Regional Finance Officer at MSI Reproductive Choices

Objectives:

• Implement robust accounting and internal control systems to prevent fraud, waste, and misuse of financial resources, ensuring proper segregation of duties in transaction processing.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation and income reports.
• Monitor budgets to ensure planned spending, review budget amounts against actual expenditures, and prepare variance analysis reports monthly and quarterly.
• Input daily transactions into Marie Stopes International’s SUN system.
• Ensure proper coding and allocation of expenses to relevant cost centers/projects within the region.
• Review and process cash requests/retirements, and periodically review staff accounts, ensuring proper allocation of retired expenses against cash advances.
• Manage petty cash/float within the region.
• Collaborate with the Regional Manager to compile quarterly budgets from team members.
• Contribute to monthly management and periodic statutory reports/meetings.
• Ensure regional field office fund requests align with specific project budgets and allowable expenses.
• Remit all statutory deductions to appropriate authorities within the region in a timely manner.
• Ensure timely payments to mobilizers, casual/contract staff, and providers of products and services.
• Coordinate payments for all project activities.
• Ensure proper controls at centers/clinics and provide timely support to center managers.
• Ensure timely deduction and deposition of Withholding Tax (WHT) to authorities/states.
• Ensure proper filing of expenses/retirements at the regional office.
• Ensure assets are properly accounted for and maintained at the regional level.
• Post and report monthly clinic/SF income in the region.
• Work closely with the regional procurement committee to ensure adherence to MSI Nigeria’s procurement policy.
• Monitor monthly/periodic stocktaking in the region.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Line Manager, Regional Manager, or other superior officers.

Required Qualifications:

• B.Sc./HND in Accounting preferred, with ACA qualification or equivalent; a master’s degree is an advantage.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role within an INGO/NGO, private, or public organization.
• Proficiency in using the SUN Accounting package.
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask, manage workload, and produce high-quality, timely work and reports.