Finance Support Staff (Short Term Consultancy) at Malaria Consortium

Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the comprehensive prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable and under privileged populations. We increasingly find our work on malaria can be effectively integrated with other similar public health interventions for greater impact and therefore expanded our remit to include child health and neglected tropical disease interventions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Support Staff (Short Term Consultancy)

Location: Anambra
Duration: May to July 2022

Job Summary

• We require qualified Finance Support who will provide technical support during the ITN Campaign in Anambra State.
• The finance support Staff is to successfully carry out payments to the implementation team in the state by ensuring all participant lists and bank account provided are correct and valid, names in payment schedules provided to finance tally with the data base.

Specific Activities
Finance Support:

• Review of attendance list with database  through MC designated Finance Officer
• Prepare the account documents for each payment using the approved financial template, payment sheets and guidelines as trained.
• Prepare the payment schedule using the harmonized list. Get the harmonized list signed off by the assigned campaign implementation team members.
• Work with the campaign implementation team to resolve all failed payments and wrong account details.
• Ensure proper documentation and filing of all finance documents.

Payments:

• Prepare payment schedules and submit to assigned Finance Officer for payment, ensure that they are accurate, no double / third party payment included and that the right people are being paid.
• Ensure all expenditures are well receipted and/or properly documented following MC guidelines, policies and Finance contingency plan.
• Perform any other assignments as may be assigned by designated country Finance Officer.

Deliverables

• Participants, vendors and facilitators are paid in accordance with the approved program budget and guidelines/policies.
• Payment schedules of all participants are filed.
• Participants are paid in a timely fashion and all complaints resolved.
• All databases are up to date for categories of personnel paid.
• Proper filing of all finance documents.

Timing of Consultancy:

• May - July, 2022
• Total TA days - 64 days.

Qualifications and Experience

• A graduate preferably with a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or any social science course
• Minimum of 2 years’ post-graduation experience in similar roles
• Computer literate preferably at intermediate level–use of Excel and Word
• Excellent numeracy, written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional attention to details and accuracy
• Ability to work independently in an organized manner but within an integrated team.

Application Closing Date
9th May, 2022 at 07:59 AM.