Financial Analyst at HIFASS

Location: Calabar, Cross River
Terms of Reference
Under the supervision of the Director of Finance and Admin, the incumbent carries out the following duties:

• Conduct general financial analysis of reports obtained from Finance and various departments such as Operations, Transport, Human Resources, Field Offices and Other Sources, present and communicate findings to Management.
• Monitor monthly Spending of project fund against budget and obligations
• Design templates for various reports and develop formats to present information to SLT.
• Monthly Review and consolidation of Quickbooks and other reports from field offices in order to present single project account for management information
• Track financial status by monitoring variances in-line with existing plan.
• Determine financial status by comparing and analyzing plans and forecasts with actual results.
• Prepare financial reports, charts, variance tables and other information as may be required by the Management.
• Monitor on monthly basis Expenditures against Work-plan Budget and Obligation for all projects.
• Analyze reports: Vehicle fuel consumption, Generator Fuel consumption, Staff Advances, Procurement and logistic operations using designed tools and advise management on same
• Develop new and effective techniques for financial reporting to help management in planning and decision making.
• Keeping tabs of the latest trends and techniques in the field of Financial Management analysis.

Other Responsibilities

• Assist in Budget preparation
• Develop a strong database for asset and inventory tracking
• Assist in building the capacity of CSO finance officer in Quickbooks and other accounting software
• Ensure accurate postings of expenditure into the Quickbooks by providing necessary support to the Finance Officers
• Tracking monthly workplan performance

Candidate Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Finance or Management Science.
• Possession of higher Degree or/and Professional qualification will be an added advantage
• Should possess a minimum of Five (5) years of full-time work experience in the same field preferably in Non for Profit Organization.
• Reasonable knowledge of budgetary management and accounting principles, and procedures is essential
• Must possess the ability to maintain strict confidentiality as a result of the information in his/her possession.
• Reasonable ability to utilize current word processing, excel spreadsheet, database and e-mail
• Knowledge of program analysis and evaluation