Finance Officer at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job Profile:

The Finance Officer will collaborate with the Finance & Admin Manager to oversee SFH Impact Project Finance and Operations. This role involves close coordination with the Lagos State Ministry of Health to enhance the quality of malaria case management practices in the state. The Finance Officer will play a key role in coordinating accounting, financial and management reporting functions to align with the strategic objectives of the Finance and Operations of Lagos Impact project. Responsibilities include reviewing and processing payments, participating in procurement processes, coordinating audit planning and implementation, arranging trainings and orientations, organizing vehicles for activities, preparing budgets, generating monthly financial reports. Additionally, analyze budget versus actual performance, providing explanations for any variances, and perform other tasks directed by Finance and Admin Manager of the Lagos Impact project.

Job-role: Finance Officer

The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

Financial Accounting

• Ensure Reconciliation of all SMC bank accounts are completed by the 7 day of the following month.
• Ensure that all uncleared transaction aged more than one month on the bank reconciliation report are investigated and appropriate action/corrective measures taken.
• Reviewing and processing all SMC payment vouchers: Vendor, staff etc
• Support the processing of SMC Campaign payment.

Donor/ Management Report

• Prepare and submit monthly financial report to the principal recipient (CRS) by the 14th of Subsequent Month.
• Ensure all budget expenditures are coded to their appropriate lines.
• Monitor of expenditure against budget line

 Budget and Program

• Participate in Budget development for grant proposal.
• Participate in all project budget meeting / retreat.
• Review of monthly burn rate report
• Provide support in the preparation of GFM quarterly cashflow report.
• Provide necessary support in the monitoring of GF malaria budget, project disbursement forecast and budget realignment.

 External Audit and other financial review of SMC

• Assist in preparation of audit schedule as required by external and GFM auditors.
• Ensure all support documents are available for audit purposes.
• Organize and collate documents in preparation for LFA and external audit checks.
• Coordinate SMC review financial review

Qualifications/Experience:

• Undergraduate Degree or Higher National Diploma in Accounting or related field of study
• A postgraduate degree will be an advantage
• Must possess professional certification i.e. ACCA, ICAN
• Must have a minimum of 3 years professional experience post NYSC in progressively increasing responsibility in malaria program planning, management, and implementation.
• Managing and coordination of impact project program at state or national scale
• Demonstrated capacity to work with stakeholders including government at both national and subnational level.
• Demonstrated ability of previous experience of technical leadership and coordination of impact project activity.
• Demonstrated ability through previous experience to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate ability to learn and grow into the system and work with other stakeholders to achieve project objectives of SFH.
• Demonstrate ability to work closely in teams and develop others

Skills and Competencies

• Knowledge of SAP
• Knowledge of Bank Reconciliation Processes
• Knowledge of the use of Excel
• PMT Processes