3 years of accounting or finance management experience

Required Skills:

• Analytical Skills
• Proficiency with Accounting software
• Compliance Oriented
• Auditing experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong Leadership skills
• Good communication Skills

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@utopiamedia-group.com using the "Job Title" as subject of the email.

2020 Dr Doreen Tan Endowed Entrepreneurship Scholarship for International Students at Singapore Management University

The Singapore Management University is offering the International Dr Doreen Tan Endowed Entrepreneurship Scholarship to high achieving individuals looking at studying for a degree program at the Institution. This program is aimed at providing financial assistance to needy undergraduates and motivating them to achieve academic excellence.
Eligible Countries: International
Type: Undergraduate
Value of Award: $11,250
Number of Awards: Not Known
Eligibility:

• Applicants must have achieved good academic results (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.40).
• Applicants must show Demonstrated financial needs with gross monthly household per capita income not exceeding $1,900
• Applicants should check all the English language requirements when you come to study at Singapore Management University.

How To Apply: Interested applicants must take admission in an undergraduate degree program at the university. After getting enrolled, applicants will apply online via the Oasis > Self-service App > Financial Aid Application.
Visit The Official Website For More Information
Application Deadline: March 19, 2020

2020 International Mathematical Union Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program

The program aims to support postgraduate studies, in a developing country, leading to a PhD degree in the mathematical sciences. The IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowships offers a limited number of grants for excellent students from developing countries.
Professional mathematicians are invited to nominate highly motivated and mathematically talented students from developing countries who plan to complete a doctoral degree in a developing country, including their own home country. Nominees must have a consistently good academic record and must be seriously interested in pursuing a career of research and teaching in mathematics.
It is the hope of the donors, the IMU and FIMU that the fellowship helps educate the next generation of mathematicians and hopefully results in extended benefits to the home countries of those chosen for the fellowships.
Eligibility Criteria

• Nominator must be a professional mathematicians (including those who have superannuated, but continue to mentor young students). It is preferable that the nominator has been mentoring the nominee.
• The nominee must be a resident and a citizen of a developing country
• The student must either
  • Be pre-accepted to join a doctoral program in the first academic year after the time of selection in a university or research institution which is based on a developing country. OR
  • Already be enrolled in a doctoral program in a university or research institution which is based on a developing country
• There is no age limit for the student.
• Nomination for women students is strongly encouraged.

IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program Benefits.
The fellowship can cover the entire period of the doctoral program up to four years of the student (nominee). The following costs up to a maximum of USD $10,000 per year can be covered by the grant:

• Full tuition fee
• Accommodation expenses
• Travel expenses to the host institution (if different from the home country)
• Basic living expenses that will depend on the cost of the living of the country in which the student will study his/ her doctoral program

IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program Conditions.

• • The fellowship is incompatible with any other scholarship.
  • The fellowship will be awarded starting from the time of selection Fellowship (i.e. without retrospective effect) in case of awardees already enrolled in a doctoral program, and from the time the awardee enrols in a recognized doctoral program otherwise.

• The fellowship will be sanctioned for one year at a time and is renewable annually, based on satisfactory progress of the awardee and will cease to be awarded when the awardee completes the doctoral program or at the end of four years, whichever is earlier.

Method of Application
The nomination form has to be filled out online and be submitted by the nominator. Students cannot apply themselves for the fellowship. Paper applications are not accepted. Changes after submission are not possible.
Material to be uploaded during the process include: (Only files in PDF format can be uploaded.)

