Head of Finance and Administration at Centre for Health Ethics Law and Development (CHELD)


Centre for Health Ethics Law and Development (CHELD) is a not for profit, nongovernmental organization registered in Nigeria established in 2010. The organization is both a research think-tank and an implementer in the area of public health, mental health, child health and survival, gender-based violence, NCDs and migration and their intersections with health, amongst other areas of interest.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

 

Job Title: Head of Finance and Administration

Location: Lagos

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide support to the management team in the forecasting, monitoring, and reporting of financial and administrative matters.
  • Ensure that expenditures for budgets, grants and contracts are monitored and the reports are prepared to maintain balance account.
  • Administer the expenditure of funds, ensuring that funds are expended according to sponsoring organization’s stipulations and appropriate guidelines.
  • Provide support program staff on monitoring and reporting of the operating and capital budgets and financials.
  • Analyze, develop, and monitor accounting/fiscal control procedures and program budgets.
  • Analyze and interpret financial data for the purpose of determining financial performance and projecting financial probability, including monthly pipeline report.
  • Analyze budget patterns and project expenditures.
  • Develop cash flow projections for funded and support activities.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • B.Sc / B.A Degree in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or its recognized equivalent with at least 3 years relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated familiarity with grants management or other funded programs, contracting and auditing standards.
  • M.Sc / M.A Degree in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or is an advantage
  • CPA, ACCA, ACA, ACMA or any other relevant professional qualification is required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of generally accepted accounting, budgeting and fiscal control theory and practices.
  • Budget development skills with multi funding sources and general ledger skills.
  • Relevant software skills to include automated accounting software and database spreadsheets and Management Information Systems.
  • Excellent numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Maintain confidentiality for sensitive issues or projects and use judgment and decision-making to execute duties and responsibilities.
  • Must exhibit high levels of professionalism, integrity and ethical values at all times.
  • Ability to work with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, and recipients of assistance.
  • Demonstrated analytical skills in the interpretation of budgetary, financial, and related management information.

 

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their detailed CV and Cover Letters to: [email protected] using ‘Finance and Admin Manager Application’ as the subject of the mail

 

Application Deadline  10th October, 2021.