Senior Finance Officer at Creative Associates International

Project Summary: The North East Nigeria Transition to Development program (NENTAD) aims to deliver an effective response to the basic needs of vulnerable people impacted by the crisis in the north east of Nigeria. The Education in Emergencies component of NENTAD focuses on addressing immediate needs by providing education support to conflict affected children and adolescents, while contributing to the learning on what is needed to support early recovery and transition to development.

Position Summary: The Senior Finance Officer will oversee the financial performance of a DFID-funded education in emergencies consortium. The Senior Finance Officer will be responsible for preparing financial statements and maintaining cash controls. The Senior Finance Officer will report to the State Team Leader and will oversee the Accountants.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of day-to-day operations of accounting department in field office;
• Submit expenditure worksheets to Creative’s Home Office Finance team on or before 3rd of every subsequent month;
• Review all payment documents for proper and adequate back up;
• Review expenditure worksheets for accuracy and completeness;
• Liaison with Logistics, Administration and Medical, prepare commitment lists every month for financial obligations already entered into but not captured in financial reports;
• Prepare a bank reconciliation for field office and send it to Home Office by 3rd of every month;
• Work closely with Home Office backstop team to update projections and trailing costs, and submit field cash requests on a monthly basis;
• Liaison with field office bank on all banking issues;
• Ensure that statutory deductions are paid on time to avoid any penalty;
• Conduct a time sheet audit for field office from time to time;
• Act at all times in accordance with local law and standards of accounting practice;
• Review with the objective of gaining a clear understanding budget guidelines and instructions;
• Review funding allocations to enable proper guidance to programs and proper coding;
• Provide training to program staff on finance issues;
• Receptive to training provided and to develop his or her technical and professional competence;
• Assist in budget preparation at the field level;
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field;
• At least three years of experience in accounting, finance or related field;
• The candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English, Hausa a plus but not required;
• Experience with Dynamics accounting software is essential.
• The candidate must be computer literate.