Finance Intern at Sightsavers

Sightsavers is an international organisation that changes lives for the long term. We work in more than 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Intern

Req ID: 1499
Location: Kaduna
Categories: Internship
Role Type: Internship
Position Type: Fixed Term
Position Schedule: Full-Time

Job Summary

• As the Finance Intern, you can expect to gain experience at an International Development INGO in grant management, monitoring and evaluation, Public Health intervention, programme finances, programme implementation support, field expenditure, donor requirements, accounting principles, Sightsavers core thematic areas including advocacy, inclusion and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Sightsavers policies.

The main developmental opportunities of the Finance Internship
The Finance Intern will develop their capacity in:

• The development and documentation of the project implementation plans.
• The documentation, filling and archiving of documents (programme, monitoring and financial reports) in appropriate storage filling methods.
• Innovative implementation of activities for programme delivery and achievement of organizational objectives.
• Arranging and coordinating programme meetings and activities, also ensure reports are written and submitted within the expected timeframe.
• Preparation of payment vouchers, cashbook and bank reconciliation statement, partners financial report and donor report.
• Periodic verification of physical assets, bank transactions and collection of bank statement.
• The gathering/photocopying of supporting documentations for payment vouchers and coding and filling of payment vouchers in arch file accordingly.
• Processing payment to vendors, per diem and transportation for participants during field activities.
• Tracking and following up on all outstanding advances to ensure timely retirement.
• Logistics for activity preparation and travels.
• Compliance and risk management.

Application Closing Date
26th March, 2025.