Finance Officer at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is a leading non-governmental public health organization in Nigeria, implementing programs 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 recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Job ID: sfh-80097
Location: Lagos
Department: Finance
Contract Type: Fixed term (12 Months)

Description

• SFH is looking for a talented and experienced person with a record of high performance and passion for providing financial and administrative support to join our vibrant workforce under our E-Pharma4FP Project

Job Profile

• To support the E-Pharma4FP finance and administrative operations including archiving in the Lagos office.

Job Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Support the Finance Advisor in the preparation and review of vendor requests for E-pharma Project, and ensure documents are ready for payment within 48hrs of receipt.
• Support the Finance Advisor and other responsible Officers in the preparation and conclusion of monthly Bank Reconciliation Statements for E-pharma Project on SAP at the Field Offices. This is to be achieved no later than the 10th of the next financial reporting month.
• Support the Finance Advisor in the process, preparation and payments of ALL expenses on E-pharma Project activities, trainings, Outreach and conferences.
• Support the Finance Advisor in the scanning and archiving of E-pharma Project documents to ensure proper documentation of expenses and ready for both internal and external audit process. 
• Support the Finance Advisor in the review and posting of all common cost at the Field level and ensure proper documentation of such costs. 
• Support the Finance Advisor in all administrative functions which includes but not limited to the supervision of the MVO and protection of the E-Pharma Project assets.
• Any other duty assigned on the project.

Four Key Result Areas include:

• Finance Operations
• Procurements
• Filed Officer Administration
• Archiving

Qualifications/Experience

• A minimum of Bachelor's Degree / HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related field with strong numerical/analytical background.
• Professional Qualification in Accounting will be an added advantage
• 3-5 years of experience in Finance / Administrative & logistics.
• Attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Personal Attributes and Skills Required:

• Integrity
• Good Oral Communication
• Good Interpersonal and leadership
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Result Oriented
• IT Savvy
• Creativity/Innovation.

Skills and Competencies required:

• Budgeting and Budget Analysis
• Tax computing and Remittance (WHT, PAYE etc.)
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Treasury and Cash Management Meticulous
• Proficiency working with SAP – “FI Module”
• Adept at Microsoft excel and other Microsoft application packages (Word and PowerPoint).
• Excellent analytical and numeracy skills.
• Demonstrable integrity, objectivity & confidentiality, with excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Customer focused, exhibits thoroughness and attention to detail.
• Integrity and time management.
• Collaboration and teamwork, with persuasive negotiation skills.
• Self-driven and result oriented with a drive for continuous professional development.
• Excited about new knowledge/ learning with good interpersonal skills, proactive and flexible
• Cross functional awareness and willingness to understand overall project objectives.
• Resourcefulness and creativity in managing high level information, minimizing financial risks and problem solving.

Compensation & Benefits

• The compensation package for these positions is based on industry standards, and designed to attract, motivate, and incentivize talented individuals.

Application Closing Date
6th March, 2024.