Finance Manager at Palladium Group

Job Description

• The Financial Manager is a full-time position to support the State Finance & Administrative Director in the awarded USAID/Nigeria funded project entitled Nigeria Integrated Health Program.
• The Financial Manager is responsible for ensuring the smooth processing of financial information.
• The role encompasses oversight of the financial operations and finance employees. 

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Support senior level finance and operations staff to ensure that project deliverables are met;
• Review financial and operational content for appropriate project reports.
• Support the annual workplan process and other strategic planning processes 
• Assists in overseeing overall financial system implementation including controls and standards for IHP state offices
• Reviews and maintains strong system of internal controls to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Examines financial documents such as payroll, vouchers, invoices, delivery notes, purchase orders and other documents to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and validity of financial data
• Monitors disbursement of funds from the project bank account(s) to ensure compliance with Palladium’s financial policies and procedures
• Works with finance team and technical leads to manage and forecast cash needs for Nigeria offices
• Regularly reviews cash management practices, develop, and provide feedback on cash risk mitigation strategies

Required Qualifications:

• University graduate and Master's Degree in Finance, Business Administration, or other relevant masters-level degree. CPA, Chartered Accountancy, other relevant professional certification, or additional 8 years of relevant professional experience accepted as alternative to Master's Degree.
• At least 8 years of work experience in broader finance and operations management with an international organization and USG contracts preferred (including office management, HR, finance, IT, and logistics);
• Experience directly managing finance and administration staff persons;
• Proven problem identification and resolution experience with budgeting, forecasting, banking, tax authorities, foreign currency transactions, and other related issues;
• Capacity and/or experience in designing and implementing Value for Money standards and decision-making;
• Able to communicate effectively and excellent interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships at all levels;
• High level of computer literacy;
• Ability to deal appropriately with sensitive issues and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times;
• Cross-functional team player;
• Results oriented and attention to detail;
• Proven experience in managing expenditures within budget.