Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF) is recruiting candidates for a Senior Finance Officer.
JOB TITLE: Senior Finance Officer
JOB LOCATION: Abuja
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JOB DETAILS:
- This position reports to the Finance Manager. He/She is accountable for the Foundation’s treasury and accounts functions.
- He/She will monitor the cash flow of the Foundation daily, making periodic analysis, using certain business skills and acumen.
Key Responsibilities
- The job description consists of important tasks and responsibilities which cut across accounts and treasury management.
Accounts Management:
- In collaboration with the Manager ensure that appropriate finance systems are maintained, controls and procedures are strictly adhered to.
- Ensure that all transactions are properly posted on SAP software.
- Support month end closing activities on SAP within deadline
- Monitor transactions and reconcile interfund/ intercompany accounts each month.
- Ensure disbursements are in line with project budgets
- Manage General Ledgers and other Balance Sheet items to ensure accuracy of transactions
- Prepare Journal Vouchers for Finance Manager’s review
- Support monthly Bank reconciliation of all operational accounts
- Support the statutory audit processes
- Provide support to field staff and work closely with them to ensure that financial documentations are accurate
- Liaise regularly with other members of the finance team to ensure accuracy of financial records
- Prepare ad-hoc financial report and respond to any other financial queries as necessary
Treasury Management:
- Under the supervision of the Finance Manager, undertake all treasury operations and responsibilities, ensuring the efficient management of Foundation’s bank accounts, all banking systems and fund disbursement
- Managing the money transmission systems GAPS, S2B, IBTCBusinessonline
- Ensure transactions clearing on SAP before payment are made
- Instruct staff on treasury matters and how and when to take certain measure that will be beneficial to the foundation
- Ensure that all transactions having to do with treasury is recorded correctly, accurately and in accordance with laid down standards
- Maintain and manage all financial records, logs, spreadsheets, and registers
- Ensuring that all funds are appropriately banked efficiently and effectively
- Oversee the management of imprest account and monthly posting to Ledger
- Reconciling of bank statements against the GL, check and verify cash transactions and resolve any discrepancies
- Perform special projects and requests from time to time as the management deems fit
- Produce weekly balances report and see to it that the financial position of the Foundation is well calculated daily
- Responsible for interest and debt analysis per statement and per account
- Responsible for following up on financial transactions, give feedback, and ensuring tasks are completed on schedule
- Support the team in the month end and year end routine.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager.
Knowledge of:
- Knowledge of statutory regulations related to financial accounting
- Knowledge of personal computer-based applications including word processing, excel, and databases.
- Knowledge of general accounting and fiscal management principles
- Project Accounting experience in an international environment essential
Ability To:
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work as an effective member of the HSDF’s Financial Management Team and the organization wide team.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree / HND in Accounting.
- Five (5) years accounting experience, preferably three (3) in non-profit sponsored programs
- Finalist or Qualified Accountant.
- Experience of using SAP accounting package will be an advantage
Skills:
- Well-developed analytical skills
- Innovative and strategic thinking
- Well-developed presentation and communication skills
- PC word processing, spreadsheet and data base preparation and evaluation skills
- Report writing dealing with detailed, complex and technical concepts
- Sound interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Interpretation of legislative and professional standards
- Good Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Consistent and highly organized.
- Proactive, flexible and adaptable to a varied environment.
- Good communication skills at all level and through various means
Key behaviors:
- Ethical, high integrity
- Good communication and listening skills
- Professional, responsible and accountable
- Team player, supportive, encouraging development of HSDF’s work and staff
- Open to ideas and change
- Ability to establish rapport with a wide range of professionals
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Job Features
Job Category | Accounting / Audit / Finance |
Deadline | 10th April, 2020. |