FHI 360 is currently seeking a qualified Finance Manager for the upcoming five-year DFID Nigeria Health Investment programme.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Manage finance-related and operations aspects of the project.
- Establish and maintain sound and transparent accounting and fiscal control procedures for financial, sub-award and operations aspects of programme
- Ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with FHI 360 policies and procedures, DFID rules and regulation, terms and conditions, award requirements, and Government of Nigeria’s laws.
- Develop, analyze and monitor program budgets; monitor and track obligations and expenditures against budgets
- Advise the Finance and Administration Director regularly on financial matters
- Provide technical assistance, as needed, to local partners on financial compliance and reporting
- Prepare and submit periodic financial and accrual reports to DFID as required by the contract
- Contribute to the development of high-quality work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by DFID
- Liaise with internal and external auditors in the review of project financial management
- Supervise other project-based finance and accounting staff
Educational Background:
Master's Degree or higher in accounting, finance, business administration or related field is strongly preferred; or a Bachelor’s accounting degree with 10 years’ experience.
Skills/Experience:
- 8+ years of relevant experience in administrative and financial management, including overseeing the finance and operations of equally large and complex projects.
- 2+ years’ experience working in a developing country; Nigeria experience is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with HMG rules and regulations for commercial contracts is required.
- Knowledge in generally-accepted accounting, budgeting and fiscal control principles.
- Demonstrated experience and skills in developing and managing budgets of $50 million dollars or larger
- Relevant skills in automated accounting software systems and database spreadsheets;
- Experience building capacity in financial management of community-based organizations and implementing partners;
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with NGO partners, community-based organizations and international donor agencies.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of financial management expertise
- Ability to work independently and manage a high-volume work flow
- Relevant computer software skills and familiarity with accounting software (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office)
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 16 2018
Active Until:
Dec 16 2018
Hiring Organization:
Fhi 360
industry:
Nonprofit