Finance and Operations Advisor at Society for Family Health (SFH) - 2 Openings

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance and Operations Advisor

Locations: Kano and Taraba
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• 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 Key Population Community HIV/AIDS Services Action and Response (KPCARE-2) project currently being implemented in Northern Nigeria to reduce the rate of new HIV infections and minimize the impact of HIV on key populations in Nigeria

Job Profile

• The purpose of this position is to ensure effective and efficient management of KP CARE 2 project’s funds and compliance with all relevant laws and policies at the state level
• He/she is responsible for managing Operations, Compliance, Cleaning and Security staff on the KP CARE 2 project at the state level.

Job Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• State Project Bank Management: Monthly Bank reconciliation, Cash planning and Management
• Vendor Payments. Transaction Posting, Payment processing, Documentation and archiving.
• Audits: Internal Audit and Internal Control review, External Audit and USAID review
• Budgets and Budgetary control: State budget management and monitoring, Accurate GL Posting, Variance Analysis report.
• Review and ensure timely remittance of all statutory deductions, PAYE, WHT  
• Procurement/Administrative Management: Project vehicle servicing and maintenance /Car hire services Asset Management, Logistics Management, Inventory Management and administration, Office Management, Field procurement, Human resources Management
• Training and mentoring on financial management and organizational effectiveness

Qualifications / Experience

• First Degree in Accounting or related field.
• Professional Qualification such as ACA, ACCA would be an added advantage
• A minimum of Six (6) years experience with progressively increasing responsibility in financial management, reporting, operation, and general office management.
• Very strong fundamental accounting skills
• Problem-solving and analytical ability
• Managing Resources
• Risk Management
• Intermediate IT skill
• Good experience in the use of accounting software
• Experience in the use of SAP ERP is an added advantage.
• Field campaign administration/payments management
• Strong Strategic/Analytical skills
• Good communication Skills
• Strong Financial Accounting Skills
• Budget Management Skills.

Compensation & Benefits

• The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented young professionals.

Application Closing Date
27th October, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online