Finance Assistant at Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

Job Description

• The Finance Assistant will provide support to the Finance Officer to ensure prompt disbursement and reporting at state levels of grant implementation.
• The Finance Assistant will support all financial aspects of state TB/HIV Integrated Project implementation strategies, ensuring transparency and accountability of financial transactions.
• The role will be responsible for processing payments for and at the state level, as well as reviewing and validating all supporting documentation coming from the state, ensuring compliance with ARFH and Global Fund’s policies and processes. It will also involve finance-related monitoring and reporting for the ARFH state offices.
• The Finance Assistant will work closely with the state program team as well as the Finance Officer at the Abuja office.

Specific Responsibilities

• Receive and review requests for payments to State implementers (CBOs, PPMs, health facility)
• Receive and review requests for payments to all state training or meeting participants
• Ensure supporting documentation for payment requests is complete, accurate, and conforms to ARFH’s policies and procedures, as well as the donor’s standards with regard to transparency and accountability
• Raise any concerns about timeliness, completeness or validity of supporting documentation received with appropriate ARFH staff
• Ensure advances are settled in a timely manner in line with ARFH’s policies
• Any other tasks that may be required in line with your role.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of HND / BSc. Degree in Accounting, Finance or other Social Sciences
• Being a student of professional accounting qualification examination in either ICAN OR ACCA is an added advantage
• Must also have at least One (1) year working experience in a similar position, preferably with non-governmental organizations
• Working knowledge of accounting software.

Required Experience:

• Applicant must possess excellent planning and prioritization skills, be able to work independently and pay very close attention to details.
• Good knowledge of internal control systems, financial audit processes, grant management systems and accounting procedures for Global Fund projects is essential.
• Other requirements are Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint with good analytical, interpersonal, communication skills and fluency in spoken and written English Language.