Regional Finance Manager at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Reference ID: sfh-93423
Department: Finance

Job Profile

• This position will be responsible to serve as the Finance, Operations and Administration Manager for the Northeast Region of the IntegratE Project 2.0, comprising of Gombe, Borno, Bauchi and Yobe States.
• He/She will support the Programme Regional Team Leader in the management of the states under their purview and have a dotted reporting line to the Project’s Finance and Admin Director.
• The position is critical to Project’s activities as it will serve as the Finance and Admin hub for the management of the project at regional level.

Job-Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

Finance:

• Posting and documenting of all financial transactions.
• Scanning of all Financial documents into local archive for safe keep and easy retrieval.
• Conduct monthly cash count on the petty cash and prepare a certification for the balance as the end of the month
• Prepare a monthly Bank Reconciliation Statement for the Region

Procurement:

• Act as the Secretary of all procurement committees at regional level and generate a report on all procurement process.
• Issue Letter of Award for all procurement within the regional limit.
• Prepare and forward to HQ, analysis and recommendation for all procurement process that is above the regional limit.

Administration:

• Ensure smooth running of all the activities/administrative component of the Field Office operations.
• Provide appropriate support to the Regional Team Leader on Administrative matters
• Any other duty as assigned by the Regional Team Leader and Head Office Finance Department.

Qualifications / Experience

• Must possess a First Degree in Accounting or its equivalent in a relevant field.
• Must possess the ACA qualification.
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience with progressively increasing responsibility in NGO finance & administration, logistics management and protocol experience.

Skills and Competencies required:

• Proficient in the use of SAP ERP
• Proficient in International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)
• Excellent written and oral communication skill, self-motivated and able to multi-task
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, comfortable working and supporting large teams in a collegiate system and presenting financial information to donors, partners and government stakeholders

Compensation & Benefits

• The compensation package for this position is designed to attract, motivate, and retain talented individuals.