Finance Officer at Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN)

The Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) is a non-governmental, non-profit making coalition, made up of organizations with a shared vision to transform Nigeria into a country where every citizen has food and is nutrition secured. CS-SUNN pursues this lofty goal by engaging and mobilizing Government and Non-state actors to advocate for relevant policy implementation, raise awareness, generate evidence, build capacity and stimulate communities to scale-up nutrition in Nigeria, with special focus on maternal and child nutrition. The organizational capacity of CS-SUNN to become a leading voice on nutrition advocacy in Nigeria led to the SUN Movement Pooled Fund Project.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Summary

• The Finance Officer, under the supervision of the Finance & Grant Manager and in collaboration with other members of the project team, will deliver end-to-end Finance services functions on the project in line with the Organization and donor requirements.
• As an integral member of the Finance team s/he will support the implementation of Finance and Compliance strategy, regulations, policies and procedures towards the successful achievement of programme outcomes and Organizational objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Comprehensive review of all payment requests, to ensure completeness and compliance to all applicable existing finance policies and regulations.
• Preparation, processing and adequate documentation of payments.
• Assisting in budget preparation, monitoring and reporting.
• Assist in grants and proposals development.
• Review transactions for cost reasonableness, allowability and allocability.
• Reconciling daily, monthly and yearly transactions.
• Ensure value for money.
• Ensure audit and spot-check readiness at all times.
• Identify and proactively mitigate all forms of financial risks.
• Effective management of petty cash.
• Lead on bank reconciliations, voucher compilation and upload and cost projections.
• Lead on tax remittance, tax return compilation and reporting.
• Review activity budget, variance analysis and burn rate on actual spend against budget.
• Ensure proper documentation and completeness of field voucher files.
• Any other tasks assigned by the Finance & Grant Manager.

Skills and Requirements

• B.Sc Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
• Professional qualification such as ICAN or ACCA will be a plus.
• 3 years of relevant work experience, especially in the NGO sector will be a plus.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• Solid knowledge of financial principles and accounting procedures.
• Proficiency in the review, preparation, processing and documentation of payment requests and retirements.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• People and project management skills
• Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
• Proficiency in the design, development, monitoring and reporting of Budgets.
• Advanced MS Excel skills.
• Knowledge of donor financial regulations.
• Experience using Sage and QuickBooks Accounting Software

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline  29th September, 2023.

Note

• CS-SUNN is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or disabilities. Hence all qualified and interested candidates should apply. CS-SUNN has zero tolerance for any form of sexual exploitation and abuse.
• We remain fully committed to the “do no harm principle” and the prevention of sexual misconducts of any kind.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted