Finance Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Key responsibilities:

• Update Financial Plan with BFU balances on a monthly basis for optimization considering donor requirements on flexibility and compliance;
• Update Financial Plan with general ledger of closed SAGA on a monthly basis to determine gaps between actual and plan cost;
• Update Financial Plan with Leavers, New Joiners and Base change staff list;
• Update Financial Plan with Expat list and costing on a monthly basis;
• Check monthly timesheet/budget allocation on GTA aligns with forecast;
• Assist in preparing budget proposals as required;
• Create financial line on Nomenclature as required;
• Prepare BFU Parameters once budgets are approved;
• Assist in preparing BFU’s twice monthly;
• Check accuracy of amounts on statutory deductions and compliance to rules and deadlines;
• Ensure organized and complete filling of all statutory payments and reports. Such as Taxes, EFCC, pension etc.;
• Coordinating the retrieval of needed archived documentation for all spot checks, internal and external audits;
• Liaise with Base teams on any challenge with receiving dispatch of supporting documents timely;
• Supervise Capital Finance Assistants and ensure proper verification of documents being checked and monthly progress report is done;
• Ensure all months’ supporting documents are timely updated on E-archiving platform by finance Assistant;
• Encourage collaboration between the assistants and the different departments e.g. Audit, Logistics and HR to ensure compliance;
• Identify training needs of finance assistants under his/her supervision;
• Set position objectives for and motivate finance assistants to achieve set objectives.

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor equivalent in Accounting/Finance;
• Basic Knowledge of donor rules;
• Intermediate knowledge and use of Excel;
• Knowledge of Nigeria statutory rules and requirement;
• 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Finance and Accountancy;
• Exceptional organization and planning skills, ability to manage and follow work plans;
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, able to negotiate, influence, give effective feedback, be a team player;
• Able to manage stress effectively, juggle competing priorities, and balance various team needs
• Champion of ACF Charter values of : Professionalism, Transparency, Neutrality, Access to Victims and  Non-Discrimination;
• Previous ACF experience, previous INGO experience;
• Experience with donor-funded programs;
• Experience supervising others desirable.