Finance Officer at Save the Children

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Ref No: 210008X9
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employee Status: Permanent

Child Safeguarding

Level 2: Either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore a police check will be required (at ‘standard’ level in the UK or equivalent in other countries).

Role Purpose

This position will be responsible for implementing and/or coordinating all financial support functions for the state office.

Key Areas of Accountability
Fund Disbursement:

Support payment of participants and other SCI cash payments out of the office

Financial Information and other support functions:

Send out transactions listings and BVA to the awards department on the agreed dates
Support all Budget holders in the preparation of phased budgets
Provide support to Humanitarian Finance Manager with advice/training to budget holders on budget management.
Support in the preparation of proposal budgets for the Humanitarian response.
Support in providing codes where finance support is needed.
Review of payment vouchers
Provide support to budget holders in reviewing and understanding monthly financial budget monitoring reports and follow up on any recommended action points
Prepare the Glacos for all the recharges recommended by the budget holders after the 1st and 2nd reviews of the transaction listings.

System Administration:

Bank Reconciliation
Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts 2141,1141,2150,1120,1122,2130

Others:

Preparing SOF loaders for all new awards and realigned/ re-phased awards
Provide information for management reports such as cost centre BVA’s, for budget holders to monitor budgets, on a regular and timely basis
Ensure proper and timely archiving of document
Statutory Remittances
Monthly maintenance and update of Finance Accruals Tracker
Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or line manager

Skills & Experience
Administrative & General Skills

Essential Criteria:

Level of Education - B.Sc / HND or equivalent
Specified Study Area - Finance / Accounts
Minimum 5 years post NYSC experience
Experience in working with partners accountable for grants and other financial support provided to implement project activities, particularly at the community level.
Must be able to speak at least one local language predominant in that state.
Level of IT Expertise: Excellent (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Ongoing/full Professional certificate in accounting and finance
Excellent verbal communication and listening skills.
Language Requirements: Spoken English-Excellent; Written English-Excellent

Desirable Criteria:

Good training and facilitation skills (for financial training/support to partners).
Ability to multi-task, engage in long-term planning, meet deadlines, and handles last-minute demands; exercise patience, and adapt to changing circumstances.
The ability to be creative and proactive in health is essential.

Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
Holds self and others accountable

Ambition:

Creating best-in-class EA function
Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

Collaboration:

Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Creativity: