• Application Deadline:
• Position: Finance Officer - Nigeria IHP


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 5 years


• Location Kebbi


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Project Overview and Role

• Nigeria Integrated Health Program is an integrated health program with an expanded effort with the Government of Nigeria (GON) to identify and support rapid scale-up of proven interventions through improvement of service delivery and strengthening of health systems.


• It will focus its support for service delivery in six intervention areas: family planning, malaria, routine immunization, nutrition, maternal/new born health, and treatment of childhood pneumonia/diarrhea.


• It has a strong emphasis on monitoring, evaluation and learning. 


• This program will work closely with state-level government officials to support established state-level Health and Development Plans, build capacity, and promote ownership of interventions, systems, and results.


• Specific interventions will need to be tailored to local contexts and will be fully developed at state and Local Government Area (LGA) levels.


• Through agreements with individual states, the program’s potential breadth is the entire country with an emphasis on the north. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Budget, Accounting and Financial Management:

• Ensure all finances are managed in alignment with the Nigerian government regulations, company and client’s financial policies and procedures. 


• Liaise with project team in Field Office and HQ to prepare, review and revise project budgets and expenditure forecasts.  


• Forecast project expenditures through field office, timely submit field cash requests and manage cash flows in field office.  


• Communicate and follow up with relevant suppliers, consultants, vendors, contractors and staff with regards to invoices, payments, advances or finances. 


• Reconcile and review invoices for payments. Ensure necessary review, deliverables, and approvals before issuing payments. Write checks and issue payments.  


• Ensure applicable tax withholding and deductions are taken care of as per the Nigerian laws and regulations. 


• Maintain up to date bank and petty cash account transaction records and supporting documentations. 


• Record all financial transactions in the financial templates provided by HQ, accurately and in a timely fashion.


• Prepare, review and submit regular field vouchers and financial reports to HQ, as required. 


• Collect bank statements for the bank accounts, review cash book, and reconcile the accounts. 


• Review monthly financial reports and inform/update expenditure forecast/budget on regular basis. 


• Prepare financial report as necessary and provide necessary financial support to the project. 


• Process for applicable tax exemptions and VAT reimbursements during or after procurements in collaboration with the Nigeria Compliance Manager.  


• Assist in end of year financial audit, as required. 


• Work closely with the Operations Officer for daily tasks and project management 

Grants Management Support:

• Review recipients’ finance vouchers 


• Process recipients’ invoices and payments 

Required Qualifications

• University graduate in Financial Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics or other relevant field. 


• 3-5 years of work experience in broader finance, accounts and operations management with an international organization and 


• USG contracts experience preferred (including office management, HR, finance, IT, and logistics); 


• Able to communicate effectively and excellent interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships at all levels; 


• High level of computer literacy (proficiency in MS Excel would be added advantage) 


• Ability to deal appropriately with sensitive issues and maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times; 


• Cross-functional team player; 


• Results oriented and attention to detail; 


• Proven experience in managing expenditures within budget.