Finance Officer at Save The Children

Ref No: 190001LQ
Locations: Kano and Bauchi
Employee Status: Permanent

Role Purpose

• This position will be responsible for implementing and/or coordinating all financial functions for the state office.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: STEER Finance Manager
• Staff directly reporting to this post: Finance Assistant

Key Areas of Accountability
Steer Specific:

• Prepare monthly partner transfer and ensure prompt transfer of such funds to all partners.
• Collect partner’s financial report and necessary documentation and perform monthly reconciliation of all partner’s advances.
• Support the Chief of Party in the monthly review of transaction listings and monthly variance analysis.
• Prepare all adjustment journals including reallocations, exchange rate for approval by the Finance Manager.
• Responsible for managing all staff programme advances and ensure proactively reconcile the advance account.
• Coordinate the monthly cash forecast process for the STEER project and ensure that there is always adequate funds for the implementation of the project
• Attend to all financial related queries from the Chief of Party

Tax Management:

• Responsible to legally minimise tax liabilities through informed application of tax laws and regulations
• Ensure that all remittances are done within the required timeline
• Ensure the monthly reconciliation of the tax account including PAYE and WHT account
• Manage tax compliance, reporting, and filing works for the organization.
• Act as the key point of contact and support for our local taxation matters
• Act as key point of contact for collection and issuance of Credit note to all Save the Children International Vendors and Suppliers.

Statutory Deductions:

• Monthly remittance of all staff pension deductions and submission of the schedule to the various PFAs
• Monthly reconciliation of all staff pension account on Agresso including matching off of all reconciled account
• Monthly remittance of NHF, NSITF and every other statutory deductions
• Constantly liaise with the National Housing Fund to credit each staff member account with the deduction.

Others:

• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or line manager

Working Contacts:

• Internal: All SCI staff, in particular the STEER project team
• External: Auditors, Bank, Government bodies, include regulatory agencies and Vendors.

Skills And Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
• Holds self and others accountable

Ambition:

• Creating best-in-class EA function
• Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin systems
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Experience in computerized and accounting systems.
• Honesty.
• Experience in working with partners accountable for grants and other financial support provided to implement project activities, particularly at community level.
• Excellent verbal communication and listening skills.
• Language Requirements: Spoken English-Excellent; Written English-Excellent
• Must be able to speak Hausa language.
• Level of IT Expertise: Excellent (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Professional certificate in accounting and finance

Desirable Criteria:

• Good training and facilitation skills (for financial training/support to partners).
• Ability to multi-task, engage in long-term planning, meet deadlines, and handle last-minute demands; exercise patience, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to be creative and proactive health service improvement is essential.