Christian Aid (CA) Vacancies in Nigeria for Finance Associates
Christian Aid (CA) is a UK-based international NGO, partnering with
others to end poverty in Africa. At the heart of this vision is the
transformation of the lives of people who live in poverty,
empowering
them to have a brighter future. Christian Aid works in more than 30
countries and has been operating in Nigeria since 2003. The Nigeria
Country programme focuses on Community Health and HIV, Accountable
Governance including humanitarian response and Gender.
Christian Aid (CA) is recruiting to fill the job position below:
Job Title: Finance Associate
Locations: Edo and Anambra
Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Contracted Hours: 35hours
Length of Contract: FTC up to 31st December 2016
Role Purpose
- To support the finance officer or finance manager by inputting
financial data in an efficient, accurate and timely manner. Likely to
operate in one office with supervision. To prepare financial
documentation including cheques, petty cash reimbursement, petty cash
advances and all staff floats.
- To ensure efficient and accurate cash and bank books are
maintained and monthly accounts and returns are produced in a timely
manner. To ensure efficient, accurate and timely collation of finance
information requested by senior colleagues. To extract reports from the
financial and administration systems to review the status of the budget
and the adherence to financial policies and procedures.
- This role may or may not include providing administrative support to the office.
Role Context
- Christian Aid Nigeria country programme is currently implementing a huge Malaria project funded by the Global Funds.
- The Finances of this project is under the direct supervision of a
Finance Coordinator, line managed by the overall leadership of the
Finance Manager.
- The Finance Coordinator supports Finance officers to ensure the
finances of the project are well handled and work closely with the
programme officers for the project.
- Christian Aid is seeking to employ the services of Finance
associates to support directly the Finance officer for this project,
working from the states the project is based.
- The project entails huge payments to individuals who have been
trained by the project and also to vendors who provide specific services
for the project.
- This project is implemented directly by Christian Aid staff and
does not have a provision for now to work through local partners.
- As such there is a lot of accounting and day-to-day handling of cash and expenditure for the project.
Key Outcomes
- Cash, bank books and other financial documentation is maintained in an accurate and timely fashion.
- Christian Aid and donor financial policies and procedures are complied with.
- Senior finance staff are assisted in meeting office financial requirements.
- Good relationships with third parties, suppliers and partners are maintained through positive communication
- Monthly accounts and financial returns produced and submitted in an accurate and timely fashion.
- Local budgets are reviewed, updated and administered accurately.
Role Requirements
Relationships:
(Key relationships, frequency of contact, purpose of contact (liaison/influencing/negotiating etc.)
External:
- Suppliers, consultants, service providers, tax office.
Internal:
Decision making:
- Make decisions to assist in the smooth running of financial
processing. Providing advice on financial policies and procedures to
local Christian Aid staff. Support the maintenance of all financial
records.
Analytical skills
- Ability to apply logical thinking and common sense to routine
work in a specific area. Occasionally providing analysis or advice on
financial matters.
Developing self and others:
- Will work under the instruction of others with responsibility
oction of others with responsibility only for how the work is completed.
Person Specification
- Applied skills/knowledge and expertise
Essential:
- Specialised knowledge of finance.
- Proven ability to address a small range of straightforward financial issues.
- Basic operational competency in MS Word and Excel.
- Academic qualification in Accountancy, Business Administration and Banking and Finance.
- Verbal and written fluency in English.
Desirable:
- At the early stages of an ICAN/AACA accountancy qualification.
- Knowledge of working in the NGO sector.
- IT competency required
- Intermediate
Competency profile
LEVEL 1: You are expected to be able to:
Build Partnerships:
- Work in a collaborative way that develops positive relationships and proactively provide help to others
- Treat everyone with courteousness, dignity and respect, recognising that people are different and have different views.
- Act and behave consistently with what you say..
- Proactively participate in team work and contribute ideas, including those that may be beyond your own or your team’s role.
- Keep others informed about what is going on in your own work area.
Communicate effectively:
- Communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
- Explain things simply and in a different way if someone appears not to have understood.
- Be sensitive to and take responsibility for how your actions and words impact on others and adapt if necessary.
- Pass on messages or information promptly and accurately, ensuring clarity and understanding.
- Proactively question to clarify when needed.
Steward Resources:
- Be responsible for using resources economically, whether these are Christian Aid resources or wider environmental resources.
- Recognise that time is a resource and take responsibility and proactive measures for managing your time effectively.
Deliver Results:
- Agree your work plan and priorities, keep track of your own progress and keep others informed.
- Consider the consequences of your actions, and take
responsibility for the impact on your work, your colleagues and team
objectives.
- Be accountable for your actions.
- Check the quality of your own work and deliver to expectations.
- Seek clarification and support from your manager when needed, ensuring appropriate sign-off.
- Respond promptly to the requests of others, handling competing priorities and seeking guidance on these where appropriate.
Realise potential:
- Acknowledge gaps in your own knowledge and skills and seek out information and advice in order to learn.
- Regularly ask for and act on feedback on own performance.
- Assist others by showing how to complete tasks and sharing knowledge.
Strive for improvement:
- Demonstrate openness and willingness to embrace change, be flexible and adapt to new methods of working.
- Show initiative when faced with problems and proactively seek solutions.
- Willingly share knowledge and information that may help others.
- Respond quickly and positively to new initiatives.
- Find ways to make improvements in your work and ways of working.
Remuneration
N120,000.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Note
- Further details of specific tasks and duties will be agreed with
the line manager as part of the performance agreement. Any reasonable
duty may be assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job
and its level of responsibility.
- This role profile is not prescriptive; it merely outlines the
key behaviours the role-holder requires to be successful in the role;
the key behaviours and responsibilities are subject to change. Any
changes will be made in consultation with the role-holder.
- You will be expected to abide by the Code of Conduct, policies
and procedures within Christian Aid which may be updated from time to
time.
- You must be in sympathy with the aims, beliefs and values of
Christian Aid as it seeks to work on relief, development and advocacy
for poverty eradication
Interview Date 17th October 2016.
Application Deadline 14th October, 2016.