FINANCE MANAGER-VACANCY AT SIGHTSAVERS

Job Description

The Finance Manager (FM) will work with the Country Director in the Nigeria Country Office (NCO) with responsibilities for all Finance-related areas.

 Responsibilities

• Ensure financial control and managing risk.
• Ensure the conformity to the organisational Financial Framework with specific respect to implementation of:
• Financial Management and Controls
• Financial Planning and Budgeting
• • Financial Monitoring and Audits
  • Monitor and retain financial record.
• Ensure compliance to local regulations and governance requirements.
• Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
• Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues.
• Assess donor compliance or operational risks and develop risk management strategies.

Project and Programme Management: 50%

• Support, administer and strengthen financial management, accountability, and capacities of partners in accordance with Sightsavers Partnership Development Policy
• Support collaboration between finance and programme teams for joint review of project / programme reports, planning and analysis.
• Support and provide grant management support (restricted and unrestricted 2 funding)
• Support proper financial and resource management of programmes with the joint review of project planning and monitoring reports, auditing of funds provided, analysis of programme delivery and grant management reporting.
• Ensure proper financial monitoring of projects including audit of funds provided.
• Support the management of programme logistics, supplies and purchases as per procurement policy and procedures.
• Ensure the regular update of Country Risk Matrix.

Key Relationships
Internal:

• Country Director
• Programme Team
• Regional Finance and Support Services Manager
• Regional Director
• Finance and Performance Team
• Various staff based in all departments at Haywards Heath, UK

External:

• Partners
• Consultants
• Service Providers
• Government agencies
• Financial Institutions,
• External Auditors
• INGO and NGOs working within country.

Qualification

• Relevant professional accounting qualification or / Bachelor’s Degree in Finance / Accounting. A Master’s degree is desirable.
• Extensive and demonstrable relevant experience, ideally in an INGO environment but experience of audit and government organization would also be an advantage
• Experience of financial management, programme and project management and administration

Skills (Special Training or Competence):

• Excellent financial and resource management skills.
• Excellent project management and data analysis skills
• Excellent IT skill – Excel, MS Word, Accounting packages and Outlook
• Ability to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts, and reports.
• Ability to influence high-level government officials and NGO leaders.
• Ability to build strong working relationships to enable effective management of partnerships and work collaboratively as part of a global team.
• Proven ability to think strategically and translate concepts into effective action plans.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to represent Sightsavers with key external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills (both oral & written)
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to deliver group training sessions.
• People management skills with a strong diplomatic understanding of culturally and ethnically sensitive issues.
• Able to travel regularly on a national and international basis.
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for persons with disabilities.

Location: Abuja, Nigeria.

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