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The Finance Manager is responsible for handling all finance and accounting activities relating to the Resolve to Save Lives country office in Nigeria. This is a full-time position based in Abuja. The position primarily reports to the Country Director, Nigeria with a dotted line into the Global Finance Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Finance

 Accounting

• Manage day-to-day financial operations of the Nigeria office
• Accounts Payable including: reviewing for appropriate signatories and coding
• Manage accounts receivable
• Facilitate opening and maintenance of any needed bank accounts
• Reconcile inter-company transfers, cash, bank, and credit cards
• Responsible for data entry of expenses into the accounting system
• Processing fund request from grants managers/programs to headquarters
• Manage grants accounting
• Monitor and maintain petty cash and bank balances to ensure sufficient funds are available

Reporting

• Prepare, analyze, and distribute monthly and annual financial statements in a timely manner
• Prepare financial reports for donors based on their requirements
• Ensure accounting practices and financial reporting are in compliance with applicable accounting standards (IFRS) and government regulations
• Completion of tax reporting requirements as needed
• Maintain compliance records such as audit reports and account statements

Budgeting and Financial Controls:

• Monitor monthly actual to budget variances. Update the management team on a monthly basis of any financial and budget concerns
• In coordination with global finance team, lead the annual audit process ensuring compliance with local and global regulations
• Oversee and lead annual budgeting process in collaboration with the Country Director
• Administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes; and keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization's financial status
• Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting
• Maintain a robust financial management/reporting system with implementation of Sage Intacct
• Establish review processes to continuously improve financial accounting practices, and related policies and procedures
• Work closely with the local operations manager to update, implement, and provide guidance on finance related business policies
• Effectively communicate and present critical financial matters to the Country Director and global finance team
• Oversee other finance related responsibilities as assigned

Required Experience, Qualifications and Skills:

Experience:

• Minimum eight (8) years of overall experience in finance, and minimum five (5) years working with a nonprofit organization in finance
• Prior experience working in non-profit global development sector preferred
• Solid understanding of general finance and budgeting and ability to apply concepts

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (eg, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration)
• Advanced level of English preferred
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to details
• Ability to set priorities and problem-solve
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of Resolve to Save Lives
• Collaborative, dedicated team player with excellent organizational and coordination skills
• This Vacancy Advertisement is open to only Nigeria Nationals
• Computer skills:  Advanced Excel, Microsoft 365 Suite of software, accounting software, cloud software

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The Senior Nutrition Policy Advisor shall contribute to efforts to prevent cardiovascular disease in Nigeria by supporting the government to develop and implement policies aimed at reducing sodium consumption and eliminating trans-fat in the diet. This is a full-time position based in Abuja and requires frequent travel to the field. The Senior Nutrition Policy Advisor will report to the Resolve to Save Lives CVH manager in Nigeria. They will receive technical support from the Resolve to Save Lives Director of Nutrition Policy and Surveillance, who is based in New York. They will also work closely with global office program staff who lead on sodium reduction and trans-fat elimination.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the development of select nutrition policy and programming initiatives in Nigeria, as needed
• Coordinate with in-country partners and RTSL headquarters on dietary trans-fat elimination activities, including implementation of the TFA policy, support to small and medium enterprises and work with the RTSL lab advisor on trans-fat testing of food and laboratory support
• Coordinate with in-country partners and RTSL headquarters on salt reduction activities and policy advocacy and development, including for developing and implementing a policy for reformulation of foods to contain less salts through target setting and supporting the government to develop and implement a healthy public food procurement and service policy
• Support the development of a monitoring system around nutrition policies in Nigeria
• Collaborate with RTSL and partner communications teams to launch media campaigns around key salt reduction policy priorities
• Follow/Monitor the overall nutrition policy landscape in Nigeria and provide input to the nutrition team on key developments and topics to watch
• Represent RTSL at meetings to advocate for dietary sodium reduction and trans-fat elimination, and other nutrition policies in Nigeria
• Ensure the review of the current legal framework, context, and policies to understand the feasibility of nutrition policies, such as reformulating packaged food to reduce sodium, public food procurement, and front-of-pack labeling
• Ensure the mapping and identification of key stakeholders for nutrition policy in Nigeria
• Ensure the mapping of current food procurement activities and policy environment
• Provide technical oversight to projects
• Support day-to-day subgrantee management functions and technical oversight
• Regularly track and report on progress against operational goals and objectives
• Synthesize scientific and technical information such as scientific journal articles, reports, or news summaries related to nutrition topics, including sodium reduction, trans fat elimination, and cross-cutting issues in Nigeria
• Develop presentations, technical, and other communications materials regarding various topics around nutrition and surveillance in Nigeria
• Support the establishment of monitoring and evaluation systems to track and record progress, implementation, and effectiveness of nutrition policies
• Contribute to RTSL’s global work on nutrition policy

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health and/ or nutrition
• 8 or more years’ experience in public health programs and policy implementation/ management
• Up to 2 years focused on nutrition policy and / or programming will be an added advantage
• Experience in policy development and implementation
• Experience in communications and behavior change campaigns is desirable
• Experience in project management.
• Strong analytical skills
• Exceptional coordination and organizational skills
• Demonstrated experience managing partnerships
• Exceptional inter-personal skills and ability to communicate and work effectively with all key stakeholders
• Solid report writing skills
• Fluency in local language(s) and English
• Willingness and ability to travel to the program site.