Finance Manager – Operations at MSI Reproductive Choices

OBJECTIVES:

• The Finance Manager – Operations plays a crucial role in ensuring sound financial management and controls across MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices’ service delivery channels.
• This role involves conducting supportive supervision visits, contributing to financial reports, analyzing data for decisionmaking, and managing payroll processes.
• The Finance Manager coordinates closely with procurement and logistics teams, oversees stock management, and ensures compliance with financial procedures and policies.
• With strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask, the Finance Manager supports the Finance Director in achieving financial goals and maintaining integrity. Ethical conduct, resilience, and proactive decision-making are key attributes for success in this role.

KEY OBJECTIVES: 

• Ensure sound financial controls in all MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices service delivery Channels, while supervising the month-end processes
• Quarterly supportive supervision visits to each regional offices and ensure all controls are in place. 
• Contribute to monthly management and periodic statutory accounts as well as reports.
• Provide in-depth analysis of monthly report that supports the Finance Director in strategic decision making. 
• Ensure monthly bank reconciliation of all country bank accounts on regular basis.
• Ensure a proper Transaction Filing System is maintained for all financial activities in support offices and field offices 
• Undertake all areas of responsibility in a professional manner and in a way that enhances the reputation of MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices.
• Manage the organization’s payroll processes including statutory deductions and remittances, and ensure allocation to all projects as per Level of Effort  
• Provide support during project audits and statutory audits. 
• Advice the Finance Director in upgradation of financial procedures and policies as and when required on timely basis.
• Work as closely with member of procurement committee as instructed by the Finance Director and ensure all procurement is being done as per organization policies and procedure. 

Ensure the correct coding with close coordination with all finance officers, project managers and regional managers. Review the transactions in SUN regular basis for correct charging and allocation to relevant codes.

• Participate in monthly Management Report Meetings, and balance sheet reviews of prepayments, account receivables and payables, and ensure all action points MUST completed within stipulated time frame.
• Active participation in annual BP process and quarterly forecasting development process. Provide timely support in this regard to FD to meet the tough deadlines. 
• Monitor all staff debt monthly with measures in place to ensure timely liquidation of expenses.
• Continuously build the capacities of the finance team members by implementing effective performance management system. Develop KPIs and follow up mechanism to ensure timely and efficient implementation.
• Any other duties requested by the Finance Director or other Senior Management Team members. The JD’s can be adjusted according to need of the department and organization as per changes in departmental structure.

REQUIRED, SKILL, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATION:

• A degree with minimum of 2nd class Upper division, and recognised professional qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, etc.
• 5-7 years’ post-NYSC experience in a similar role with an NGO/INGO
• Working knowledge of different donors USAID, ECHO DFID etc.
• Ability to use SUNSYSTEMS Accounting package and it is adding Q&A and other accounting packages.
• Advance Excel skills preferred. 
• Ability to multitask, manage a workload and produce high quality, on-time work. 
• Good team player and flexible while working with other colleagues.