Finance Manager at Gibran Books and Values Society of Nigeria

Role Purpose

The Finance Manager (FM) is responsible for all aspects of financial management and administration of the Supply Chain System at GBVS. The FM is responsible for overall financial management, including budgeting and monitoring of expenditures; financial reporting and auditing; forecasting expenditures; and maintaining and supervising accounts, banking and financial operations, and all administrative work.

Job Responsibilities: 

The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Oversee the financial management functions and provide strategic leadership for accounting and financial reporting functions including financial processing on the PF grant account, monthly bank reconciliations and reporting to leadership team.
• Business strategy development, planning and forecasting to ensure achievement of GBVS targets.
• Design, develop and update financial, procurement and administrative policies to ensure the compliance with standards and regulations.
• Establishes and implements internal controls, and administrative systems, policies, and procedures to ensure day-to-day operational activities are efficient and effective and are in-line with approved strategic initiatives and budgetary allocations.
• Ensure that all operational services are audited for their efficiency and effectiveness on a regular basis and establish suitable risk identification and mitigation management measures.
• Efficient supervision of accounts/finance staff.

Qualifications/Experience

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Business, Accounting, or another relevant field is required.
• A master’s degree or membership in a professional body such as ACCA, ANAN or ICAN will be an added advantage.
• Five years of relevant work experience managing, in increasing roles of responsibility broad financial and admin management roles with at least three years in the supply chain/logistics industry preferably in the non-profit system
• Sound knowledge of financial management, administrative skills including procurement
• Sound knowledge of the Nigerian financial regulatory environment and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in overseeing the finance and administrative operations in a reputable organization, previous experience in a non-profit will be an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies required.

• High level financial management skills including accounting, financial modeling, financial reporting, cash flow management etc.
• Highly analytical with demonstrable ability for strategic thinking, expertise in complex problem solving and critical thinking.
• Demonstrable proficiency with using financial management systems and accounting software such as Sage or Quickbooks, excel and spreadsheets.
• Strong risk management and mitigation skills
• Excellent written and oral communication, presentation, and negotiation skills

Duration:

This role is open for an initial 12 months and may be renewed based on available funding/satisfactory assessment.