Job Description
Under the supervision of the general coordinator, you will provide leadership and management to ensure programmatic and operational goals of the country mission are met through appropriate financial infrastructure and systems.
Finance management
- Support on strategic direction of the mission’s funding plan, operating budget and risks management
- Take initiatives to build or enhance sound financial management and streamline operational spending
- Prepare, revise and maintain operating budget and grant proposal budgets
- Update grant pipelines and monthly projections, propose and prepare budget revisions
- Identify and analyze any discrepancy
- Monitor overall budget consumption
Treasury and accountancy
- Be responsible for the cash provision and safe management
- Assess the needs for the coming months, compile fund requests from each department to monitor cash flow management
- Ensure that payments are made in a timely and secure manner across all the country operations
- Be responsible for the soft accountancy of all sites for both accounting & donor allocations
- Be responsible for the update and implementation of the cash management protocols
- Coordinate the closure of monthly accountancy
- Be responsible for all bank transactions
Audit, compliance and reporting
- Be responsible for the production of financial budget to donors
- Develop, revise and implement specific financial procedures and guidelines
- Prepare, organize and supervise audits at field level
- Ensure internal financial procedures, systems, policies and controls are applied and complied
- Prepare financial reports and donor budgets
- Ensure all financial activities including payroll, income and other taxes are compliant with Nigerian laws
Team management
- Be responsible for the HR sizing of the finance department
- Be responsible for and supervise the overall recruitment and training of the finance department
- Support and advise the finance team and other departments to ensure full understanding of their responsibilities regarding finance management
- Train and build capacities of staff in the department
Coordination, partnership and capacity building
- Participate in the monthly grants review meeting, provide financial information to the coordination team
- Represent MdM with donors
- Liaise with INGO finance directors in-country and actively participate in interagency coordination meetings
- Provide strong oversight and support to MdM local partner and sub-grantee’s activities, including compliance with donor regulations and capacity building
- Provide capacity building to MdM local partner
YourProfile
Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related courses
Minimum 4 years professional experience in this field, preferably in an international NGO with multi-donor budgets
Experience in budget construction, analysis and monitoring
Knowledge in supply chain management is a plus
Ability to work in unstable and volatile environment
Very strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SAGA required
Languages: Fluent English mandatory, knowledge in French is a asset.
You embrace the core values and support the proactive philosophy of Médecins du Monde.
Note: This position is open until filled.
