Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria, implementing programmes in reproductive health, HIV and AIDS prevention, and maternal and child health. SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency forInternational Development (USAID) among other international donors. We seek to recruit qualified persons as a result of growth in the organisation.
We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration. We require competent candidates for the following position:
Job Title: Assistant Director, Financial Reporting
Location: Abuja
Job Profile:
- This is a Senior Management position which the successful candidate will be a key staff in managing and supervising of all financial reporting activities.
- This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer.
- This position will provide finance schedules to auditors; produce monthly and other periodic financial and management accounts and produce donor budget monitoring reports.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for preparation of progress updates on disbursement requests for all projects.
- S/He will assist in conducting capacity building for Sub-Recipients.
- S/He will prepare summary reports after review of Income and Expenditure and balance sheet monthly, confirm that all projects have recognized entries for the month in SAP and present report during financial review meeting every month.
- S/He will review staff severance schedule for accuracy, unrestricted fundsaccounts and Enterprise funds reports monthly.
- S/He will collate and review all bank reconciliations prepared by projects and SFH corporate unit.
Qualifications/Experience:
The desired candidate;
- Must possess first degree (B.Sc/HND in Accounting or its equivalent in a relevant field). ACA / ICAN certification is a key requirement of this position.
- Must possess a Masters degree in Accounting/Finance or related field.
- Minimum of ten (10) years experience in full accounting or finance practice in a nongovernmental or other relevant organisation.
- S/He must possess ability to use relevant accounting software and ERP software such as SAP.
- Must possess excellent planning and organisational skills.
- Creativity and strong analytical skills are important for this position.
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision and MUST possess a high level of integrity and responsibility.
Compensation & Benefits:
The compensation package for these positions is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.
Application Closing Date
23rd January, 2014
Method of Application:
A one page application letter (using the position reference as subject), addressed to the Deputy Director-HR this email address:
adfinreporting@sfhnigeria.org clearly providing evidence of competences required for the job, current remuneration, as well as a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae indicating clearly your valid telephone numbers, e-mail address and current contact address should be sent latest by the
23rd of January 2014 to the email address beside the job you are applying for. Candidates without the minimum requirements need not apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.