Finance Officer at Save The Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer 

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full Time
Team / Programme: Finance
Reports to: Finance Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: Finance Assistant & Finance interns. 
Technical Responsibility: None
Budget Responsibility: None
Dimensions: This role will lead on the finance unit and ensure all financial related concerns are covered appropriately in Borno
Contract Length: Fixed, renewable

Key Areas of Accountability
Fund Disbursement:

• Support payment of participants and other SCI cash payments out of the office

Financial Management Information and other support functions:

• Send out transaction listings and BVA to the awards department on the agreed dates.
• Support all Budget holders in the preparation of phased budgets.
• Provide support to budget holders in reviewing and understanding monthly financial budget monitoring reports and follow up on any recommended action points.
• Verify and Prepare the GLACOS for all the recharges recommended by the budget holders after reviewing the transaction listings.
• Support in the preparation of proposal budgets for the humanitarian & development responses.
• Support in providing codes where finance support is needed.
• Prepare the draft of the monthly cash forecast and request of the field office. 
  Perform monthly bank reconciliation and single account matching.
• Ensure Cash and bank reconciliations and single account matching are done timely and ensure regular cash counts.

Budget Monitoring & Control:

• Participate in the annual budgets & forecast development.
• Review monthly transactions with Budget Holders and provide comments to finance lead.
• Participate in program monthly finance meeting and provide input to budget holders.
• Works with budget holders on budget review and reallocation and ensure change approved is posted in the system. 

Field Office and Partner Support Function:

• Capacity Building of Budget Holders & Field staff in Awards Management 
• Pre awards assessment and due diligence check for new partners.
• Organizing audit of projects and Implementing Partners

Audit & Evaluation:

• Assist with the Internal and External audit preparations including putting together relevant documentation for the Audit.

Other Support:

• Work closely with Borno Area office & Country office Finance Team on finance /awards related issues
• Participate in monthly finance and awards meetings in the field office.
• Supervise, coach, and build the financial management capacity of the finance and non-finance team of the field office.  
• Preparing SOF loaders for all new awards and realigned/ re-phased awards.
• Monthly maintenance and update of Finance Accruals Tracker
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor or line manager.
• Ensure proper and timely archiving of document.
• Other – Any other ad hoc tasks as requested by Line Manager.

Global policies:

• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child safeguarding, health and safety, code of conduct, Anti-harassment,  Fraud and Dishonesty, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.

Essential Criteria

• Level of Education – BSc /HND Accounting, Finance, Banking or equivalent
• Experience in working with partners accountable for grants and other financial support provided to implement project activities, particularly at community level.
• Excellent verbal communication and listening skills.
• Language Requirements: Spoken English-Excellent; Written English-Excellent
• Must be able to speak at least one local language predominant in that state.
• Level of IT Expertise: Excellent (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Ongoing Professional certificate in accounting and finance
• Experience of SCI systems, processes and procedure

Desirable Criteria:

• Good training and facilitation skills (for financial training/support to partners).
• Ability to multi-task, engage in long-term planning, meet deadlines, and handle last minute demands; exercise patience, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to be creative and proactive health service improvement is essential.
• Understanding of local language(s).

Remuneration
Grade: 4.

Application Closing Date
12th July, 2025; 12:00 AM.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online