MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices:
MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices is a result-oriented social enterprise that uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide reproductive health care and allied services. Its goal is to meet the needs of underserved Nigerians and dramatically improve access to and use of a range of reproductive health services. MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices is part of the MSI Reproductive Choices Global Partnership, which operates in over 37 countries worldwide, and functions in Nigeria through six service delivery channels.
POSITION: Roving Senior Finance Officer
LOCATION: Abuja
JOB SUMMARY:
The Roving Senior Finance Officer plays a critical role in ensuring effective financial management and control across multiple regions for MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices. This role involves supervising financial controls, conducting supportive supervision visits, and providing backstopping support to regional offices and centers. The Senior Finance Officer contributes to the preparation of financial statements, budget monitoring, and reconciliation activities. With strong financial acumen, attention to detail, and knowledge of donor regulations, the Senior Finance Officer supports the organization’s financial integrity and ensures compliance. Effective communication and collaboration with stakeholders are essential to excel in this role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ensure sound financial controls in all MSI Nigeria service delivery channels in each regional office.
- Conduct quarterly supportive supervision visits to regional offices and centers to ensure all controls are in place and working effectively.
- Provide backstopping and support to RFO and CSE on a timely and consistent basis.
- Contribute to monthly management and annual statutory accounts and support project audits.
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliation statements for all regional bank accounts and MSI Nigeria centers.
- Maintain a proper transaction filing system for all financial activities at regional offices and centers.
- Review financial postings before they are entered into SUN and perform post-reviews to identify and recode undetected errors.
- Advise the Finance Director through the Finance Manager on upgrading financial procedures and policies as required.
- Monitor fund utilization against the quarterly budget for consistency and ensure a proper budget variance analysis report/reconciliation monthly.
- Coordinate closely with the Inventory and Asset Management team to get monthly stock reports on a timely basis and verify stock reports with service data before entering them into the SUN system.
- Ensure proper monthly reconciliation of FP stock issued to team members for sales in different channels, with proper sign-off by each relevant stakeholder.
- Actively participate in the annual business planning process and quarterly forecasting development process.
- Monitor staff accounts and track retirements regularly to ensure all advances are retired timely.
- Perform any other duties as requested by the Finance Manager or any other Senior Management Team members.
KEY EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:
- A degree in accounting with a minimum of 2nd class upper division or its equivalent, and a recognized professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, etc.
- 5-7 years’ experience in a similar role with an NGO/INGO.
- Working knowledge of different donors, including USAID, DFID, UNFPA, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, etc.
- Ability to use the SUN accounting package and other accounting software.
- Advanced Excel skills preferred.
- Ability to multitask, manage a workload, and produce high-quality reports.
- Good team player and flexible while working with other colleagues.
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage and motivate teams to achieve targets.
- Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
- Good understanding of general and specific company and commercial law.
- Excellent drafting and document review skills.
- Good judgment and strong initiative.
- Proven ability to effectively juggle competing priorities.
- Ability to work under pressure with keen attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to interact effectively with other external counsel, global MSI team members, diverse in-house client groups, senior executives, and third parties.
- Strong ability to think strategically, creatively, and innovatively.
- High professionalism, self-motivation, efficiency, and results-oriented delivery on short timelines.
- Ability to interact effectively with business and technical clients in a fast-paced environment.
Note: There are no relocation allowances available for this position.
Interested persons may send a comprehensive resume with a brief cover letter as ONE MS Word document or PDF to [email protected] no later than July 12, 2024. If you wish to be considered for the post, please specify the position in the subject line. Note that if the underlined instructions are not followed, the application will not be considered.
Equal Opportunity Employment:
MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
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