Programme Finance Officer (AT Scale Project) at CBM International

CBM is an International Christian Development Organization, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world. CBM provides grants sourced from private and institutional donors to local partners, who subsequently implement the grants on the basis of contracts signed with CBM detailing implementation, accounting, and reporting standards. In this set-up, CBM Country Offices (CO) perform control and monitoring procedures aimed at partner projects; control reports from implementing partners to CBM, including comparison with original source documents, project contract and cost plans; and ensure compliance with organizational and statutory requirements.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Programme Finance Officer (AT Scale Project)

Location: Nigeria

These are your Responsibilities

• The overall role of the Programme Finance Officer involves participating in the Country Office programme budget implementation, focusing on monitoring, reporting, evaluating and maintaining of programme budget related documents and ensuring their proper filing and timely submission to stakeholders.
• Overseeing and coordinating the finance and accounting for project partners.
• Providing timely project budget implementation feedback to PARTNERS’ senior management and support in the monitoring of programs, through:
• Preparing financial documents (e.g., partners Financial & Procurement Checklists) for approval; by critically analyzing financial processes and procedures for compliance.
• Documenting the key highlights noted in the financial monitoring reports and reporting on the progress of the implementation of recommendations by CBM, project auditors and other stakeholders through persistent follow ups.
• Set-up partners’ financial system in line with CBM CO financial processes and procedures.
• Review periodical programme funds reconciliation statements and financial reports of partners’ in coordination with the partners’ finance team to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reports.
• Assist in financial reviews and audits of partners, and suggest corrective action as appropriate on areas in partners’ financial systems and procedures that need improvement.
• Contribute to the development of Terms of Reference for project audits and ensure that CBMs accountability requirements are incorporated in the TORs.
• Identify red-flag in partners’s transactions and processes, compile the red-flag reports and checklists, provide regular updates to the team.
• Coach partners’ staff to fully comply with all aspects of financial and management policies as outlined in the project contracts and General terms & conditions.
• Assist in financial training of partners’ staff, contributing to training materials and resources, organizing and facilitating partners’ finance workshops and reflective meetings, and take responsibility for following up on participants’ action plans.
• Liaising between project partners’, country office and the donor.
• Proactively manage working relationships with partners’, project/programme Officers especially for a new organisation.
• Contribute to the development of Terms of References for project monitoring visits.
• Provide support to partners’ POs as required, other projects finance officers.
• Uploading of approved financial documents in Navision and SharePoint as appropriate.
• To comply with all CBM HS&S procedures and requirements at CBM and, at all times ensure own safety and health and that of other persons who may be affected by own acts or omissions at CBM.
• Providing support to project partners’ in procurement/local purchase related issues.
• Any other tasks assigned by the CO finance manager.

These are your Qualifications

• Degree in a Finance related field (such as Accounting, Business Management or Business Administration) with an academic background of at least BAC+4
• A professional accounting qualification (such as ACA, CPA, ACCA, CNA) and Project Management knowledge is an asset.
• Four years’ of experience.
• Demonstrated experience in MS Office Packages.
• Demonstrated experience in use of accounting software an asset.
• Knowledge in MS Navision and MS Sharepoint solutions an advantage.
• Highly numerate with proven analytical skills.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written) with ability to translate financial information to non-financial audience.
• Demonstrated ability in financial statements analysis with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment while juggling and coordinating multiple/conflicting priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to integrate into a multi-cultural environment.
• Must be proactive, seeking to do things differently, and to solve problems effectively and efficiently.
• Ability and willingness to learn.
• Able to work independently, and as a member of a team.
• Reflects CBM values in daily work.

Application Closing Date
25th February, 2025.