Finance Officer at Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN)

Job Summary

The Finance Officer, under the supervision of the Finance & Grant Manager and in collaboration with other members of the project team, will deliver end-to-end Finance services functions on the project in line with the Organization and donor requirements. As an integral member of the Finance team s/he will support the implementation of Finance and Compliance strategy, regulations, policies and procedures towards the successful achievement of programme outcomes and Organizational objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Comprehensive review of all payment requests, to ensure completeness and compliance to all applicable existing finance policies and regulations.
• Preparation, processing and adequate documentation of payments.
• Effective management of petty cash.
• Lead on bank reconciliations, voucher compilation and upload and cost projections.
• Lead on tax remittance, tax return compilation and reporting.
• Review activity budget, variance analysis and burn rate on actual spend against budget.
• Ensure proper documentation and completeness of field voucher files.
• Assisting in budget preparation, monitoring and reporting.
• Assist in grants and proposals development.
• Review transactions for cost reasonableness, allowability and allocability.
• Reconciling daily, monthly and yearly transactions.
• Ensure value for money.
• Ensure audit and spot-check readiness at all times.
• Identify and proactively mitigate all forms of financial risks.
• Any other tasks assigned by the Finance & Grant Manager.

Skills and Requirements

• BSc degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
• Professional qualification such as ICAN or ACCA will be a plus.
• 3 years of relevant work experience, especially in the NGO sector will be a plus.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• Advanced MS Excel skills.
• Knowledge of donor financial regulations.
• Experience using Sage and QuickBooks Accounting Software
• Solid knowledge of financial principles and accounting procedures.
• Proficiency in the review, preparation, processing and documentation of payment requests and retirements.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• People and project management skills
• Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
• Proficiency in the design, development, monitoring and reporting of Budgets.