Finance Officer, Local Rights Programme at ActionAid Nigeria

Overall Purpose

• The post holder will ensure maintenance of adequate financial integrity in supporting quality and timely data input for generation of financial reports, review and analyze accounting ledgers.
• S/he will also contribute to strengthening the internal control and accounting systems of ActionAid Nigeria and partner organizations.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of financial reports as required by the project.
• Attend to project specific internal/external audit.
• Work with the Finance Manager on the financial planning processes of the long term (three-year planning) and short term (annual budgeting) plans that feed into the National Plans.
• Work with other members of the project team in planning and forecasting
• Follow through ActionAid Nigeria communication procedures with donor and implementing partners.
• Strictly adhere to AA Nigeria policies and procedures and observance with agreement or donor Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
• Support Implementing partners organizations’ grant management process.
• Provide organizational development support to Implementing partnerorganizations.
• Support capacity assessment, financial and accounting processes review, and prepare reports on partner organizations as may be assigned by the Finance Manager Sponsorship
• Provide support to Lagos office, RMID and Sponsorship Admin
• Support community Sponsorship
• Bank Reconciliation of community sponsorship
• Provide financial support to fundraising and proposal writing for the organisation
• Monitor and review staff advances, retirements, and post hold journals
• Responsible for reconciliation of projects, bank accounts and other assigned ledgers
• Any other duties as assigned by line manager and Management.

Key Working Relationships

• Internal: All AAN staff
• External: AAN Partners and other stakeholders

Persons Specification
Education/Qualifications

• Essential: First Degree in Accounting / Finance
• Desirable: Relevant accounting professional certification

Experience:
Essential:

• At least three (3) years post NYSC experience, which should have been spent in a finance position.
• Experience in implementing financial control systems
• Sound practical Knowledge of any accounting software and Spreadsheets

Desirable:

• Development sector experience as a finance person

Skills/Abilities:

• Accuracy and attention to details
• Excellent interpersonal & negotiation skills
• High sense of Integrity
• Ability to work well with or without supervision
• Ability to interface effectively with other members of staff and solve problems using own initiative

Personal Qualities:

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Accuracy and attention to details
• High sense of integrity
• Effectively promote AAN’s mission values, and objective