Finance Officer at IDH - Sustainable Trade Initiative

Your role.

• Your role is to ensure financial integrity in accounting records for generation of the provision of quality and timely financial reporting.
• You will review and analyse accounting ledgers and contribute and strengthen the internal control and accounting systems.
• This includes elements of financial management and reporting as well as Grant management while ensuring compliance at IDH Nigeria.

Key responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for day-to-day financial management and oversight across the programs, covering activities directly implemented by IDH.
• Be responsible for the country’s financial planning for the programs including budgets, annual plans, and forecasts for integration with the wider organisation business planning. This includes monthly depletion reports and prepare and consolidate quarterly finance reports.
• Prepare and manage the program’s annual audit cycle and process to ensure that the audit is delivered to the donor by the agreed timeline. You will be the point of escalation with the donor and partners, consolidating and reviewing partner financial reports for submission to the donors.
• Implement core principles, policies and procedures for the overarching management and coordination of all financial support in the Country Office as well as to third parties provided under the program.
• Oversee and ensure compliance of IDH and local partner organisations with agreements made and promote dynamic and mutual accountability.
• Oversee the payrolling process at IDH Nigeria.
• Work closely with the Program Controller to provide financial information, financial reporting, and support to the internal and external stakeholders.

What you bring.

• A minimum of five years of work experience in financial management and accounting, particularly in an international context.
• An academic degree (or equivalent work experience) in finance, accounting, business economics, or another relevant field
• Demonstrable experience with financial management and reporting in an international organization.
• Knowledge and understanding of common political and administrative constraints affecting the ability of civil society organizations to receive and spend international donor funding in contexts of shrinking civic space.
• Experience with overseeing (sub-)grants to local partners from a financial and compliance perspective.
• Experience in use of accounting systems software.

We offer you.

A full-time role within an impacting, international organisation – and:

• A service agreement with comprehensive compensation and benefits package
• Work-related expenses to be reimbursed by the IDH and to be part of our health (including family), group life and kidnapping insurance policies.