Admin and Finance Manager at Child Protection and Women Empowerment Initiative

Child Protection and Women Empowerment Initiative – CPWEI is a Women-Led organization registered as an incorporated trustee with the Corporate Affairs Commissions and currently operates in Northeast Nigeria, with its Head office in Damaturu – Yobe State. We work with a wide range of stakeholders to mobilize resources and proffer practicable and realistic solutions to the barriers to access and participation of women and youth in political, social and economic opportunities and decisions affecting their well-being. We also work to ensure a safer and protective environment in volatile and resettled communities affected by insurgencies in North-eastern Nigeria, by increasing communities’ access to resources and skills through Human Rights Based Approaches.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Admin and Finance Manager

Location: Yobe
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Oversee and ensure daily financial management and accounting obligations are performed in accordance with CPWEI’s policies and guidelines.
• Ensure that all accounting data is updated, reconciled and fully supported with backup documentation.
• Ensure timely processing of staff payroll, allowances and other reimbursements. 
• Monitor program and operational forecasting, establish and maintain cash controls to ensure supply of adequate funds.
• Develop project budget, preparation, monitor, review and revise as required by the program coordinator as approved by the Executive Director 
• Prepare budgets against actual analysis and report the variances to the Executive Director.
• Provide financial status of project expenses and budget information on a Monthly basis or as when required by the Executive Director. 
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented.
• Conduct internal audits on a monthly basis for this project to ensure accurate documentation in accordance with donor requirements.
• Lead in managing the project audit process with External Auditors ensuring smooth audit and providing all documents required by Auditors as and when needed.
• Handle Human resources functions such as payroll, benefits administration, and employee relations.
• Implement internal controls and procedures to safeguard assets and minimize risk of fraud or financial loss.
• Supervise administrative staff and ensure smooth daily operations.

Key Requirements

• Minimum of First Degree or higher Degree qualification in Finance, Business, Accounting or other relevant field; professional qualification in Accounting desired.
• 4 years of progressive financial management experience, including supervisory experience.
• Strong accounting skills and experience including management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and balance sheet.
• Demonstrated experience and skill with budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting
• Preparation, presentation, and the proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports.
• Strong analytical, decision making and strategic planning skills with the ability to articulate complex information in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Knowledge of local law in taxation and local regulatory reporting procedures.
• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Vision), Web Conferencing Applications.
• Ability to prioritize, plan ahead, and manage a complex and diverse workload with tight deadlines.
• Experience of donor funded projects guidelines including UN, USAID, EU etc. is an added advantage

The Candidate Should Have the Following Soft Skills:

• Time management for task prioritization and deadline adherence; 
• Paying attention to details and strong communication skills, with an ability to integrate information/inputs from across the project to produce relevant products (documents, tools, processes) for success stories; 
• Ability to react via being assertive, identify and respond to demands accordingly; 
• Interpersonal skills for collaborative teamwork and strong organizational skills;
• Adaptability and flexibility to take on new tasks and responsibilities

Application Closing Date
8th March, 2024.