Finance Officer at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job Profile:

• This position will be responsible for ensuring that all funds received from the donor is effectively and efficiently utilized in accordance with SFH and donor financial rules for the purpose of actualizing the project goals.

Job-role:  

• Review of all vendor and other stakeholder’s payment vouchers
• Ensure availability of funds in Jigawa State operational accounts for effective programming
• Ensure engagement and maintenance of CBO operational and financial documents
• Ensure timely payment to vendors, staff and other stakeholders in compliance with SFH and Donor policies
• Ensure that transactions are posted in SAP prior to making payments
• Ensure that all stakeholders are paid as and when due
• Ensure availability of funds for program implementation
• Ensure availability of funds in budgets GL line items
• Ensure all cost are duly captured and reported appropriately.
• Support in the preparation of financial reports – Income and expenditure, Balance sheet, Trial Balance
• Preparation of Niger State project bank reconciliations
• Reconciliation of control accounts and other balance sheets items

Qualifications/Experience

• A minimum of Four (4) years’ experience with progressively increasing responsibility in managing USAID project.
• Demonstrated ability of previous experience managing other support staff at State office level.
• Demonstrated ability through previous experience to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders
• BSC. Accounting or any other related field, A master’s degree and ICAN membership will be an added advantage.