Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) - OVC Programme at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Ref Id: sfh-63224
Location: North East/North West

Job Profile

• The DFO is responsible for overseeing activity operations, including but not limited to, human resources, logistics, procurement, sub-awards, and accounting/finance.
• DFO will develop the financial capacities of all relevant staff and sub-awardees under this award.
• /He will ensure internal control measures; conduct internal audits; and coordinate external financial audits as required.
• S/He will prepare budgets for annual work plans and will prepare financial reports for USAID. The DFO and will be based in one of the states in North East/North West Nigeria.

Qualifications/Experience

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance or equivalent, and an ACA/ACCA/CPA, or other recognized professional accounting qualification
• A minimum of 7 (seven) years of progressively responsible experience in overseeing financial operations and management of large-scale, complex development activities in developing countries;
• A minimum of 3 years of experience overseeing the procurement administration and financial management and reporting of a USG-funded activity
• S/He must have the ability to develop and manage large budgets, with in-depth knowledge of USG Cost Accounting Standards.
• S/He must have excellent organisational, analytical, oral and written communications skills in English; supervisory skills; and ability to work well on a team
• S/He must have experience managing sub-awards for USG funding; and experience in building the financial management capacity of CSOs
• Demonstrated experience with coordinating, analysing and reporting financial performance, financial forecasting and budget variance analysis
• Demonstrated experience managing operations, including managing people and performance.

Skills and competencies:

• The successful candidate will be a person of integrity with excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills; a thorough understanding of USAID financial guidelines and rules, international accounting standards and Nigerian tax and fiscal policies.
• Hands-on experience using an ERP and/or financial management MIS with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Requires a high level of creativity and innovation and the ability to maintain operational efficiency in a fast-paced work environment.