Job Profile
- The role holder will lead the Internal Control team with the primary purpose of ensuring a strong internal control environment to safeguard our organisation and further the achievement of our objectives.
- The role holder will work to minimize risks and protect assets, ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting, promote operational efficiency, and encourage adherence to policies, rules, regulations, and laws by ensuring performing advanced level professional assessments of Internal Controls, contributing towards establishing credible risk governance, an integrated risk management mindset, and an execution approach which appropriately prioritises action based on business impact.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:
- Review grant financial documents regularly to ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations and organisational policies.
- Maintain a matrix of internal and external audit management actions and ensure timely closeout of audit issues.
- Monitor and reconcile account payables and receivables, including staff advance ageing analysis in line with organisational policies.
- Carry out general financial statements review
- Review bank reconciliation and ensure month-end closing procedures are met within the stipulated time.
- Ensure financial capacity building of sub-recipients and community-based organisations for effective grant management.
- Review monthly payroll to ensure accuracy of the payments and deductions.
- Ensure regulatory compliance
- Provide support to the team during internal and external grant reviews.
- Carry out field comprehensive supportive supervision to the state of grant implementation at regular intervals.
- Work with Unit Heads to update policy manuals to reflect current trends, regulations and industry practices and norms.
Qualifications / Experience
- Must possess a Bachelor’s level Degree or HND in Accounting or a related discipline.
- Master’s Degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage.
- Be a registered member of a professional accounting body (ACA or ACCA).
- Must possess a minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in financial management.
- Relevant experience in the NGO/Development Sector will be an added advantage.
Skills and Competencies:
- Sound understanding of accounting principles.
- Ability to analyse financial matters, resolve issues promptly and accurately.
- Grant Financial Management skill.
- Must have a continuous drive for learning and knowledge sharing.
- Strong investigation skills.
- Strong review skills
- Inquisitive skills
- Attention to details.
- Must have demonstrated proficiency using intermediate-level office software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, spreadsheets and database.
- Hands-on experience using an ERP (SAP) or financial management MIS will an added advantage.
Compensation & Benefits
- The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.
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Consultancy Profile: We are seeking highly motivated post-doctoral fellows based in Nigeria and Ghana to assist in developing documents on lessons learned and health area-specific research papers/articles. These positions will be responsible for the production of key research papers aimed at addressing health challenges in Nigeria or Ghana in key health areas including:
(a) policy reform for strategic health purchasing and state contributory health schemes;
(b) ASRH and young adult research;
(c) HIV interventions for key affected populations, including PMTCT
(d) Malaria interventions.
The work will be carried out virtually with opportunities for in-person visits as needed. An allowance to help meet the cost of laboratory and /or office space, supplies, and equipment such as software will be available.
Duration of contract: open ended with limited numbers per year.
Qualifications/Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience in research, including the development of peer reviewed articles and research reports.
- A Ph.D. in a relevant field.
- Must be/have been affiliated to an institution of higher education or research within the last three years.
Application Requirements
- Interested applicants should submit an abstract (50-80 words)
- A 4 page (maximum) research proposal with details on health area of interest. (The proposal should describe the research question, concept, methodology of analysis, timelines and how this research contributes to the mission of SFH and addressing key health issues in Nigeria or Ghana. The language should be understandable to non-specialist readers.)
- Resume or Curriculum vitae
- A bibliography of previous research.
- In addition, applicants must submit a reference letter signed by an academic referee
Skills and competencies:
The successful candidate will be a person of integrity with excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, organisational, and cross-cultural skills. Demonstrated ability to be self-managing, a high performer, the capacity to perform and prioritise a variety of tasks on short notice within designated deadlines and to maintain efficiency in a fast-paced environment. Information confidentiality is also a critical skill for this role.
Fellows will be selected based on originality and innovation potential of the suggested research outline (significance for the advancement of knowledge in the area, convincing choice of research methods, clear focus and feasibility of realisation within the requested funding period).
Compensation & Benefits:
The compensation package for these positions is very attractive.
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