State Finance and Operations Officer at Idmibok International (360 HSDC)

Job Overview

The organization is looking to recruit Senior Finance and Operation Officers in Ekiti and Plateau states.

• The Senior Finance and Operations Officer will provide oversight and guidance to the project on all tasks related to finance and operations.
• S/He will lead and provide direction to the finance department.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop the capacity of staff such that they can provide consistent financial management support to the project teams.
• Ensure the team provides a full range of financial support with a particular focus on accurate, timely and sophisticated budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, financial monitoring and reporting.
• Ensure team is using standard approaches and best practices Provide strategic support and guidance to the project team in all areas related to project financial management.
• Ensure that appropriate reviews, controls, and strategies are in place and managed to provide alerts of potential problems and allow for corrective actions
• Lead the annual work plan budgeting processes working with project and office leadership.
• Oversee the development of budgets and financial projections for all funding sources
• Work with project team to ensure budgets are reflective of planned activities, are feasible to implement, planned costs in compliance with donor regulations, and value for money.
• Oversee and/or perform the preparation of routine financial analysis and reporting, both for internal use and external reporting.
• Oversee and/or perform the analysis of financial data with the goal of identifying trends or issues critical to inform Project Director and leadership's management of projects and portfolios.
• Provide support to address any issues found and provide strategic guidance to prevent future issues.
• Working with project teams, lead any reporting exercises that apply to multiple projects, e.g., annual PEPFAR Analysis.
• Implement standard procedures and forms that promote and/or ensure program compliance with the project contract terms and conditions
• Review and approve cost share valuation.
• Support proposal development by overseeing or doing cost research, math checks or other activities as requested.

Qualifications

• A post-graduate Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or other related fields relevant to the position requirements.
• At least ten (10) years' experience in the administrative and financial management of large, complex projects of which at least eight (8) years were in the field of international development.
• Familiarity with compliance to Federal Acquisition Regulations required.
• Professional qualification in accounting (ACA, ACCA, CPA)
• Experience in the management of USG funded projects and a track record in developing and managing large budgets, analyzing spending against budget, and internal and external reporting is required
• Excellent Excel skills required (including data extraction, manipulation, pivoting, etc.)
• Proficiency in other accounting software
• Excellent analytical skills, high attention to detail required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required with the ability to operate in a culturally diverse organization, and communicate to all levels within the organization
• High level of oral and written fluency in English required.