Senior Finance Officer at BBC Media Action

Job purpose

• The BBC Media Action office in Nigeria is seeking a Senior Finance Officer to oversee finance and accounting functions in a multimedia production for a multi-component Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) programme focused on reproductive health and child spacing in Northern Nigeria.
• The Senior Finance Officer will utilise their accounting experience to manage the project’s finances, including budgets, statutory compliance, financial reports, and challenge numbers, and to support the project's financial management.
• The role reports to the Finance Manager and will work closely with other departments and project partners.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Ensure that sound financial methodology and high-quality accounting and reporting are firmly embedded throughout the project delivery.
• Deliver effective financial management, control and advisory support to optimise project performance.
• Ensures the provision of a full range of payment services is available while maintaining a reliable control environment and ensuring the most effective use of these systems and processes.
• Ensure the production of robust, timely and accurate financial information that takes into account risk levels and identifies mitigation as appropriate.Project the financial implications of forecasts and reforecast budgets accordingly.
• Hold budget holders accountable for financial performance.
• Provide financial information to relevant stakeholders and ensure that all statutory reporting obligations are met.
• Provide support in the delivery of value for money and efficiency in the short-term financial issues
• Ensure effective governance, risk management and internal compliance processes and controls are followed in project spend.
• Lead on audit liaison and assist with departmental deliverables, including audit reporting, follow-up of audit actions and resource planning.
• Stay informed and ensure compliance with changes in corporate governance and statutory requirements.
• Improve efficiency and controls of financial processes, methodologies and environments.
• Provide technical accounting and financial reporting.

Required skills, knowledge, and experience

• Professional accounting qualification: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience of supporting the delivery of effective financial systems and controls.
• Experience of working with financial accounting systems and the ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex financial data to a range of audiences.
• Understanding of safeguarding, consent and risk management considerations in media production.