• Statement from nominator
• Scanned copy of student (nominee) passport
• Official letter of pre-acceptance in the PhD Programme
• Budget of total expenses requested
• PhD Supervisor CV
• Research Project
• Two (2) letters of recommendation which both cannot come from the nominator
• Transcripts of coursework (certified copies (e.g. stamped by the university)) of the student
  • A) BSc degree or equivalent
  • B) MSc degree or equivalent
• Nominee CV
• Nominee letter of motivation, research project and future plans of the student
• Nominator declaration
• PhD Supervisor declaration
• Nominee (student) declaration

Both nominations and accompanying documentation must be submitted in English only. If the documentation furnished were incomplete the entry would not be accepted for consideration.
NOMINATION FORM OFFICIAL LINK

2021 African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme at Nordic Africa Institute

One of the Nordic Africa Institute’s Strategic goals is to contribute to building capacity in the production of knowledge about Africa. The purpose of the African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is to provide opportunities for Africa-based researchers with a PhD to work and develop their ongoing research at the Nordic Africa Institute. The scholarship offers access to the Institute’s library and other resources that provide for a stimulating research environment.  Through the programme, the Nordic Africa Institute can promote and establish relations with and between African and Nordic research communities.   
The maximum duration of the stay is 90 days, minimum is 60 days. Also note that most academic institutions in the Nordic countries, including the Nordic Africa Institute, are closed or at least running at a reduced capacity during the periods 15 June–15 August and 15 December–15 January. Applicants can thus not choose these periods for their visit.
Eligibility Criteria

• The scholarship programme is directed at postdoctoral researchers based in Africa and engaged in Africa-oriented research within the disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities.
• The applicant should be affiliated to an African university/research center and have a proven track record of extensive research experience.
• The Institute strives to achieve a fair distribution of scholarship positions in regards to gender and geographic focus.

Nordic Scholarship Programme Benefits.

• The scholarship includes a return air-fare (economy class), accommodation, a subsistence allowance of 400 SEK (approx. 42 USD) per day plus an installation grant of 2,500 SEK (approx. 260 USD) and access to a workspace, including a desk computer, in a shared office at the Institute. Please note that the subsistence allowance will be provided only for the days spent in Uppsala.
• The Institute’s library is specialized in literature on contemporary Africa and focuses on Social Sciences. Furthermore, Guest Researchers have access to the Uppsala University Library and to the Library of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
• Guest Researchers have the possibility to present their research at the Nordic Africa Institute and to visit other institutions in the Nordic countries.

Method of Application
Apply online and upload the following documents:

• Up-to-date CV, including list of publications (if available online, please include links)
• Outline of research project, 5 pages:
  • A well elaborated research proposal; the research topic must relate to the thematic research areas of the Institute as outlined in the Strategy 2017 – 2021
  • A work plan, including expected results, specific for the time spent at the Institute
• Reference: A signed letter of support from the applicant’s Head of Department or other senior scholar in the same field, which confirms current affiliation and field of research.

OFFICIAL LINK
The application should be submitted by 1 April 2020.

2020 IMU/CDC Graduate Research Assistantships in Developing Countries Program

The Program provides research assistantships to graduate – PhD and Master – students of emerging research groups working in a developing country listed in Priority 1 or 2 of the IMU CDC Definition of Developing Countries. It provides modest support for emerging research groups, making it possible for them to fund their most talented students as graduate research assistants, thereby fostering the growth of a mathematics community.
It is assumed that the emerging research group has an ongoing collaboration with an international mathematician. The students will receive a monthly stipend to study full-time and pursue a Master or PhD graduate degree in mathematics and they will be supported additionally by linking their research with an international mathematician.
Eligibility Criteria

• The Principal Investigator should be a university professor in mathematics holding a PhD and live and work in a university or research center in a developing country listed in Priority 1 or 2 of the IMU CDC Definition of Developing Countries, and who is already training mathematics Master’s or PhD students, and who is part of a research group.
• The International Partner should be a mathematician working in a university or research center not based in any of the countries listed in Priority 1 or 2 of the IMU CDC Definition of Developing Countries.

