Senior Manager Financial Reporting at Chemonics International

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Monitors and tracks project office monthly burn rate across all funding streams and provides pipeline analysis to ensure seamless cashflow to finance project operations and implementation of funding activities
• Prepare and analyze accurate monthly financial and management reports, including Locals, budget and variance, projections and forecast, and cash flow
• Works closely with the Situation Room and audit unit to ensure subcontractor forecasting and pipelines are accurate
• Supports annual/periodic audits for the field office and SAII Associates
• Coordinate the preparation of financial information in the corporate annual report and quarterly reports to the Mission
• Recommend and report upon benchmarks against which to measure organizational performance.
• Production of cash flow reports, annual budget, and forecasts.
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management.
• Provide for a system of management cost reports.
• Supports the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the project annual work plan budget and Chemonics Field Office corporate forecasting, liaising with the PMU
• Support the implementation of budget tracking system to monitor planned activities based on the approved work plan budget;
• Review monthly expenditure forecast with task order managers and wire transfer request for planned activities for the purpose of ensuring program operations and activities are within budget;
• Provide factual and analytical budget performance reporting.
• Work closely with Situation Room Finance team on data capture relating to funding stream updates, payments, and reconciliations

Job Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or another relevant field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in program administrative and finance management.
• Previous professional experience with international donor programs.
• Experience using project and finance management tools, systems, and trackers required
• Moderate to Expert level Microsoft application skills required, including Office, SharePoint, and Excel; knowledge of Smartsheet and Microsoft Power BI strongly preferred
• In depth knowledge of the operating environment and employment regulations in Nigeria.
• Experience in bookkeeping and accounting
• Results-oriented professional capable of achieving targets and goals set in cooperation with the client, counterparts, and stakeholders;
• Demonstrated ability to work productively within a team
• Possess excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Fluency in and demonstrated application of financial and project management systems
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Leads effective meetings and demonstrated presentation skills
• Fluency in English is required.

Supervision

• The Senior Manager Financial Reporting will report directly to the Chief Finance Advisor or his/her designee.