Financial Administrator at Oxfam Nigeria

Oxfam in Nigeria and International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED: Improving Fuel Wood Balance Project

Oxfam is a confederation of 17 Affiliates committed to creating a just world without poverty. In Nigeria Oxfam works in the areas of Economic Justice/Livelihood, Basic Social Services, Humanitarian programming, Gender Justice / Female Leadership and Good governance, adopting a rights based approach. The International Centre for Energy, Environment & Development (ICEED) is a Nigerian think tank focused on addressing climate change and promoting clean energy through policy research, advocacy and communication on the low carbon economy.

Oxfam and ICEED, with funding support from the European Union and the National Planning Commission (NPC) as the contracting authority, are collaborating in the implementation of a four year project on renewable energy production, including Agro-forestry. The project is aimed at sustainably improving the fuel-wood balance and resilience of livelihoods of rural households in 7 LGAs in Katsina state by increasing wood supply through farmer managed natural regeneration whilst reducing fuel wood demand through dissemination and use of fire wood efficient stoves.

The position is open to suitably qualified personnel who will drive the implementation of the project:

Job Title: Financial Administrator

Location: Katsina State

Job Description
The Financial administrator is responsible for the financial, administrative and office management of the PMU in Katsina. Also he/she ensures the compliance of financial and administrative procedures with the standards as set by Oxfam (Novib) and European Union. The Financial Administrator reports to the Project Manager and is expected to provide strategic support working closely with Finance and Support Manager Oxfam in Nigeria Country Office to deliver quality financial and administrative operations effectively, efficiently, transparent and accountable.

Main Tasks

• Responsible for Setup Katsina FuWoBa Project financial administration systems and procedures of both stove and agroforestry components of the budget of FuWoBa Project fully complying with ICEED, Oxfam and EU requirements
• Responsible for verification of expenditure and implementation of corresponding payments and recoveries after their authorization by the Project Manager
• Keeps all financial records and transactions relating to the FuWoBa Project in the state in accordance with EDF, Oxfam Novib and ICEED procedures and submit timely replenishment requests and reports
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports/statements for the project in the state in line with standard accounting principles-including budget tracking and preparation of budget variance analysis
• Prepares cash flow statement and cash forecasts for the project as and when needed
• Liaises with the Administrative Officer (Procurement) and Finance and Support Manager in Abuja

Others are:

• Liaise with auditors and provide them with required information, during field work of project audits
• Monthly bank reconciliation for the project
• Any other tasks as assigned within the Programme team

Requirement

• University degree in Finance and Administration or Accounting
• 5 years of relevant work experience in project administration, preferably for an EU project
• Knowledge of financial and administrative systems
• Proven experience in systems design and set ups & improvement, internal audits
• Good command of Excel, Word and other Office tools
• Strong team working competences
• Proven ability to communicate with a wide range of actors (from local partners to local administration and tax officers)
• Excellent communications skills in English

Application Closing Date
4th November, 2014

Method of Application
Qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae and application to: [email protected]

Enquiries should be sent to: [email protected] Applications sent to the enquiry e-mail will be disqualified.