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Director, Finance and Operations

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Kano, Nigeria
Full-time

The Director of Finance & Administration will report to the Deputy Chief of Party and will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial management, including financial systems implementation, budgeting, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting and accounting.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Develops program budgets with teams and monitors budget pipelines;
  • Provides timely and accurate financial reports to FHI 360 and USAID as required;
  • Reviews and approves recommendations for financial planning and control, providing relevant fiscal information to senior management team;
  • Manages internal and external financial audits of the program;
  • Ensures continual review of internal and strategic controls, communications, risk assessments and maintenance of documentation;
  • Supports subcontractors as needed to ensure sound financial management and operations;
  • Ensures that sub-contracts, sub-grants and local consultancy documents and procedures are completed in a timely and correct manner and comply with FHI 360 and USAID policies and regulations; and
  • Provides overall financial and administrative coordination and support to ensure an effective and efficient operating platform for the project.
Educational Background: 
A post-graduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or other related field relevant to the position requirements;
Skills/Experience: 
  • At least ten years of experience in administrative and financial management of large complex projects of which at least eight years were in the field of international development including experience in management of USG funded projects and a track record in developing and managing large budgets;
  • Knowledge of and compliance to Federal Acquisition Regulations;
  • Strong financial and operational management experience with proven management skills; and
  • Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language.
Job Function: 

Organization Info

Fhi 360

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1974
About Us
Mission: 

To improve lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions for human development.

Why Work For Us?: 

We Believe…

…the key to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people lies in generating, sharing, and applying knowledge.

…sustainability comes from improving the capacity of individuals and countries to address their needs.

…in partnerships with governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, and communities.

…in approaches that address human needs as a whole

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Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Feb 2 2019
Active Until: 
Mar 2 2019
Hiring Organization: 
Fhi 360
industry: 
Nonprofit