Finance and Risk Officer at Sightsavers

About the role

• Working alongside the NTD Finance and Compliance Manager, you'll oversee the financial management of diverse NTD projects, focusing particularly on Nigerian initiatives.
• Your role covers a range of efforts from Trachoma eradication to Onchocerciasis/Lymphatic Filariasis elimination and research projects, crucial to our major donors.
• You'll conduct partner reviews and assist in financial planning for future proposals.

Review and Feedback:

• Provide feedback on budgets, financial reports, and other submissions prepared by partners and Sightsavers country office staff for assigned NTD programs in Nigeria.

Data Accuracy:

• Ensure accurate entry of budgets and financial reports into the MyCLAIMS program management system.
• Verify that financial records reconcile with underlying data sources, such as SUN accounts.

Financial Reporting:

• Collaborate with the Finance and Compliance Manager to prepare financial reports for donors and NTD senior management.
• Include budgets, financial reports, forecasts, narrative reports, asset registers, risk registers, and delivery chain maps within specified timelines.

Audit and Monitoring:

• Conduct audit and financial monitoring processes with NTD program partners in Nigeria.
• Work under the supervision of the NTD Finance and Compliance Manager and coordinate with other NTD finance colleagues as needed.

Partner Compliance:

• Ensure partner compliance by completing risk checks.
• Confirm that partner funding agreements and amendment letters are in place.

Knowledge:

• Demonstrated finance and accountancy experience.
• Awareness of overseas development context (preferable but not essential).
• Experience with institutional donor or contract management (preferable).

Skills:

• Excellent numerical skills.
• Proficiency in Excel (including pivot tables) and computer-based accounting systems.
• Desirable knowledge of Power Query and Power BI.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to issue resolution.
• Organized and conscientious, emphasizing meeting reporting commitments.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities.
• Willingness to continuously develop skills and stay current with donor funding developments.
• Effective and professional communication across diverse cultures.

Language:

• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• French language skills are advantageous but not required