NGO Jobs in Nigeria at Society For Family Health (SFH) (Benin,Port Harcourt, Gombe, Maiduguri, Ibadan, Kaduna and Sokoto)

NGO Jobs in Nigeria at Society For Family Health (SFH) (Benin,Port Harcourt, Gombe, Maiduguri, Ibadan, Kaduna and Sokoto),October  13 2011
Society For Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health NGOs in Nigeria, implementing programmes in reproductive health, HIV and AIDS prevention, and maternal and child health. SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) among other international donors.
We seek to recruit qualified persons as a result of growth in our organization. We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration. We require competent candidates for the following positions:

Job Title: Assistant Manager, Financial Reporting
Ref: email to: [email protected]
Job Profile
This is an Assistant Manager position reporting to the Senior Manager – ESMPIN Project Accounting, the successful candidate will be responsible for issuing new advances and approving advance requests baked with relevant support documents. S/he will also conduct monthly reconciliation of all ESMPIN financial transactions and resolve all unclear effects. S/he will ensure all sales journals for ESMPIN project are posted to their various Project Quickbooks before they are submitted for the consolidated financial reports by the end of every month.  S/he will review all approved retirement for completeness and accuracy and post into Quickbooks within 48 hours of receiving the approvals. In addition, s/he will review all that have been posted into ESMPIN project books and make corrections where necessary before they are submitted for the consolidated financial report
Vacancy Qualification/Experience
Minimum Academic/Professional Qualifications required for the position:
Must possess excellent planning and organizational skills
Creativity and strong analytical skills are important to this position
First degree (BSc/HND) in Accounting or its equivalent in a relevat field. ACA is also required
Masters degree in Accounting/Finance or Economics will be of an added advantage
Minimum of five years experience in full accounting/audit practice in an NGO or other relevant organizations
He/she must possess ability to use relevant accounting programmes like Quickbooks and ERP software like SAP
Must be able to work with minimal supervision and MUST possess a high level of integrity and responsibility
Compensation & Benefit
The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates



Job Title:  Deputy Manager, Audit and Statutory Compliance
Ref: email to: [email protected]
Job Profile
Reporting to the Director, Finance and Accounts, the successful candidate will manager, coordinate, monitor and enhance SFH’s audit review processes and systems to ensure that timely and adequate audit coverage is maintained and appropriate policies and procedures are maintained to ensure the integrity and transparency of the conduct of audit and reporting. S/he will provide auditors with required documentation and financial reports for the audits (Trial Balances, Income and Expenditure and Balance Sheet). The candidate will ensure compliance with Statutory and other obligations remittances, PAYE, Withholding tax, Staff Pension, NHF, Mortages, staff cooperative and severance. S/he will prepare audit implementation status checklist and follo up with staff responsible to ensure timely completion of audit resolutions and assist the Divisional Head in collating reports for the board finance committee meeting. Finally, s/he will produce quarterly review reports of SFH vouchers (Archived copies) and report on missing or un-scanned vouchers.
Vacancy Qualification/Experience
Minimum Academic/Professional Qualifications required for the position:
First degree (BSc/HND) in Accounting or its equivalent in a relevat field. ACA is also required
Masters degree in Accounting/Finance or Economics will be of an added advantage
Creativity and strong analytical skills are important to this position
Must be able to work with minimal supervision and MUST possess a high level of integrity and responsibility
Minimum of 6 years experience in full accounting/audit practice in an NGO or other relevant organizations
He/she must possess ability to use relevant accounting programmes like Quickbooks and ERP software like SAP
Must possess excellent planning and organizational skills
Compensation & Benefit
The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates



Job Title: Senior Officer, Finance and Accounts (7 Vacancies: Benin, Gombe, Maiduguri, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Sokoto
Ref: email to: [email protected] for Benin; [email protected] for Gombe; [email protected] for Maiduguri; [email protected] for Ibadan; [email protected] for Port Harcourt; [email protected] for Kaduna; [email protected] for Sokoto
Job Profile
Reporting to the Territorial Manager with a dotted line relationship to the Head of Finance, the successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the proper application of SFH and donor policies in the handling of Finances of all projects in the territories, s/he will ensure the efficient management of finances and also ensure adequate records are kept safely and in an easily retrievable manner. He/she will be responsible for sending financial reports to Headquarters and will assist in the drawing up of project budget, its monitoring and the recoding of variances. In addition, he/she will reconcile all staff accounts and produce an ageing report and also analyze retirements to ensuring they have both the appropriate approvals and support documents which comply with SFH policies
Vacancy Qualification/Experience
Minimum Academic/Professional Qualifications required for the position:
Must possess a first degree (BSc/HND) in Accounts or any related fiend. ACA will be of added advantage
Creativity and strong analytical skills are important to this position
Must be able to work with minimal supervision and MUST possess a high level of integrity and responsibility
Must possess knowledge of Accounting Software packages especially Quickbooks and SAP
Must possess minimum 3 years post NYSC working experience
Must possess excellent planning and organizational skills

Compensation & Benefit
The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates


How to apply
A one page application letter (using the position reference as subject), should be addressed to the Assistant Director-HR, clearly providing evidence of competences required for job, current remuneration, as well as a Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae indicating clearly your valid telephone numbers, email address and current contact address should be sent to the email address beside the job you are applying for. Do note that any candidate with multiple submissions will be disqualified.
Candidates without the minimum requirements need not apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
SFH is an equal opportunity employer
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply