Roving Senior Finance Officer at MSI Reproductive Choices

The Role

• The Roving Finance Coordinator is responsible for accounting for MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices’ financial data in line with asset management policies and perform reviews, documentation, and reconciliation functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure sound financial controls in all MSI Nigeria service delivery Channels in the regional.
• Quarterly supportive supervision visits to Regional/State offices and ensure all controls are in place and are working effectively.
• Backstopping and providing support to Regional Finance Officer on timely and consistent basis.
• Provide support during project audits.
• Reviews Monthly bank reconciliation statements for the regional bank accounts.
• Ensure proper Transaction Filing System is maintained for all financial activities on SharePoint.
• Review Financial Postings before they are posted into SUN and perform post reviews to identify undetected errors for recode.
• Advice the FM in upgradation of financial procedures and policies as and when required and on a timely basis.
• Monitor Funds utilization against the quarterly budget for consistency and to ensure a proper Budget Variance Analysis report/ reconciliation monthly.
• Monitor Staff Accounts and track retirements on regular basis to ensure all advances taken are retired timely.
• Actively participate in Monthly balance sheet calls and ensure vendors account are monitored and liquidated as soon as possible.
• Lead in month end report and ensure all transactions are capture into the financial system.
• Any other duties as may be requested by the Finance Manager or any other Senior Management Team members

Experience/Qualification

• First Degree (Second Class or higher) in Accounting or any other Finance related subject
• 5-10 years post-NYSC experience in Accounting or related field in NGO and INGO.
• Working knowledge of different donors USAID, DFID and BMGF.
• Relevant professional qualification (ACA, ACCA).
• Must have completed or about to complete his/her Masters-MBA, M.Sc, or other fields.
• Knowledge of SUN or any accounting software.
• Advance excel skills preferred.
• Ability to multitask and manage workload, produce high quality report.
• Good team players, flexible while working with other colleagues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; fluent in English
• Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point Office
• Quick learning abilities
• Ability to manage a high-level workload and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.