Senior Finance & Administrative Officer at the Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health programs, education, research, and livelihoods initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.

In anticipation of a potential award from USAID on the Accelerating Control of the HIV Epidemic in Nigeria (ACE) with focus on the BAY (Borno, Adamawa, Yobe) states, the position below is open for consideration to all qualified candidates:

Job Title: Senior Finance & Administrative Officer

Location: Adamawa
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Project: ACE
Category: Finance & Admin

Responsibilities

• Will be responsible for accounting and finance and overall administration for the Project, ensuring compliance with the contractual requirements of the project with the objective of providing professional accountancy services consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Ensure that financial management and office administration policies and procedures in finance are consistent with those of AHNi and donors. Implement accounting and fiscal control procedures to comply with AHNi and donor policies and procedures.
• Develop and review operational budgets. Provide oversight of pipeline expenditure projections, manage and review financial functions (check requests, wire transfers, and journal entries), provide direction, oversight, and interpretation of accounting policies and procedures that guide the day- to-day operations of the project.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• BS / BA Degree in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent with 7 – 9 years relevant experience.
• Or MS / MA degree in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent, and 5 – 7 years relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience in office management and administration.
• CPA, ACA, ICAN, CIMA, CFE or any other relevant professional qualification is required.
• Experience in managing financial records of donor-funded organizations and familiarity with donor and local contractual procedures is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
Tuesday, 11th January, 2022.