Society for Family Health (SFH) is a leading non-governmental public health organisation in Nigeria, implementing programmes in malaria prevention, and treatment, Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS treatment, primary health care system strengthening, non-communicable diseases and maternal, new-born, and child health care. SFH ignites the power of health system thinking and market shaping to transform health outcomes.
We are looking for talented people with a track record of high performance and passion for providing healthcare for their community to join our vibrant workforce under our Integrated Child Health and Social Service Award (ICHSSA 3) project currently being implemented in Northern Nigeria to improve the quality of life of HIV/AIDs positive children
Job Profile
TThe Finance officer will Work with the ICHSSA 3 Finance team to review all vendor and other stakeholder’s payment vouchers, ensure engagement and maintenance of CBO operational and financial documents and also ensure timely payment to vendors, staff and other stakeholders in compliance with SFH and Donor policies.
Job Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:
Financial Management & Administration:
Ensure all transactions are fully captured in SAP.
Ensure that transactions are posted to the appropriate GLs
Ensure all stakeholders are paid as and when due
Bank reconciliation is carried out as and when due
Ensure project vehicles are duly serviced for effective program implementation
Ensure proper filing of all financial transactions support documentation
Ensure Civil Society Organizations are funded on timely basis.
Budget Monitoring:
Support program staff in developing program related activity budget
Prepare burn rate for State operations
Ensure program budget is reviewed, evaluated and monitored for effective budget performance on monthly basis
Support in Budget reports re-phasing on quarterly basis.
Audit & Evaluation:
Assist with the Internal and External audit preparations including putting together relevant documentation
Coordinate all grants audits in the state and ensure complete implementation of recommendations within 30 days after receipt of final report.
Management Report:
Support the Finance Manager in ensuring that the following reports are prepared and submitted to ICHSSA3 DFOPs on monthly basis (where applicable).
Bank Reconciliations:
Management accounts
Burn Rate
Aging analysis report
Accrued expenses report.
Qualifications / Experience
BSc. Accounting or any other related field. A master’s degree and ICAN membership will be an added advantage
Minimum of 4 years’ experience with progressively increasing responsibility in managing USAID project
Demonstrated ability of previous experience managing other support staff at State office level
Demonstrated ability through previous experience to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders
Skills and Competencies required:
Strong analytical skills
Conversant with USAID Financial Management and Compliance skills
Conversant with accounting software applications
Ability to navigate data analytic software
Strong advance excel Knowledge
Good Oral Communication, Interpersonal and Leadership Skills
Creativity/Innovation and Result Oriented
Ability to work under pressure
Demonstrated ability to manage consortium team performance.
Compensation & Benefits
The compensation package for this position is designed to attract, motivate, and retain talented individuals.