We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance Officer
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full time
Department: Finance
Reporting to: Finance Specialist
Proposed start date: September 2023
Job Description
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- We are currently looking to fill the role of a Finance Officer, who will be responsible to provide support to the mission financial plan updating and management to achieve mission overall budget management strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Update Financial Plan with BFU balances on a monthly basis for optimization considering donor requirements on flexibility and compliance;
- Update Financial Plan with general ledger of closed SAGA on a monthly basis to determine gaps between actual and plan cost;
- Update Financial Plan with Leavers, New Joiners and Base change staff list;
- Update Financial Plan with Expat list and costing on a monthly basis;
- Check monthly timesheet/budget allocation on GTA aligns with forecast;
- Assist in preparing budget proposals as required;
- Create financial line on Nomenclature as required;
- Prepare BFU Parameters once budgets are approved;
- Assist in preparing BFU’s twice monthly;
- Check accuracy of amounts on statutory deductions and compliance to rules and deadlines;
- Ensure organized and complete filling of all statutory payments and reports. Such as Taxes, EFCC, pension etc.;
- Coordinating the retrieval of needed archived documentation for all spot checks, internal and external audits;
- Liaise with Base teams on any challenge with receiving dispatch of supporting documents timely;
- Supervise Capital Finance Assistants and ensure proper verification of documents being checked and monthly progress report is done;
- Ensure all months’ supporting documents are timely updated on E-archiving platform by finance Assistant;
- Encourage collaboration between the assistants and the different departments e.g. Audit, Logistics and HR to ensure compliance;
- Identify training needs of finance assistants under his/her supervision;
- Set position objectives for and motivate finance assistants to achieve set objectives.
Position Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelor equivalent in Accounting / Finance;
- Basic Knowledge of donor rules;
- Intermediate knowledge and use of Excel;
- Knowledge of Nigeria statutory rules and requirement;
- 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Finance and Accountancy;
- Exceptional organization and planning skills, ability to manage and follow work plans;
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, able to negotiate, influence, give effective feedback, be a team player;
- Able to manage stress effectively, juggle competing priorities, and balance various team needs
- Champion of ACF Charter values of : Professionalism, Transparency, Neutrality, Access to Victims and Non-Discrimination;
- Previous ACF experience, previous INGO experience;
- Experience with donor-funded programs;
- Experience supervising others desirable.
Remuneration
- Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusion
- Benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.
- Women at ACF are entitled to benefits such as maternity leave, compassionate leave for a hospitalized child and creche facilities for babies and toddlers.
Application Closing Date
Friday; 18th August, 2023.
Note
- Action Against Hunger provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
- All candidates MUST ensure they answer all the questions asked for this application. Failure to do so means candidates will not be considered for the process.
Deadline: August 18, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Accounting / Audit / Finance |