Finance Officer at the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the leading Nigerian Non-Governmental Organizations implementing programs for improving Reproductive Health and Family planning (RH/FP), Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria etc. We offer professional opportunities for career advancement, good working environment and competitive remuneration.

We seek applications from qualified persons for the position in the organization for Global Fund grants in the capacity below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Abuja
Reports to: Project Accountant NTBLCP & National Coordinator- NTBLCP
Department: Project Management Unit, NTBLCP -TB Grant

General Responsibilities
The position will support the Project Accountant for managing all the financial, logistics, and administrative support functions for the project including the following:

• Provide support for effective and efficient budget management of the project.
• Process all approved payments in line with standard practices with appropriate supporting documents
• Ensure timely preparation of payment vouchers and checks.
• Daily posting of financial transactions in QuickBooks and maintaining financial records.
• Provide administrative and technical support to the Finance team to ensure that all advances are retired and reports are prepared and submitted on a timely basis.
• Assist in providing logistics support to workshops and meetings and handles electronic payments of participants at workshops.
• Provide support for preparation of financial reports as at when due (monthly, quarterly, etc.) and submitted to donor.
• Carry out banking transaction and recording of daily lodgments and withdrawals.
• Assist remittance of staff pension to pension scheme managers.
• Ensures remittance of staff tax deduction to Federal and State Inland Revenue Boards.
• Filling of retired payment vouchers with supporting documents.
• Assist with contacts with Federal Inland Revenue Service to facilitate collections of Withholding Tax Credit Notes.
• Support internal and external audit of project.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have First Degree/HND in Accounting or other related Social sciences.
• Also required is a minimum of 3 years working experience, strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and QuickBooks, good analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Experience in managing Global Fund grants and familiarity with Nigerian NGOs contractual procedures.
• Partly qualified chartered accountants will be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
15th May, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their comprehensive Curriculum Vitae and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MSWord document) explaining suitability for the job; to: [email protected]  Please indicate the title of post applied for in the subject line of the email.

Note

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
• Applicants are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the application letter as well as three professional referees including their functional e-mail addresses and telephone numbers.
• Eligible female applicants are encouraged to apply.
• ARFH has a Child Safeguarding policy in place and is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).