Reporting & Supervision: The Finance Manager reports to the Chief of Party Position Summary
The Finance Manager will be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
She/he will provide overall financial and accounting oversight and management for the Reacting to Early Warning and Response Data in West Africa (REWARD) project, funded by USAID/West Africa.
This position will also be a liaison with the Creative’s HQ to ensure full compliance with regulations and policies about the implementation of effective internal controls and ensure compliance with USAID policies and regulations.
Primary Responsibilities
Ensure that the project meets all USAID contractual requirements and ensure compliance with USAID policies and regulations.
Provide financial oversight, including the maintenance and monitoring of the project budget, tracking the project expenditures and projections
Manage financial systems, files, and maintain Creative’s online accounting system
Liaise between Creative’s field and headquarters offices regarding project’s financial matters and all internal or external audit requests, as needed
Process check requests and wire transfer requests for payments to vendors in compliance with contract requirements.
Manage, review and process payroll, invoices and in-field fee payments in accordance with Creative accounting procedures and USAID’s policies.
Participate in ongoing analysis, forecasting and review of project expenses, accruals, and projections.
Track the transfer of funds between headquarters and the field office, and manage accounting and finance records of in-country expenses, including developing tracking and monitoring all financial project activities, and maintaining current project expense data.
Draft quarterly and annual financial reports on financial status of project expenses and budget information and forward to Finance & Contracts for review and approval by the Controller
Prepare monthly field expense reports, and report monthly expenses to HQ Offices
Provide Project Director and the COP with project’s current financial status
Provide financial management and systems training for project staff.
Travel to field location(s) as necessary and provide oversight to field office financial systems and processes if needed.
Provide training and guidance to grantees, local partners, and beneficiaries, as needed
Review and approve the financial close-out of program activities, and verify documentation and information is complete
Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Required Skills & Qualifications
Required Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or relevant field. Master’s degree in relevant field preferred
Minimum of six 6 years of relevant work experience preferably with USAID-funded projects
Experience with USAID project finances and budgeting (preferred) or similar work for other donors/U.S. Government agencies
Competent in using computers and financial software
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent written and spoken English required
Ability to work under pressure and efficiently handle multiple tasks
Ability to work under own initiative or as a part of a team
Applicants should send their CV’s to: CreativeNigeriaRecruitment@gmail.com With the subject line “Reward Finance Manager” Note: Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
Apply via :
CreativeNigeriaRecruitment@gmail.com
