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Heifer International
CLOSEDOffice Driver
Abuja, Nigeria
Closing: May 22, 2024
5 days remainingPublished: May 16, 2024 (1 day ago)
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Minimum Required Education & Experience, Skills and Abilities
- Master's Degree in Accounting, Business, Financial Management or related field with 10+ years of work experience is required
- ACA / ACCA / CPA certification highly required.
- Previous financial management of a donor-funded project in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Public or private sector management, financial analysis, cost accounting and relevant experience preferably in developing countries
- Demonstrated capacity to supervise a complex financial management or general ledger system
- Competent in using computers and financial software
- Experience managing teams
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Excellent written and spoken English essential
- Ability to work under pressure and efficiently handle multiple tasks
- Ability to work under own initiative or as a part of a team
Responsibilities
Minimum Required Education & Experience, Skills and Abilities
- Master's Degree in Accounting, Business, Financial Management or related field with 10+ years of work experience is required
- ACA / ACCA / CPA certification highly required.
- Previous financial management of a donor-funded project in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Public or private sector management, financial analysis, cost accounting and relevant experience preferably in developing countries
- Demonstrated capacity to supervise a complex financial management or general ledger system
- Competent in using computers and financial software
- Experience managing teams
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Excellent written and spoken English essential
- Ability to work under pressure and efficiently handle multiple tasks
- Ability to work under own initiative or as a part of a team
Program Description
- Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and in close partnership with federal partners and select Nigeria States (designated as legacy [Bauchi and Sokoto], launching (Adamawa) and technical assistance (On Demand States), the five-year Leveraging Education Assistance Resources in Nigeria (LEARN) project will support sustainable improvements in reading outcomes for first and second grade pupils.
- The goal of LEARN is to strengthen and scale early grade reading (EGR) best practice by ensuring that standards-based, context-appropriate assessment, materials, training, and administrative supports needed to improve literacy skills for P1-2 pupils are embedded within the federal policy, funding, and monitoring frameworks, and state and local authorities have the implementation protocols, capacity, and resources to carry out and sustain standards-based, data-driven EGR reform.
- The project objective is to instill ownership in and build capacity of school-community, local, state, and federal systems to establish a base for adequate, consistent data-driven funding, monitoring and performance that increase the equity, inclusion, and wellbeing necessary to achieve sustained EGR gains.
- LEARN will therefore be building on lessons learned from prior Nigeria reading programs to introduce a flexible, cost- efficient EGR intervention model that can be tailored to state contexts.
Duties
- The Sr Finance Director will provide overall financial management and oversight for the USAID funded project and will work closely with the Chief of Party (COP).
- This position will also be a liaison with headquarters to ensure full compliance with regulations and policies related to the implementation of effective internal controls.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain financial management and accounting control systems for program expenditures
- Ensure that the project meets all donor contractual requirements and complies with donor policies and regulations
- Ensure accurate and timely information is provided, to assist in the day-to-day management of the project and to drive management, strategic and budgetary decisions;
- Ensure project liquidity and establish appropriate checks and balances to mitigate financial risks and conflicts of interest
- Track the transfer of funds between headquarters and the field office and manage accounting and finance records of in-country expenses, including developing tracking and monitoring all financial project activities, and maintaining current project expense data
- Oversee all finances for the project including budgets and grants.
- Ensure all financial records are audit ready, establish cost and fiscal controls and enforce stringent international financial & auditing standards that ensure efficiency, accountability and compliance
- Lead the development of the monthly projections, annual budget, forecasts, pipeline analysis, budget realignment, fund obligation requests and support the development of the annual workplan
- Direct the formation and implementation of financial, compliance policies and procedures, guiding policy decisions and providing technical expertise
- Provide guidance to support teams on compliance requirements of client, local tax and labor laws
- Ensure all procurement processes are fair and transparent, reviewing financial compliance, and monitoring subcontract implementation
- Verify all the project procurements prior to execution and determine source selection methods for complex procurements to ensure compliance with Creative polices and USG rules and regulations
- Verify USG vetting clearance for all the vendors selected for the project procurements
- Manage finance personnel and payroll office staff and procedures
- Develop and implement financial procedures manual
- Provide financial management and systems training for project staff
- Lead on all financial close-out of project activities and ensure complete documentation is secured
- Other related duties as assigned.
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