Finance Expert at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger (ACF) is part of the ACF-International Network which works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Finance Expert

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Duration 6 months
Start Date: 01-Jun-2015

Job Description
You'll contribute to ending world hunger by ...
Providing your expertise in finance to our team in order to support the mission in scaling up.

Key Activities in your role will include:

• Conduct an Internal Audit in Abuja, Maiduguri, Duste and Damaturu (if possible) during the first month of assignment in order to define a baseline and identify the areas that should be improved
• Based on the results of the Internal Audit and field visit analyze the risk, define the area of interventions and formulate detailed action plan (who, what, when) and recommendations by week 6 of assignment.
• Contribute to Grant Financial management, Donor compliance & budget analysis.
• Contribute to the bases treasury & accountancy
• Capacity building for finance and non-finance staff
• Revise mission Cash Management Policy

Requirements
You are a finance expert:

• Advanced University degree (Masters) preferably in business economics and/or political/humanitarian studies or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience, preferably with ACF-IN or others international organizations in the field of financial management in an emergency context

You're a super communicator:

• You have experience working with colleagues who do not speak your language. You are used to explaining your work in non-technical terms.
• You are comfortable explaining policies & procedures to a team.
• You stay calm & like talking to colleagues to find solutions to their problems.
• You have contributed to team reports & are able to succinctly summarize & analyze current field activities.

You are very efficient leading processes:

• You are highly organized & pay attention to small details. You are passionate about finding creative solutions & innovative approaches to long-standing & critical problems.
• You are excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload, diverse tasks and responsibilities, and also work calmly under pressure.
• You are self disciplined and can work autonomously making decisions with minimal guidance.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online