Breakthrough ACTION ignites collective action and encourages people to adopt healthier behaviors-from using modern contraceptive methods and sleeping under bed nets to being tested for HIV-by forging, testing, and scaling up new and hybrid approaches to social and behavior change (SBC).
- Experience 5 years
- Location Abuja
- Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit
Summary
The Finance Officer will together with other finance team members implement efficient finance activities within the office, and responsible for ensuring all BA-Nigeria cost share is captured and adequately documented.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- In addition to the overall technical inputs to the project described above, specific duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Support the DFA to ensure all cost share opportunities are identified, captured and documented on a monthly basis.
- Ensure retroactive identification and capture of all cost share from project inception to date.
- Update BA-Nigeria cost share tracker on a regular basis and ensure proper documentation and filling of all cost share support documentation.
- Liaise with HQ and Field Offices staff in capturing all cost hare opportunities and obtaining necessary support documentation on a regular basis.
- Assist with the monthly finance QuickBooks report by imputing invoices into the accounting software.
- Ensure PAYE and Withholding Taxes are remitted before the last day of the month to the responsible parties.
- Monitor budget expenditures against approved budgets.
- Assist finance training for new staff on project finance operations;
- Review purchase orders, time and attendance records and prepare necessary reports for the project finance and senior management team;
- Ensures that all supporting documents are available and attached to the payment vouchers
- Withdraws cash from the bank for program activities and makes necessary disbursements after obtaining necessary approvals;
- Ensure travel advances and activity retirements from the field office are retired before they are due;
- In close coordination with relevant finance staff, assist with monthly bank reconciliation
- Prepares Local Purchase Orders using JHU/CCP formats;
- Prepares source documents for both cash and check payments;
- Supervise all field office petty cash transactions;
- Assist with identification and payments to vendors, ensure proper authorization for payments, distribute payments as required; supervise the processing of staff claims and advances;
- Additional duties assigned to by their supervisor
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma in a relevant field (Accounting or related finance field).
- 5 years’ NGO experience is required.
- Previous experience in capturing cost share and implementing USAID funded projects in Nigeria is an added advantage.
- Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, teamwork, and meeting short deadlines.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward PDF copies of their CVs to [email protected] The subject of the email should be the job title and location e.g., ‘Senior Program Officer – Malaria (PBC & Media), Abuja’.
