Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the leading Nigerian Non-Governmental Organizations implementing programs for improving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria, etc. We offer professionals, opportunities for career advancement, good working environment and competitive remuneration. We seek applications from qualified applicants for the position in a USAID funded OVC project: Local Partners for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project in Region One: Lagos/Oyo/Ekiti/Ondo States:
Job Title: Finance and Grant Manager
Location: Ibadan
Reports to: Director, Finance and Administration
Specific Responsibilities
Finance Duties:
- Prepare and track budget, liability, and capital accounts and monitor financial status,
- Manage fund disbursements (payment vouchers, cheques,and other banking transactions.
- Ensure compliance with internal control and adherence to donors financial policies and procedures.
- Prepare accurate and timely bank reconciliation statements, accounts payable, and account receivables, balance sheet and other reports for submission to donors, management and, internal and external auditors.
- Efficiently manage payroll and monthly local statutory returns (i.e. payee, pensions, etc)
- Coordinate activities of accounting staff and provide necessary mentoring to subordinates.
- Work closely with program team and support other staff for effective operation of ARFH and project activities.
- Ensures proper record keeping and manages data base backups.
Grant Management Duties:
- Identify and mitigate the program risks.
- Collect and review financial reports from sub-recipients and provide necessary mentoring
- Review grant compliance controls with respect to the terms and conditions of the donor.
- Conduct grant reviews of OVC operations.
- Conduct oversight visits to sub-recipients and partners
- Provide guidance to project team regarding best grant management practices that minimize risk to the grant.
Qualifications
- Degree in accounting, finance or other relevant field plus any of the following professional accounting certification: ACA or ACCA or CPA.
- At least 7 years experience in grant management in a dynamic & multi-cultural international non-Governmental organization setting, excellent accounting and auditing skills.
- Knowledge of USAID and other international donor rules and regulations as related to contracts and cooperative agreements; working knowledge of OMB Circulars.
- Good computer skills in Ms Office and accounting software QuickBooks are highly essential.
Application Closing Date
12th August, 2014.
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MSWord document) explaining suitability for the job to:
[email protected] Please indicate the title of post applied for in the subject line of the email.
Note:
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
- Applicants are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the application letter as well as three professional referees.
- Candidates must provide functional email addresses and telephone number of the referees.
- Eligible female applicants are encouraged to apply.
- ARFH has a Child Safeguarding policy in place and is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).