Deadline: 30 January, 2023

Location: Minna, Nigeria

Plan International has opened applications for the role of Finance Manager.

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the ANRiN project annual budget
• Monitor the project’s budget to ensure spending as per plan to avoid over/underspending
• Prepare the monthly project Indicative Grants Funding (IGF) report
• Prepare the quarterly project KP06 budget
• Assist in the preparation of country’s financial management reports (monthly, quarterly and yearly)
• Prepare a monthly budget versus actual spending project report
• Prepare the project’s monthly Target Bank Balance (TBB) report
• Prepare the monthly partner’s unliquidated advances report
• Assist the head of finance in the preparation of the quarterly and year-end financial schedules
• Make a monthly support visit to the project partners and submit report
• Submit the project office sub-ledger for all advances, prepaid expenses, accruals
• Follow up staff advances to ensure prompt liquidation and submit monthly report to country office finance officer for consolidation
• Prepare and submit the project monthly cash forecast
• Ensure prompt transfer of funds from country office to the project bank account
• Ensure that the project cash and bank account balances are never negative
• Follow up on bank account issues in a timely manner
• Prepare the monthly bank reconciliation statement and submit it to the country office for consolidation
• Review and submit to the country office the monthly receipt reconciliation statement

Requirements

• Qualified chartered accountant with ten years, minimum, of experience
• Seven years, minimum, of experience in a bilateral or multilateral agency financed project in Nigeria (or an African country)
• Work experience in use of SAP
• Excellent and demonstrable experience in procurement processes and logistics management.
• Knowledge and expertise in project preparation, commercial negotiations, financial management, internal controls/systems development, accounting, auditing and reporting
• Ability to solve problems effectively
• Experience in financial management capacity building of implementing partners
• Experience working and collaborating with diverse stakeholders, such as local NGOs, government officials, donor representatives, local and international staff
• Ability to represent the project at various meetings involving senior government officials and donor representatives
• Strong communication skills, including advanced report-writing skills
• Nigerian national with the ability to articulate and demonstrate a strong understanding of the contextual challenges faced by communities in the country

To apply and for more information, click here.

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