The International Partner and Principal Investigator should be in regular contact, for instance using modern communication technology. At the time of application there should be an active and ongoing collaboration between the International Partner and Principal Investigator.
The Principal Investigator will be responsible for ensuring smooth sustained communication in the Team between:

• the graduate research assistants,
• the International Partner, and
• the GRAID Committee.

IMU/CDC Graduate Research Assistantships in Developing Countries (GRAID) Program Funding.
The amount of the stipend per graduate research assistant should not exceed USD 3,500 per year. The exact amount will be decided by the GRAID Committee on a case-by-case basis depending on the local cost of living. One Team can apply for up to 3 graduate research assistantships.
The following costs can be covered by the stipend:

• Accommodation expenses of the graduate research assistant
• Basic living expenses

Funding for the graduate research assistantships will be provided by voluntary donations from mathematicians or mathematical institutions worldwide.
IMU/CDC Graduate Research Assistantships in Developing Countries (GRAID) Program Duration of Support.

• For PhD students the stipend will typically cover 4 years depending on satisfactory progress based on annual reports. Extensions for up to 6 months will be decided at the discretion of the GRAID Committee.
• Master students will typically be funded for 1 year. Extensions for up to 6 months will be decided at the discretion of the GRAID Committee

Method of Application
They invite applications from Teams consisting of:

1. the Principal Investigator (PI) plus his or her research group, and
2. the International Partner.

The PI has to complete an online application form, via the MathPrograms
The following documents have to be uploaded during the application process:

• A short CV of the PI and a short CV of the International Partner,
• A narrative Collaboration Proposal (not to exceed 3 pages) based on the already existing contacts between PI and International Partner. It must contain the following:
  • The proposal should describe their professional relationship, the research group the PI hopes to foster, the number of PhD and/or Master students they hope to support and a summary of their vision for the training of these students.
  • The research plan.
  • An itemized budget for the requested support.
  • The proposal should be signed by PI and International Partner.
• A reference letter, from the International Partner supporting the application, to be uploaded by the International Partner on receipt of an email requesting him/her to do so.

APPLY HERE OFFICIAL LINK

Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program for Early or Mid-Career Students 2020

The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers aiming at improving the development and living conditions of children and youth or contributing to one of the Jacobs Foundation’s thematic priorities. This includes, but is not limited to educational sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies, political sciences, linguistics, neurosciences, and medical sciences.
Fellowships are awarded to the most highly talented and innovative young scholars and mid-career researchers. Funds from Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowships are awarded directly to the fellow’s institution and may be used over a three-year period by the fellow to partially cover the fellow’s salary and for any activity supporting the fellow’s research, such as assistant salaries, equipment, technical assistance, professional travel, or trainee support.
Eligibility Criteria

• Open to researchers from any country.
• Applicants must have completed their PhD at the time of application.
• At the start of the fellowship candidates must be employed at a university or other research institution, but they do not need to have a permanent contract or a full-time position. The fellowship funds must be administered by the relevant university or research institution.

Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program Selection Criteria.
The selection criteria are weighted equally.

• International relevance of the fellow’s planned work
• Potential for application in supporting human development and learning
• Alignment of planned projects with the goals of the Jacobs Foundation
• Past research accomplishments and publication record
• Creativity and potential to become a leader in the scientific community
• Scientific quality: methods and data
• Willingness to identify with the Foundation’s aims and to engage with us

Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program Fundings.

• Funds from Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowships are awarded directly to the fellow’s institution and may be used over a three-year period by the fellow to partially cover the fellow’s salary and for any activity supporting the fellow’s research, such as assistant salaries, equipment, technical assistance, professional travel, or trainee support.

Method of Application
The following documents are to be uploaded in connection with the application form:

• The candidate’s curriculum vitae, including a list of the candidate’s scientific publications
• A scientific paper by the candidate

To following is to be sent separately to the Jacobs Foundation:

• A 1-page recommendation letter from a department head or other senior researcher supporting the candidate and describing his/her qualifications, initiative, and research. This letter should be sent directly to fellowship@jacobsfoundation.org.

The deadline for applications is March 16, 2020.
APPLY HERE OFFICIAL LINK

Credit Control / Compliance Officer Recruitment at Officemakers International Limited 2020

Officemakers International Limited

Lagos

OfficeMakers International Limited - Our client, a new Radio Station in Lagos State is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Position: Credit Control / Compliance Officer
Job Location: Lagos
Job Responsibilities

• Ensure prompt collection of company's external debts.

Required Skills / Qualifications

• HND / B.Sc in Finance or similar degree
• Must have minimum of 2 years experience in credit control.
• Must be good at negotiation and persuasion.

Remuneration
Salaries with benefits are good and commensurate with position.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: cv@officemakers.net using the "Job Title" as the subject of the email.

Software Developer (Full Stack) Job at vasiti.com 2020

Vasiti.com is a platform for students, student entrepreneurs and small businesses in or around campus to buy or sell goods & services.

Vasiti also has a magazine which covers activities around campus, daily student hacks and opportunities like scholarships, internship etc for students.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Position: Software Developer (Full Stack)
Job Location: Lagos
Job Description

• Design overall architecture of the website
• Responsible for everything from front end to back end.
• Optimizing and automating tasks and activities.
• Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of website.
• Collaborate with the rest of the tech team to design and launch new features.
• Understanding and implementation of security and data protection.
• Implementation of services and APIs to power the website.
• Create cross-browser compatible and standards-compliant CSS based page layout.
• Solving code problems, troubleshooting and manipulation of web templates.
• Implement new features and optimize existing ones.
• Database management.
• Building and maintaining of website and mobile apps
• Optimization of the website for maximum speed and scalability
• Integration of the front-end and back-end aspects of the website

Requirements and Skills

• Must reside in Lagos, ? must be a graduate and have a minimum of two years working experience.
• Hardworking and interested in working with a startup
• Good communication skills and good team worker.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.

Salary
N70,000 to N100,000 monthly.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: contact@vasiti.com clearly indicating the "Job Title" as subject of your mail.

Administrative Manager Job at Azimuth Nigeria Limited 2020

Azimuth Nigeria Limited is a full service building and civil engineering construction company. The company has become one of the foremost building companies in Nigeria with presence across the geopolitical zone. We have delivered projects for government, multinationals, industrial groups, oil and gas majors and high net-worth individuals. Our services include pre-construction, design-build, general contracting and construction management.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Position: Administrative Manager
Job Location: Lagos
Description

• We are looking forward to hire a perceptive, creative Administrative Manager to oversee office operations and administrative staff members.
• The Administrative Manager will hire, train, and evaluate administrative team members, develop, review, and improve policies, systems, and procedures, and generally ensuring the office operate smoothly and efficiently.
• You will also assist in developing and enforcing budgets, delegating tasks and tracking progress on projects, and planning and organizing a calendar of events, which may include training sessions, interviews, new hire orientations, and policy or procedure updates.
• To succeed as an Administrative Manager, you must be focused on ensuring attracting and retaining top talent and streamlining office operations to maximize quality and efficiency while reducing costs. You should be analytical.

Responsibilities

• Supervising day-to-day operations of the administrative department and staff members.
• Hiring, training, and evaluating employees, taking corrective action when necessary.
• Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.
• Ensuring office is stocked with necessary supplies and all equipment is working and properly maintained.
• Working with accounting and management team to set budgets, monitor spending, and processing payroll and other expenses.
• Planning, scheduling, and promoting office events, including meetings, conferences, interviews, orientations, and training sessions.
• Collecting, organizing, and storing information using computers and filing systems.
• Overseeing special projects and tracking progress towards company goals.
• Building new and expanding existing skills by engaging in educational opportunities.

Requirements

• HND, Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, or related field.
• Experience in related field, such as management or financial reporting, preferred.
• Exceptional leadership and time, task, and resource management skills.
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking, coaching, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with computers, especially MS Office.
• Ability to plan for and keep track of multiple projects and deadlines.
• Familiarity with budget planning and enforcement, human resources, and customer service procedures.
• Willingness to continue building skills through education opportunities.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: azimuthnigerialimited@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Job Vacancy For Accounts Manager

Accounts Manager
Lagos

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Job Summary

One of our clients is seeking qualified candidates to fill this role

• Minimum Qualification: Degree
• Experience Level: Mid level
• Experience Length: 5 years

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of the Company Annual Budget and long-term financial strategies
• Preparation of the Company Financial Statements and Management Reports,monthly, quarterly and annually
• Manage relationship and ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings, in conjunction with the
• Company’s tax consultants by ensuring that returns are rendered promptly and efficiently
• Ensure all bank accounts are reconciled and monthly financial reports are properly prepared
• Manage relationships with Financial Institutions and optimise the company working capital
• Working with management in protecting the Company& margins through reduction in Net Financing costs, control of operational costs, maximizing income and achieving company’s earnings objectives
• Liaising with external auditors, regulatory authorities and other relevant stakeholders
• Manage quality control over financial transactions and reporting
• Manage Billing, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Cost Accounting,
• Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition
• Identify accounting and financial issues and suggest timely solutions
• Ensure all documentations for approval are correct and transactions are accurately posted into the
• Company’s ERP (ERP implementation will be co-ordinated by the successful candidate).

Qualifications/Experience:

• B.Sc or HND in a related field (First or Second Class Upper Division). Having an M.Sc. in Social Sciences or Management will be an added advantage
• A Qualified Accountant, with a minimum of ten (10) years post qualification experience and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in similar role
• Proficient in the use of Enterprise-wide Application such as SAGE or SAP and Microsoft Office packages, including PowerPoint Presentation

Required skills/Attributes:

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills, people management and negotiating skills
• High awareness of quality issues and attention to details
• Strong sense of professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment and tact
• High level of sincerity and honesty with pragmatic and proactive approach to business
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Age:Must not be more than 45 years old

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Global Graduate Finance at British American Tobacco

Lagos

Country: Nigeria
Location: Lagos
Function: Finance
Level: Graduate
Appointment Type: Permanent

British American Tobacco has an exciting opportunity for Global Graduates to join our Finance team in Nigeria.

We are BAT!

A global leader with more than 200 brands in over 200 markets; we bring together the world’s brightest and best minds, that’s why we value uniqueness.

If you’re driven, passionate, ambitious and courageous, our Global Graduate Programme will help you achieve your potential.

Our Global Graduate Programme (Finance) enables you develop exceptional commercial skills, equipping you with a deep understanding of the dynamics of the market you operate in. It offers you the opportunity to challenge yourself on international projects, network with graduates from around the world and strengthen your leadership skills, through participation in our Global Academy and with the support of your dedicated Coach and Mentor.

This is a real job from day one. One in a tough and fast-paced environment that will stretch you to the limits – you’ll progress from graduate to manager in 12 months!

Essential requirements

• Are you a recent university graduate within the last 3 years, with a high-performance academic track record - minimum of Second-Class Upper division or equivalent?
• Have you completed your National Youth Service (NYSC) or equivalent for other countries?
• Do you have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English? (French would be an added advantage)
• Are you ambitious, resilient and more proactive than others when it comes to learning new things?
• An inspiring journey awaits you here at BAT Nigeria. The question is; Are you up to the challenge?

Show what you’re made of… Join our 2020 Global Graduate Programme

British American Tobacco is one of the world’s leading multinational companies, with brands sold in over 200 markets, made in 44 factories in 42 countries.
We are proud that we are consistently among the top 5 companies on the London Stock Exchange.
Our portfolio includes our world-famous Global Drive Brands – Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall and Rothmans – along with many other leading international brands, such as Vogue, Peter Stuyvesant and State Express 555.
Alongside our traditional tobacco business, we are also developing products that offer consumers potentially less risky alternatives to regular cigarettes. Our Next Generation Products are already leading the way in the Industry of vapour and tobacco heating devices. We continue to develop a solid portfolio of consumer solutions which already include well known global brands like Vype, glo and Voke.
Contractual Legal Entity: BAT Marketing Nigeria Ltd (NG10)
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Financial Supervisor Job at PecanTrust Microfinance Bank Limited 2020

PecanTrust Microfinance Bank Limited

Lagos

PecanTrust Microfinance Bank Limited is a Central Bank of Nigeria Licensed, for-profit making institution dedicated to supporting early stage, small and medium-sized enterprises ‘SME’, the informal working class and low income families through providing access to finance, entrepreneurship training, a network of mentors and facilitating business partnerships.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Position: Financial Supervisor
Job Location: Lagos
Job Description

• Plan, assess, monitor, and manage the efficient utilization of cash and financial resources in a manner consistent with the agreed procedures and objectives of the bank.
• Review and consolidate Bank Reconciliation and Fund Management analysis.
• Prepare and analyse Cash flow.
• Review and consolidate Multi-level GL and bank reconciliations.
• Ensure the maintenance of an adequate level of working capital.
• Review and consolidate weekly cash flow & liquidity report and provide advice to management on the variances.
• Carrying out reconciliation of Balance Sheet items such as cash, cash equivalents, investments, debt, for management and reporting purposes.
• Review other Treasury related monthly Schedules.
• Financial review of customer accounts, loan computation and other finance information .
• Processing and preparation of pension, payee and other regulatory and compliance monthly renditions .
• Analyze and present financial trends, competitor behavior as they impact on the bank.
• Work with legal counsel to ensure compliance on regulatory matters.
• Develops and monitors performance metrics for the investor relations function.
• Creates presentations, press releases, and other communication materials for earnings releases, industry events, and presentations to analysts, brokers, and investors.
• Laison and communication with the regulatory bodies such as the CBN, NDIC, FIRS, LIRS etc.
• Assess and predict financial risks and returns.
• Ability to use financial modelling to predict outcomes.
• Analyze business operations, loan repayments, deposit maturities, business trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or & to provide advice.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV to: hr@pecantrust.com clearly indicating the "Job Title" as subject of your mail.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Kimberly Ryan Limited 2020

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Kimberly Ryan Limited
Lagos
Kimberly Ryan Limited is a Human Resources Development Company whose aim is to lead in attracting, developing and retaining superior human capital to create a dramatic business advantage for our clients. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Location: Lagos
Core Responsibilities Ensure compliance with the company's policies, procedures and statutory regulations. Manage statutory and internal auditors Ensure the design of a robust business- decision-making framework, driving through process improvement and change initiatives that enable the budgeting and forecasting and reporting to be carried out in a consistent and effective matter Issues the annual comprehensive budget guidelines to all company's departments so that budget activities and concluded before end of fourth quarter.
Job Specifications B.Sc degree in Accounting, Economics or Financial Management MBA / M.Sc in financial Management or Chartered Financial Analyst is highly desirable Certification of ICAN, ACCA or any relevant professional bodies Minimum of 8-10 yrs post NYSC experience in a related position Proficient in Accounting Applications: TALLY ERP 9, ORION 3i INFOTECH ERP, SAP Financial.

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send in their CV to: recruitnigeria@kimberly-Ryan.net with "CFO" as the subject line.

Trump declares himself 'chief law enforcement officer' as he issues numerous pardons

Dylan Stableford
Senior Writer,
Yahoo News•



President Trump on Tuesday exercised his pardon power, granting clemency to or commuting the sentences of nearly a dozen people convicted of crimes, including former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and junk bond pioneer Michael Milken.

