Compliance Officer at The Center for Clinical Care and Clinical Research

Job Overview

• The Compliance Officer works with the Director of Compliance in his/her duties. The Compliance Officer prepares, negotiates, and manages the contract process between the organization and sub-recipients/contractors.
• S/He interprets all contracts and agreements to ensure compliance with USAID policies and within legal and statutory requirements.
• S/He prepares monthly summary reports tracking monthly revenue and expenditure on all grants and contracts and supports the design and maintenance of a strong internal control system. S/He does other tasks as requested by the supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Under the leadership of the Director of Compliance the Compliance Officer will be responsible for finance compliance support to allocated CCCRN local partners and related sub-agreements.
• Report Sub-Agreement commitments to be recorded in the CCCRN accounting system.
• Review and process the issuance of project advances in accordance with CCCRN and Donor Policies and Procedures.
• Reviews, and drafts cooperative agreements, donor terms, and amendments for Compliance.
• S/he interprets USG regulations to local partners and CCCRN management. The Officer also assists with training on compliance, conducts financial reviews and follow-up of recommendations, identifies training needs, and develops a site-specific curriculum to address the needs.
• Serve as the principal point of contact on compliance issues with partners and program managers/officers
• Provide senior-level technical support to the CBOs/local partners to finalize their annual budgets, conduct a review of budgets against project targets, budget notes, and justification, make recommendations, and follow-up implementation.
• Monitor monthly reports for liquidation, update budget analysis, and advise the Finance & Account Director and Director of Compliance accordingly
• Monitor allocated partner agreements and budgets and ensure compliance with Compliance Manuals and donor guidelines.  
• Conducts in CCCRN Internal Control and Monitoring/ pre-award assessments as required.
• Ensure that partners keep supporting documents for all financial transactions, and keep ledgers for Fixed Assets, Purchase Requisitions, Cash Receipts, and Disbursements.
• Hands-on knowledge of tax laws and FINANCE ACT 2021.
• Other duties assigned by supervisors.

Requirements and Qualifications

• B.Sc. Accounting, ICAN/ACCA Certification
• At least 4 years post NYSC grants management experience in an NGO
• Proficiency in the use of QuickBooks accounting Software
• Ability to work both in a team and independently and ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills are required.
• Excellent analytical and information-seeking skills, with good decision-making skills.
• Should be willing and able to travel widely within the country
• Excellent English language oral and written communication skills.  
• Proficiency in MS Office suite.