Finance Manager at FHI 360

Requisition: 2018202205
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time

Job Description

• FHI 360 is currently seeking a qualified Finance Manager for the upcoming five-year DFID Nigeria Health Investment programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage finance-related and operations aspects of the project.
• Establish and maintain sound and transparent accounting and fiscal control procedures for financial, sub-award and operations aspects of programme
• Ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with FHI 360 policies and procedures, DFID rules and regulation, terms and conditions, award requirements, and Government of Nigeria’s laws.
• Develop, analyze and monitor program budgets; monitor and track obligations and expenditures against budgets
• Advise the Finance and Administration Director regularly on financial matters
• Provide technical assistance, as needed, to local partners on financial compliance and reporting
• Prepare and submit periodic financial and accrual reports to DFID as required by the contract
• Contribute to the development of high-quality work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by DFID
• Liaise with internal and external auditors in the review of project financial management
• Supervise other project-based finance and accounting staff

Minimum Requirements

• Master's Degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field is strongly preferred; or a Bachelor's accounting degree with 10 years' experience.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in administrative and financial management, including overseeing the finance and operations of equally large and complex projects.
• 2+ years’ experience working in a developing country; Nigeria experience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with HMG rules and regulations for commercial contracts is required.
• Knowledge in generally-accepted accounting, budgeting and fiscal control principles.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in developing and managing budgets of $50 million dollars or larger
• Relevant skills in automated accounting software systems and database spreadsheets;
• Experience building capacity in financial management of community-based organizations and implementing partners;
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with NGO partners, community-based organizations and international donor agencies.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of financial management expertise
• Ability to work independently and manage a high-volume work flow
• Relevant computer software skills and familiarity with accounting software (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office)