Finance and Grants Officer at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

The Finance and Grants Officer will be responsible for providing end-to-end financial and grants management support for the GAVI-supported project by overseeing budget development and monitoring, tracking expenditures against approved plans, analyzing spending trends and variances, supporting cash flow forecasting, and ensuring accurate processing of payments, advances, and reimbursements. It also includes ensuring full compliance with GAVI donor requirements, AHNi policies, contractual obligations, procurement standards, and statutory regulations through effective grant tracking, audit-ready documentation, and close monitoring of work plans, grant conditions, and expenditure thresholds. The position further supports timely financial reporting, reconciliation, record-keeping, and document archiving, while strengthening internal controls, mitigating financial risks, promoting accountability, and contributing to audits and compliance reviews. In addition, the role provides financial oversight for procurement and logistics processes, supports asset and inventory management, collaborates closely with program and technical teams to align financial implementation with project activities, offers guidance on allowable costs and budget use, facilitates financial planning for field activities and campaigns, builds staff and partner capacity on financial procedures and donor compliance, and represents the finance function in coordination with banks, vendors, auditors, government stakeholders, implementing partners, and donor representatives.                                                                 

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• ACA, ACCA, ICAN, ANAN, or other professional accounting certification is highly desirable.
• Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related discipline is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5–7 years progressive experience in finance and grants management within donor-funded projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing grants funded by GAVI, Global Fund, DoS, UNICEF, WHO, or similar international donors.
• Strong understanding of donor compliance regulations, financial reporting standards, and grants administration.
• Experience in budget monitoring, financial analysis, audit preparation, and risk management.
• Proficiency in accounting software, ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, and financial reporting tools.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Familiarity with public health or development sector financing is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in Kaduna State or Northern Nigeria operational context is an added advantage.