The Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) is a non-governmental, non-profit making coalition, made up of organizations with a shared vision to transform Nigeria into a country where every citizen has food and is nutrition secured. CS-SUNN pursues this lofty goal by engaging and mobilizing Government and Non-state actors to advocate for relevant policy implementation, raise awareness, generate evidence, build capacity and stimulate communities to scale-up nutrition in Nigeria, with special focus on maternal and child nutrition. The organizational capacity of CS-SUNN to become a leading voice on nutrition advocacy in Nigeria led to the SUN Movement Pooled Fund Project.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance Officer
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Summary
- The Finance Officer, under the supervision of the Finance & Grant Manager and in collaboration with other members of the project team, will deliver end-to-end Finance services functions on the project in line with the Organization and donor requirements.
- As an integral member of the Finance team s/he will support the implementation of Finance and Compliance strategy, regulations, policies and procedures towards the successful achievement of programme outcomes and Organizational objectives.
Job Responsibilities
- Comprehensive review of all payment requests, to ensure completeness and compliance to all applicable existing finance policies and regulations.
- Preparation, processing and adequate documentation of payments.
- Effective management of petty cash.
- Lead on bank reconciliations, voucher compilation and upload and cost projections.
- Lead on tax remittance, tax return compilation and reporting.
- Review activity budget, variance analysis and burn rate on actual spend against budget.
- Ensure proper documentation and completeness of field voucher files.
- Assisting in budget preparation, monitoring and reporting.
- Assist in grants and proposals development.
- Review transactions for cost reasonableness, allowability and allocability.
- Reconciling daily, monthly and yearly transactions.
- Ensure value for money.
- Ensure audit and spot-check readiness at all times.
- Identify and proactively mitigate all forms of financial risks.
- Any other tasks assigned by the Finance & Grant Manager.
Skills and Requirements
- B.Sc Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
- Professional qualification such as ICAN or ACCA will be a plus.
- 3 years of relevant work experience, especially in the NGO sector will be a plus.
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Advanced MS Excel skills.
- Knowledge of donor financial regulations.
- Experience using Sage and QuickBooks Accounting Software
- Solid knowledge of financial principles and accounting procedures.
- Proficiency in the review, preparation, processing and documentation of payment requests and retirements.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- People and project management skills
- Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
- Proficiency in the design, development, monitoring and reporting of Budgets.
Deadline: 29th September, 2023.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- CS-SUNN is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or disabilities. Hence all qualified and interested candidates should apply. CS-SUNN has zero tolerance for any form of sexual exploitation and abuse.
- We remain fully committed to the “do no harm principle” and the prevention of sexual misconducts of any kind.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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