Director of Finance and Administration - USAID/Feed the Future Nigeria at Palladium Group

Project Overview and Role

• Palladium brings more than 50 years of experience applying rigorous, evidence-led methodologies to international development. Our work covers health, education, economic growth, governance, environmental issues, informatics, workforce development, and monitoring and evaluation, offering innovative approaches that support the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of development programs. Our presence extends across more than 90 countries, creating positive impact over 100 projects through the dedication of 2,000+ project and home office staff.
• Palladium seeks a Director of Finance and Administration for two anticipated USAID-funded Nigeria opportunities in Agriculture Competitiveness and Agribusiness Investment. The goal of these projects are to create a catalytic investment mechanism which links smallholders to the private sector, while creating business enabling environments for a thriving agribusiness economy.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, management, and direct supervision for the project?s finance/accounting staff.
• Oversees the implementation of systems and processes required to support project implementation, ensuring compliance USAID contracts, rules and regulations.
• Ensures the accurate tracking and recording of project expenditures and financial reports
• Guides and assists accountants and other program staff in preparing, revising and monitoring budgets for ongoing activities
• Manages the financial operations and financial reporting of the project, providing guidance and technical assistance to financial management personnel.
• Manages project advances to staff and maintaining a strong internal control environment to safeguard assets
• Ensures integrity of accounting information by reviewing account balances for compliance and establishing quality control over accounting transactions and financial reporting.
• Oversees maintenance of supporting documentation for a reliable and easy to follow audit trail.
• Develops and implements accounting and reporting systems for project expenditures, and provide guidance and training to project staff and partners on financial procedures
• Manages the timely submission of the monthly field expenses to the headquarters office.
• Supervises accounting staff in effective performance within agreed standards of conduct and reporting
• Provides additional support to the COP/DCOP as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field. Master's degree in business or finance preferred
• 8-10 years' experience in accounting and finance functions including 3-5 working on USAID contracts.
• 2-5 years' experience overseeing or administering grants under contract
• Demonstrated experience managing staff
• Knowledge of local labor and tax laws and reporting procedures
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills in English
• Advanced knowledge of computers and MS Excel