Vacancy at The Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa for a Finance Officer
Employment Nigeria
08-Jul-2017
CALABAR , ABUJA ,
Accounting
The Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS) a Non-Government Organization that provides strategic workforce that supports manpower needs of Military Facilities in Nigeria.
POSITION : Finance Officer - Project
Description
- Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS) - Local OVC Partners in Nigeria (LOPIN3) which started in August 2014 is a five year PEPFAR/USAID funded project implemented in Cross River and Ebonyi states.
- The project works with LGAs, communities, households and families where children are orphaned or made vulnerable due to HIV/AIDS and other disabilities.
- LOPIN 3 works within the context of overall goal of “Mitigating the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Children and Households”
- The project is implemented by a consortium of 3 local organizations with HIFASS as the lead partner and others including, People-to-people Health Foundation Nigeria (PPHFN), Calabar Arch-Diocesan Action committee on AIDS (CAACA) and Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki Succour and Development Services Initiatives (SUCCDEV).
Basic Fuction
- Assist the Managing Director in providing complete financial services as dictated by HIFASS Broad program operating contractual obligations, donor requirement and Nigerian regulations. S/He will administer and maintain comprehensive reporting and budgeting systems.
- Provide HIFASS management and other partnering organizations with timely financial information to enable all levels to make timely operational decisions.
- These services may include, but are not limited to, appropriated dollar funds available for administration and technical program purposes, budget preparations, financial reporting & control, forecasting and analysis, income management, financial reporting to partners, annual accounts preparation, payroll management, staff salary evaluation & development.
- This also includes covering a variety of payment activities with respect to: employees' salaries, allowances and deductions, sub grants and other funds as required.
Responsibilities
- Provide support to staff as regards finance issues and assisting internal/external auditors with queries.
- Check all expense supporting documentation to ensure compliance with organisation policies and related law, prior to obtaining approvals and payment processing
- Assist to manage annual audit exercise and periodic Financial Reviews;
- Ensure compliance to all the provisions of guidelines regarding financial management and sub contract;
- Perform any other duties as assigned.
- Manage HIFASS-LOPIN 3 Main Accounts;
- Work with HR Manager to process staff payroll, remit taxes and make other statutory/government contributions;
- Monitor lodgement of HIFASS-LOPIN 3 advance from USAID and post same into Quickbooks;
- Provide support to prepare annual and quarterly work plans and budgets in consultation with the programme manager;
- Liaise the day to day banking transactions including cash deposit and withdrawals;
- Maintain accurate and complete records of all accounting files, track and follow -up on advances and ensure timely reconciliations;
- Maintain adequate filing storage and retrieval systems
- Post various transactions into Quickbooks and perform monthly Bank Reconciliation;
- Develop and maintain a compensation structure and benefit policy which support the organization’s goals and financial strategy;
- Perform month-end closing and year-end duties such as annual filings, donor monthly/quarterly/annual reports, inventory lists, etc;
Minimum Education/Training Requirement:
- Degree or Higher Degree in Accountancy or related discipline.
- Experience in administrative support, posting financial data to ledgers, preparing invoices, billings and/or vouchers, reviewing and maintaining account balances.
- Be an Associate Member of ICAN or ACCA or other relevant Professional qualifications.
Prior Work Experience:
- 3 - 5 years post NYSC, previous experience working with NGOs and International Donor-Funded program will also be added advantage.
Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of OMB Circulars
- Knowledge of Auditing principles and practices
- Attention to detailed and ability to meet deadlines
- Maintain high level of Confidentiality.
- Strong Numeracy Skills
- Excellent Reporting Skills
- Ability to use Spreadsheet and Data Base Softwares and Knowledge of financial and accounting software applications (preferably QuickBooks)
- Strong Budgeting and Financial Analysis Skill
How To Apply
Candidates should send their Cover letters and Resumes to The Human Resources Manager (HIFASS) via : careers@hifass-hfi.org
Please submit all attachments in Word or PDF formats (Cover Letter and Resume as a single file).
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