Finance and Grants Officer at Centre for Communication and Social Impact

CODE  FGO 1

JOB LOCATION – BAYELSA (OLOIBIRI)

The Finance & Grants Officer will be required to:

• Provide support in the management of all financial related components of the project including payments of vendors, sub-contracting/ sub-granting, money transfers and timely retirement.
• Supportthe emp owerment of the small-scale entrepreneurs in seed grant

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide timely, accurate financial information and ensure that Grants expenditures are in line with the donor requirements.
• Support the Senior Finance Officer to prepare the grants budget for the OHP project.
• Contribute towards grant and financial management of the office and programmes, interfacing with both operational and programme team members
• Assist with the grants set-up in SAP.
• Support with the training of staff and partners on donor policies, rules and regulations
• Support the full cycle of grants management activities beginning from pre- award assessments, monitoring/compliance visits and close-out procedures.
• Provide technical assistance in terms of accounting (use of SAP, Quickbooks), financial management, financial policy formulation, and systems of internal control of all partners/grantees to ensure compliance in terms with donor rules and regulations.
• Review partner budget and provide assistance and guidance where necessary including the monitoring and interpretation of project budgets versus actual expenditures.
• Facilitate timely partner advance request and liquidation in SAP.
• Review Partners/grantee liquidation and recommend for approval.
• Conduct and document regular partner visits to ensure compliance with grant agreement.
• Ensure receipt of timely and accurate accounting and financial reports from partners.
• Monitor and track grants related performance measurement indicators and liaise with Senior Finance Officer to implement strategies to improve performance.
• Support the preparation of financial reports based on donor requirements.
• Ensure proper filing (electronic and hard copy) of grants financial reports.
• Periodically update the financial reporting matrix.
• Perform any other project related duties as specified by the Senior Finance Officer

Required Qualifications: Education & Experience

• Degree in Accounting or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in donor funds grants administration.
• Experience working with sub-grantees required.
• Preferred qualifications: knowledge of and experience with the key donors in the industry is strongly preferred.
• Experience of providing capacity development assistance to sub-grantees strongly preferred.
• Excellent and demonstrable experience in grant and financial management.
• Knowledge and understanding of Nigeria’s policy environment
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Power point)