Finance Officer at Future Resilience and Development Foundation (FRAD)

Future Resilience and Development Foundation (FRAD) is a registered non-profit organization with the corporate affairs commission in accordance with the Nigerian Law. FRAD over the years having been responding to the more than decade long conflict in Northeast Nigeria with operational presence in Various LGAs across the states. FRAD envision a sustainable future where everyone can access development a world no one is left behind, and work with a mission to build the resilience of vulnerable population using locally available solutions that ensures participation and bring meaningful development leaving no one behind. These mission and vision guide our responses and intervention in thematic areas of Nutrition, protection, Education, early recovery and livelihood and food security.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

• This position will support the Finance department’s management of accounting systems, policies, and procedures in compliance with accounting standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), donor’s rules and regulations, and legal requirements to support high-quality programs serving the vulnerable.
• As part of an experienced finance team, you will help coordinate daily financial activities through the duties outlined below.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Daily record of all bank account expenses in the excel book, in respect of Future resilience and Development Foundation’s.
• Carry out all payments for the relevant Bank accounts. Future resilience and Development Foundation’s standards in terms of use of chart of accounts, project code, Contract and financial line and the third party codes.
• Ensure bank books & cash book are closed, reconciled & sent to capital on monthly basis together with the bank reconciliation & cash counts;
• Make payments after verifying the consistency of supporting documents submitted in accordance with the Future resilience and Development Foundation procedures, ensuring all invoices are accurate, consistent and signed.
• Ensure that the cash box, bank, and the main safe maintain the minimum security amount.
• Maintain cash, bank, supplier contracts, PAYE, vendor & all other finance relevant contracts in finance department;
• Archive financial files as per Future Resilience and Development Foundation archiving guidelines, keep copies at the base & send original to capital on monthly basis;
• Process the monthly income tax payments (PAYE) as per information provided by the Capital.
• Consolidate withholding tax for remittance at federal and state level;
• Prepare and send EFCC weekly report to capital.
• Manage the advances, ensuring invoices are received and that they are consistent with the Future resilience and Development Foundation’s procedures (invoice accurate and signed).
• Ensures that stakeholders payment complies with the Project Activity Resourcing (PAR).
• We are currently looking to fill the role of a Finance Officer, who will be responsible to provide support on all financial activities in the base which will impact on the overall financial plan of the Nigerian mission

Experience and technical Competencies

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree equivalent in Accounting / Finance.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in NGO financial management.
• Exceptional organization, time management, and attention to detail.
• Professionalism, honesty, reliability, autonomy & strong sense of responsibility;
• Very good communication & training skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong computer skills particularly in MS Excel, literacy and numeracy;
• Fluent in English.
• Capacity of analysis, synthesis and reporting.
• Strong accounting skills.
• Prior experience in NGOs/INGOs.
• Experience with SAGA accounting system.
• Previous Knowledge of donor’s environment.
• Experience with computerized accounting systems; knowledge of SAGA would be a plus.
• Exceptional organization and planning skills, ability to manage and follow work plans.
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, able to negotiate, influence, give effective feedback, be a team player.

Application Closing Date
20th June, 2023.