• Application Deadline: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Finance Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 5 years


• Location Borno


• Job Field NGO/Non-Profit 
  


• Salary Range ₦400,000 - ₦500,000/month
  

MAIN MISSION

The Finance Manager ensure the  account and financial management of Nigeria mission , while complying with the rules of the mission, the local context, local legislation, donors’ rules and the MdM policies and values.  S/he leads a team and/or support partners,  providing technical support to operational staff financial management of the mission

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the mission's monthly, semi-annual and annual accounting closing process


• Monitor the implementation of the financial and cash management procedures of the mission and/or partners


• Ensure compliance of the mission's accounting documents


• Communicate, advise and provide support to teams (MdM or partners) in understanding the financial framework. Provide technical support to operational staff, on-site financial staff and/or partners


• Contribute to the development of the framework, procedures and tools. Suggest adjustments to processes and tools


• Provide technical supervision, capacity building, training and support for teams (MdM and partners) in the specialist area


• Consolidate, control and communicate accounting related information


• Integrate headquarters’ costs


• Check allocations (accounting and budget codes)


• Alert operational staff and line managers to any discrepancies in consumption and financial risks


• SAGA configurations


• Supervise cash management for the entire mission (cash flow, banks, internal transfers, etc.)


• Participate in writing donor reports, funding requests, amendments


• Contribute to audit management (prepare documents, respond to auditors, follow-up recommendations, etc.)


• Monitor the legal and fiscal framework


• Supervise the archiving of accounting and financial documents


• Depending on the organisation of the mission, may be required to perform the tasks of administrative officer for the base/capital (bookkeeping, monthly closing, paying suppliers, administrative management, etc.)


• Draft activity reports

Management

• Plan and monitor activities and implement corrective action where necessary


• Advise, arbitrate, and support measures to be taken in the event of difficulties, malfunctions and incidents

MAIN SKILS

• Master accounting and financial procedures (MdM and donors)


• Summarise and communicate/submit on the financial and accounting management procedures of MdM and donors


• Understand and interpret a legal and fiscal framework


• Ability to use Excel and the Microsoft Office Pack


• Ability to use field accounting software (SAGA)


• Analyse significant discrepancies between forecasts and actual records, interpret them, contextualise them (“make the numbers talk”), identify the causes and risks, report


• Analyse and communicate accounting and budgetary information


• Read, construct and analyse a budget and carry out budget monitoring


• Share professional expertise


• Support teams (MdM and partners) identify training needs, train


• Organise the priorities of the relevant activities, adapt planning according to priorities and hazards


• Work in a team


• Fluent in English

Management skills

• Take decisions and arbitrate


• Draft action plans and follow-up indicators and results in a given area


• Organise activities and objectives


• Communicate with the team


• Assess and develop colleagues’ skills

CANDIDATE PROFILE

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION

• Bachelors level qualification in Finance, Economics or Business


• At least 3 years of relevant experience


• Experience of managing staff


• Experience with NGO highly desired

The Basic Salary is #456,000