Strengthening Partnerships, Results and Innovations in Nutrition (SPRING) is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide state-of-the-art technical support and facilities country-led, regional, and global programs to improve the nutritional status of women and children. The SPRING implementation team consists of JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Helen Keller International (HIK), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPR), Save the Children (SC), and The Manoff Group (TMG). USAID Nigeria has provided field support funding the he SPRING Project to work in the Benue State and FCT with a focus on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) training packages and technical assistant (TA) that support development of a national Social and Behavioral Change and Communication (SBCC) strategy.
SPRING is looking to hire suitable candidates to fill the vacant position within its rapidly expanding program portfolio.
Position: Accountant
Location: Abuja
Job Description:
- The Accountant provides oversight over all finance functions in the SPRING Project under the supervision of the Finance and Admin Manager, ensuring high quality and accuracy of work.
- Assist the FM to come up with a budget monitoring process to ensure project staffs adhere to budgets submitted by them during the annual budgeting process to reduce variance in our budget execution.
- Collaborate with the Finance Manager and the Project Coordinators to create budgets for new projects.
- Analyze and monitor all grants and provide feedback to Finance Manager.
- Monitor any sub-grant spending as dictated by the donor rules and regulations.
Qualification:
- A minimum of B.Sc/HND in Accounting; Possession of professional qualification such as ACA or ACCA;
- At least 2 year working experience especially in development work.
Application Closing Date
6th December, 2013
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit: cover letter and current curriculum vitae to the following email address to:
aonifade@hki.org
The closing date for applications is 6th December 2013. Kindly make the position you are applying for the subject of your application. Further, for positions with multiple locations, put the position/the location as your subject e.g. Finance Assistant/Benue.
All correspondence should include physical and e-mail addresses as well as contact telephone number(s). Only E-mail applications will be accepted and only short-listed candidates will be notified.