Trump also referred to himself as the nation's “chief law enforcement officer,” a title typically reserved for the attorney general.

On Tuesday morning, the White House announced Trump’s pardoning of former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. for his involvement in a 1998 corruption case against former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards. Ohio pastor Darrell Scott, a longtime Trump supporter, told the Associated Press that he submitted “a package” to the president advocating for DeBartolo’s pardon.

Speaking on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews before boarding Air Force One en route to a fundraiser in Beverly Hills, Trump announced that he had commuted Blagojevich’s sentence. The former governor is serving a 14-year sentence on federal corruption charges.

President Trump addresses the media before boarding Air Force One on Tuesday. (Evan Vucci/AP)

“He seems like a very nice person,” Trump told reporters. “I watched his wife on television.”

Patricia Blagojevich had appeared on numerous Fox News shows to appeal for her husband, who was once featured as a guest contestant on Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice.”

Blagojevich, a Democrat, was convicted for abusing his powers as governor by seeking campaign contributions in exchange for filling the Illinois Senate seat left open when Barack Obama became president.

For months Trump had been considering a pardon for the former Illinois governor, who the president said was treated “very, very unfairly.”

The president also told reporters that he had granted clemency to former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik for corruption and financier Michael Milken for regulatory crimes.

Kerik, who served more than three years in federal prison for tax fraud and for making false statements, appeared on Fox News Monday night. He was New York’s top cop under then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is now one of the president's attorneys.

From left, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, President Trump and former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Paul Beaty/AP, AP, Mike Segar/Reuters)

After Trump boarded Air Force One, the White House announced full pardons for four others — Ariel Friedler, Paul Pogue, David Safavian and Angela Stanton — and the granting of commutations to three more: Tynice Nichole Hall, Crystal Munoz and Judith Negron. Munoz and Hall were both convicted of drug-related crimes, while Negron went to prison for Medicare fraud.

In a statement, the White House noted that Sheldon Adelson and Tom Barrack, longtime backers of Trump’s campaign, were among those who advocated for clemency for Milken.

The granting of pardons and commutations comes two days before Trump ally Roger Stone is due to be sentenced for lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering in a case stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

On Twitter earlier Tuesday, Trump called for all cases stemming from the Mueller probe to be “thrown out.”

Trump was asked by reporters about the public rebuke from Attorney General William Barr, who said in an interview last week that such tweets make his job “impossible.” The president said he agreed.

“I do make his job harder,” Trump said. “I do agree with that, I do. He’s working against a lot of people who don’t want to see good things happen, in my opinion.”

The president reiterated his claim that he has the right to intervene in the Stone case.

“I’m actually, I guess, the chief law enforcement officer of the country,” Trump said. “I could be involved if I wanted to.”

China legal activist who called on Xi to 'give way' arrested: activists

By Huizhong Wu,
Reuters•
By Huizhong Wu

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have arrested a prominent rights activist and legal scholar who had called on President Xi Jinping to step down over his handling of crises including the coronavirus outbreak, two fellow activists said on Monday.

Xu Zhiyong had been on the run since December after attending a gathering in the southern city of Xiamen which focused on discussion of human rights in China, according to Hua Ze, an activist and friend of Xu's. Four others who had attended the gathering in December were arrested previously, Hua told Reuters.

Xu was arrested on Saturday night by the Beijing police with assistance by police in Guangzhou, Hua said.

The Beijing and Guangzhou city police did not respond immediately to faxed requests for comment.

Xu's girlfriend, who was in Beijing, has not been reachable since Saturday, according to U.S.-based Human Rights Watch China researcher Yaqiu Wang.

Xu, a long-time activist for judicial and legal reform, in 2012 founded the New Citizens Movement, which called on government officials to disclose their wealth. He was sentenced in 2014 to four years in prison for his work with the group.

In recent weeks, Xu had written many articles criticising Beijing's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 70,000 people in China and killed 1,770.

