Finance Manager - Northern Education Initiative Plus at Creative Associates International

Project Summary

• The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) project works to improve the quality of and Northern Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

Position Summary

• The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing project expenditure and accounts for the NEI+ project in line with Creative's Washington, DC financial systems.

Reporting & Supervision:

• This position is housed in Abuja, Nigeria, reporting to the Senior Finance Specialist.

Primary Responsibilities

• Supervise the processing of check requests and wire transfers for payments to vendors in compliance with contract requirements.
• Assist the Senior Finance Specialist with developing spreadsheet programs for tracking and monitoring all financial activities and maintain spreadsheets with current project expense data. Provide the Senior Finance Specialist with updated monthly coat reports.
• Draft quarterly financial reports and monthly ad hoc reports on financial position of project expenses and budget information; submit to the Senior Finance Specialist for review and approval.
• Supervise the process of clearing bills, payments, and vouchers from the Abuja office; in concert with the Senior Finance Specialist, affect the transfer of project funds from the central account to field accounts.
• Work closely with the home office in Washington, DC to ensure reconciliation of monthly expense reports, and respond to any
• Participate in ongoing analysis, forecasting, and reviewing of project expenses.
• Work closely with the Senior Finance specialist to ensure reconciliation of monthly expense reports and respond to any inquiries on a Monthly basis to ensure that no issue is been carried forward.
• Oversee project procurement in accordance with the project contract and USAID and Creative requirements and regulations.
• Supervise the review and process vendor and consultant fee payments in accordance with USAID and Creative account procedures and contract policies.
• Review and Process local-hire's monthly payroll upon collection of reviewed time-sheet from Human Resource Department.
• Supervise the data entry into Dynamics SL on a daily basis.
• Making sure that the payments to Learning Facilitators are made in time.
• Work with the Senior Finance Specialist to develop annual budgets.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Finance Specialist.
• Respond to vendor inquiries regarding status of vouchers, payments, and budget submissions.
• Liaise with the Grants Manager in implementation of grants mechanism and assist to ensure the smooth operation of the mechanism including the grant payments.
• With guidance and approval of the Senior Finance Specialist, draft documents for and execute wtre transfers from the home office in Washington, DC'.
• Review the support documents sent from the field office and ensure that expenses are reasonable, allocable and necessary before processing for payment.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting and Master's Degree in a related field is an added advantage.
• 8+ years' experience in international development project financial management
• Knowledgeable about USAID Rules and Regulations, previous experience working on USAID-funded projects is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS office application.