Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Financial Analyst - Nigeria Integrated Health Program
Location: Sokoto
Reports to: Finance Manager
Duration: 5 years
Project Overview and Role
- Palladium seeks a Driver for the five-year, USAID-funded Nigeria Integrated Health Program, an integrated health program with an expanded effort with the Government of Nigeria (GON) to identify and support rapid scale-up of proven interventions through improvement of service delivery and strengthening of health systems.
- It will focus its support for service delivery in six intervention areas: family planning, malaria, routine immunization, nutrition, maternal/newborn health, and treatment of childhood pneumonia/diarrhea. It has a strong emphasis on monitoring, evaluation and learning.
- This program will work closely with state-level government officials to support established state-level Health and Development Plans, build capacity, and promote ownership of interventions, systems, and results. Specific interventions will need to be tailored to local contexts and will be fully developed at state and Local Government Area (LGA) levels.
- Through agreements with individual states, its potential breadth is the entire country with an emphasis on the north.
Description
- The Financial Analyst is a full-time position to support the Finance Manager in the awarded USAID/Nigeria funded project entitled Nigeria Integrated Health Program. The Financial Analyst is responsible for ensuring the smooth processing of financial information.
Responsibilities
- Support senior level finance and operations staff to ensure that project deliverables are met;
- Support the annual work plan process and other strategic planning processes
- Provide general program operations assistance to project technical staff and administrators
- Assembles, formats, and maintains budget/financial information for new, existing, and ending contracts.
- Assists in the preparation and review of budget realignments, narrations, and justifications.
- Creates/modifies budget spreadsheet templates in accordance with individualized project requirements.
- Ensures compliance with government contracting regulations.
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- University graduate in Financial Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics or other relevant field.
- At 2-3 years of work experience in broader finance and operations management with an international organization and USG contracts preferred (including office management, HR, finance, IT, and logistics);
- Able to communicate effectively and excellent interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships at all levels;
- High level of computer literacy;
- Ability to deal appropriately with sensitive issues and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times;
- Cross-functional team player;
- Results oriented and attention to detail;
- Proven experience in managing expenditures within budget.
Application Closing Date
17th August, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online