Job Vacancy for Senior Finance Officer at Mercy Corps Nigeria
Job Details
Mercy Corps
has been present in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its interventions on
adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development and conflict mitigation.
With the insurgency spilling over from the North East of Nigeria and causing
displacement of millions of individuals, Mercy Corps has decided to address the
rising humanitarian needs among displaced households and vulnerable host
communities by starting its humanitarian program in July 2014.
For the finance specific role, the Finance Department is responsible for all financial functions including accounting, payments and banking, payroll, budgeting, financial reporting, and grant financial management and compliance. The Mercy Corps Finance Department ensures compliance with donor regulations as well as Mercy Corps’ internal policies and procedures. In its role as a support to the Program Department, the Finance Department provides timely reports and assistance to the Country Director and the Program team to ensure that financial resources are used efficiently and effectively.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Location: Abuja (with frequent travel to offices in the North East states including Gombe, Adamawa and Borno)
Position Category: Full Time
General Position Summary
For the finance specific role, the Finance Department is responsible for all financial functions including accounting, payments and banking, payroll, budgeting, financial reporting, and grant financial management and compliance. The Mercy Corps Finance Department ensures compliance with donor regulations as well as Mercy Corps’ internal policies and procedures. In its role as a support to the Program Department, the Finance Department provides timely reports and assistance to the Country Director and the Program team to ensure that financial resources are used efficiently and effectively.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Location: Abuja (with frequent travel to offices in the North East states including Gombe, Adamawa and Borno)
Position Category: Full Time
General Position Summary
- Working in the North East under
the umbrella of the humanitarian response, the Senior Finance Officer
under the direction of the Head Of Office and technical support from the
Finance Manager in Abuja, will assist in the processing and recording of
payment transactions in a timely and accurate manner as well as provide
financial review and support to the programs.
- This position requires travel
within the North East of Nigeria for support to programs as well as Abuja
for coordination on finances.
Essential
Job Functions
- Supervise the finance team
members in all sub-offices including Gombe, Adamawa and Borno.
- Provide financial review for
transactions and documentation processed for the humanitarian portfolio
programs including travel approval requests, employee expense reports,
payment requests, purchase requests, purchase orders and service contracts
as per the approval authority matrix.
- Manage the liquidity of
sub-offices through the review and submission of cashflow projections and
petty cash requests.
- Supervise petty cash accounts
in sub-offices managed directly by the finance assistants.
- Supervise the bank accounts in
sub-offices managed directly by the finance officer.
- Review all documentation within
financial review authority for accuracy, completeness and compliance.
- Review all payment vouchers and
supervise recording into financial system.
- Maintain appropriate filing as
per policy such that files are updated, complete and safeguarded.
- Manage month end closing
process for sub-offices including cash counts, recording of payments and
reconciliation of bank accounts.
- Manage the field bank accounts
and banking relationship, ensure a balanced bank account balance and
submit funds transfer requests to Abuja based on policy.
- Assist in budget preparation
and management activities as the need arises.
- Respond to staff requests for
information regarding invoices and their program budgets in a proactive
and timely manner. Escalate to Finance Manager if necessary.
- Identify and resolve invoicing
issues, accounting discrepancies and other financial related issues.
- Liaise with statutory bodies
and make statutory remittance to relevant bodies.
- Conduct himself/herself both
professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy
Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory
responsibility:
- Finance Officer, Finance
Assistants and Finance Interns – Northeast Nigeria
Reports
Directly to:
- Head of Office with indirect
technical reporting line to Finance Manager.
Works
directly with:
- Finance, Program and Operation
Teams.
Job Requirements
5 year(s)
Bachelor's Degree/HND
Not Specified
Knowledge
and Experience
- Five or more years of
bookkeeping, accounting and finance. Experience in development sector is
preferable.
- A degree in Accounting or a
relevant Business field is required.
- Professional qualification is
required.
- Strong computer skills in MS
Office programs, particularly Excel is a must.
- Accuracy in the processing of
cash transactions, mathematical aptitude and attention to detail
- Excellent oral and written
English skills
- Management of staff is highly
of added value
- Fluency in Hausa language is
needed
Success
Factors:
- A clear understanding of
finance and procurement ethics as well as the willingness and ability to
enforce compliance with Mercy Corps and donor policies and procedures is
essential.
- A high level of personal
integrity, honesty and transparency in all cash handling is absolutely
essential.
- The ability to interact
effectively with international and national staff members is required.
- A demonstrated ability to work
quickly and accurately, meet deadlines and process information in support
of changing program activities is necessary.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit CV and Cover Letter, addressing the position requirements via The Apply Button. All applications must include the position title in the subject line.
Note
Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to submit CV and Cover Letter, addressing the position requirements via The Apply Button. All applications must include the position title in the subject line.
Note
- Only short-listed candidates
will be contacted.
- We are an equal opportunity
organization and we encourage women to apply
recruitment.nigeria@ng.mercycorps.org
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