Finance Officer at ActionAid Nigeria

Contract: Long term
Grade: 5
Responsible to: Finance Manager (Partnership)
Line Management: None

Overall Purpose

• The post holder will ensure maintenance of adequate financial integrity in supporting quality and timely data input for generation of financial reports, review and analyze accounting ledgers
• S/he will also contribute to strengthening the internal control and accounting systems of ActionAid Nigeria and partner organizations.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of financial reports as required by the project
• Attend to project specific internal/external audit
• Work with the Finance Manager on the financial planning processes of the long term (three-year planning) and short term (annual budgeting) plans that feed into the National Plans.
• Work with other members of the project team in planning and forecasting 
• Follow through ActionAid Nigeria communication procedures with donor and implementing partners
• Strictly adhere to AA Nigeria policies and procedures and observance with agreement or donor Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
• Support Implementing partners organisations’ grant management process
• Provide organizational development support to Implementing partner organisations
• Support capacity assessment, financial and accounting processes review, and prepare reports on partner organizations as may be assigned by the Finance ManagerPartnership
• Provide financial support to fundraising and proposal writing for the organisation
• Monitor and review staff advances, retirements, and post hold journals 
• Responsible for reconciliation of projects, bank accounts and other assigned ledgers
• Any other duties as assigned by line manager and Management.

Key Working Relationships:

• Internal: All AAN staff
• External: AAN Partners and other stakeholders.

Education/Qualifications

• First Degree in Accounting/Finance
• Relevant accounting professional certification

Experience:

• At least three (3) years post NYSC experience, which should have been spent in a finance position.
• Experience in implementing financial control systems
• Development sector experience as a finance person.

Skills/Abilities:

• Sound Practical Knowledge of any accounting software and Spreadsheets
• Ability to work well with or without supervision
• Ability to interface effectively with other members of staff and solve problems using own initiative
• Knowledge of SUN accounting software is an added advantage
• Ability to work under pressure.

Personal Qualities:

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Accuracy and attention to details
• High sense of integrity
• Effectively promote AAN’s mission values, and objectives