Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is a registered local NGO with its head office in Abuja FCT. (WEWE) is soliciting for consultants to fill job vacancies for a 5-year USAID funded project called "Local Partners for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (LOPIN)" Project for Anambra, Imo, Akwa-Ibom and Rivers States.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Finance Manager
Location: Abuja
Responsibilities
Finance Manager will be responsible for:
- Work with Finance and Admin Director (FAD) to overseeing project finance duties
- Assist FAD to Grant management of sub-awards/grants
- Assist FAD to manage accounting, financial records and other financial matters
- Assist in preparation of sound budgets and monitor project expenses in line with the cooperative agreements, USAID regulations and WEWE financial policies
- Ensure financial systems is in compliance with USAID regulations, WEWE financial policies and the LOPIN cooperative agreement.
- Assist FAD to management sub-grants to Implementing agents
- Writing and submitting timely financial reports to USAID and particularly completing the financial section of the quarterly reports, filling USAID Accruals forms and Standard Forms
- Assist in Coordinating annual USAID audits and support WEWE statutory audits
- Setting up and maintaining the QuickBooks accounting software
- Supervision of the finance officers
- Experience working on an international donor project such as USAID/PEPFAR/EU strongly desired
Qualification and Experience Required
- Must have a B.Sc/HND in Accounting or a related course with a minimum of a second class upper or upper credit
- Must have an advance degree in accounting/finance or any other related field
- An ICAN or ANAN professional qualification is an added advantage
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience working with a USAID or USG accounting principles, theories, practices, and terminology
- The ability to use various commercially available accounting software programs such as e.g. Quick Book, peach tree or SAGE
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates are advised to indicate the location they are applying for on the subject mail, send their comprehensive CV’s and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS word document) explaining suitability for the job to:
[email protected]
Note
- This position will be on rolling basis and applicants who submit their CV’s early will be shortlisted and reviewed first.
- Once WEWE has found a suitable candidate at any time within the recruitment process, the job opportunity will be closed.
- Please you are advised to provide your functional emails/mobile phone number on your CV as well as that of your three professional referees.