In a Feb 4 article published on a website that is blocked in China and belongs to the New Citizens Movement, Xu called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to resign, citing his handling of crises, from Hong Kong's anti-government protests to the epidemic that originated in the central city of Wuhan.

"Medical supplies are tight, and the hospitals are overcrowded with people, and a large number of those infected are unable to have their cases verified," Xu wrote. "You say you personally directed the deployment, it is a mess."

"Mr. Xi Jinping, please give way," he wrote.

Xu also criticized restrictions on Chinese media reporting of the epidemic centered in Wuhan and the strict lockdown measures implemented to contain it.




(Reporting by Huizhong Wu; Editing by Tony Munroe and Angus MacSwan)

Israel to allow hundreds more Gazans to enter for work

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will provide hundreds of additional work permits for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli defense body said Tuesday, in a new step aimed at solidifying an informal cease-fire with the Hamas militant group.

COGAT, the Israeli defense body responsible for civilian Palestinian affairs, said it was lifting certain restrictions on the territory starting Wednesday following days of “relative quiet” in the area surrounding Gaza.

The additional work permits bring the total to 7,000 from 5,000.

Israel blames the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, for ongoing fire emanating from the Gaza Strip, including a spate of explosive balloons launched from Gaza that have damaged Israeli properties.
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Tens of thousands of Gazans used to work in Israel. But Israel virtually sealed the border when it joined Egypt in imposing a crippling blockade on Gaza after Hamas seized power from rival Palestinian forces in 2007. The blockade, along with three wars between Hamas and Israel, has devastated the economy in Gaza, where unemployment is over 50%.

In recent months, Israel has quietly provided some relief as part of an unofficial, Egyptian-brokered truce with Hamas, in exchange for reduced rocket fire from the territory and the scaling back of weekly protests along the border.

Those include “merchant” permits that allow Palestinian businessmen to trade in Israel. Many of the permits are used by laborers who do menial jobs inside Israel.

With the additional permits, Israel appears to be expanding that program to ease the economic crisis in Gaza.

Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg are both 78. And both, it turns out, have had heart operations.

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Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg turned 78 years old last Friday. That makes him the same age as his top rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and six months older than former Vice President Joe Biden.



Today is @MikeBloomberg's birthday; he's turning 78 years old.

Yesterday, a voter told me he was interested in Bloomberg because "Biden & Bernie are too old."@JoeBiden is 77. @BernieSanders is 78.

— Maura Barrett (@MauraBarrettNBC) February 14, 2020

Everybody is expected to pile on Bloomberg in Wednesday night's Democratic debate in Nevada, and Sanders tested out his salvos in a CNN town hall on Tuesday night. But age isn't the only thing Bloomberg and Sanders have in common. Neither has been a Democrat for most of the past two decades, for example, and both have had two coronary arterial stents inserted near their hearts to relieve blockages.

Sanders, who had a heart attack in October, said Tuesday night that he won't release his full medical records. After getting out of the hospital, he had said "the people do have a right to know about the health of a senator, somebody who's running for president of the United States — full disclosure." On Tuesday night, Sanders said the three letters he released from doctors equal "a detailed medical report," and when pressed on whether he plans to release his medical records, he said, "I don't think we will, no."

Bloomberg disclosed his 2000 heart operation for the first time in 2007. In December, he released a letter from his longtime physician, Dr. Stephen Sisson at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, attesting that Bloomberg is "in outstanding health," though he developed an irregular heartbeat called an "atrial fibrillation" last year and is treating it with blood thinners. Bloomberg "has had normal cardiac stress testing annually" since he had the stents inserted in 2000, Sisson wrote, and the artery has not become clogged again.

"Heart problems are extremely common in older adults," The Associated Press notes. At the same time, an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday found that 53 percent of voters have "some reservations" or are "very uncomfortable" with a candidate who had a recent heart attack.More stories from theweek.com
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