Finance Manager (Local Nationals) at Creative Associates International

Reporting & Supervision: The Finance Manager reports to the Chief of Party

Position Summary

• The Finance Manager will be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
• She/he will provide overall financial and accounting oversight and management for the Reacting to Early Warning and Response Data in West Africa (REWARD) project, funded by USAID/West Africa.
• This position will also be a liaison with the Creative’s HQ to ensure full compliance with regulations and policies about the implementation of effective internal controls and ensure compliance with USAID policies and regulations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure that the project meets all USAID contractual requirements and ensure compliance with USAID policies and regulations.
• Provide financial oversight, including the maintenance and monitoring of the project budget, tracking the project expenditures and projections
• Manage financial systems, files, and maintain Creative’s online accounting system
• Liaise between Creative’s field and headquarters offices regarding project’s financial matters and all internal or external audit requests, as needed
• Process check requests and wire transfer requests for payments to vendors in compliance with contract requirements.
• Manage, review and process payroll, invoices and in-field fee payments in accordance with Creative accounting procedures and USAID’s policies.
• Participate in ongoing analysis, forecasting and review of project expenses, accruals, and projections.
• Track the transfer of funds between headquarters and the field office, and manage accounting and finance records of in-country expenses, including developing tracking and monitoring all financial project activities, and maintaining current project expense data.
• Draft quarterly and annual financial reports on financial status of project expenses and budget information and forward to Finance & Contracts for review and approval by the Controller
• Prepare monthly field expense reports, and report monthly expenses to HQ Offices
• Provide Project Director and the COP with project’s current financial status
• Provide financial management and systems training for project staff.
• Travel to field location(s) as necessary and provide oversight to field office financial systems and processes if needed.
• Provide training and guidance to grantees, local partners, and beneficiaries, as needed
• Review and approve the financial close-out of program activities, and verify documentation and information is complete
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or relevant field. Master’s degree in relevant field preferred
• Minimum of six 6 years of relevant work experience preferably with USAID-funded projects
• Experience with USAID project finances and budgeting (preferred) or similar work for other donors/U.S. Government agencies
• Competent in using computers and financial software
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent written and spoken English required
• Ability to work under pressure and efficiently handle multiple tasks
• Ability to work under own initiative or as a part of a team