BBC Media Action’s communication projects are rooted in local people’s experiences and understanding.
Experience
Location Nigeria
Job purpose
- The BBC Media Action office in Nigeria is seeking a Senior Finance Officer to oversee finance and accounting functions in a multimedia production for a multi-component Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) programme focused on reproductive health and child spacing in Northern Nigeria.
- The Senior Finance Officer will utilise their accounting experience to manage the project’s finances, including budgets, statutory compliance, financial reports, and challenge numbers, and to support the project’s financial management.
- The role reports to the Finance Manager and will work closely with other departments and project partners.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Ensure that sound financial methodology and high-quality accounting and reporting are firmly embedded throughout the project delivery.
- Deliver effective financial management, control and advisory support to optimise project performance.
- Ensures the provision of a full range of payment services is available while maintaining a reliable control environment and ensuring the most effective use of these systems and processes.
- Ensure the production of robust, timely and accurate financial information that takes into account risk levels and identifies mitigation as appropriate.Project the financial implications of forecasts and reforecast budgets accordingly.
- Hold budget holders accountable for financial performance.
- Provide financial information to relevant stakeholders and ensure that all statutory reporting obligations are met.
- Provide support in the delivery of value for money and efficiency in the short-term financial issues
- Ensure effective governance, risk management and internal compliance processes and controls are followed in project spend.
- Lead on audit liaison and assist with departmental deliverables, including audit reporting, follow-up of audit actions and resource planning.
- Stay informed and ensure compliance with changes in corporate governance and statutory requirements.
- Improve efficiency and controls of financial processes, methodologies and environments.
- Provide technical accounting and financial reporting.
Required skills, knowledge, and experience
- Professional accounting qualification: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Experience of supporting the delivery of effective financial systems and controls.
- Experience of working with financial accounting systems and the ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex financial data to a range of audiences.
- Understanding of safeguarding, consent and risk management considerations in media production
Deadline: 13th March, 2026
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV with a cover letter (in English, PDF or Microsoft Word format) which outlines their experience and suitability for the role, and availability status, by email to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.
