Finance and Risk Officer at Sightsavers Nigeria

Sightsavers is an international organisation that changes lives for the long term. We work in more than 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance and Risk Officer

Location: Kaduna
Job Type: 15 months fixed term contract

Job Purpose

• The Finance & Risk Officer will be a member of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust coordinating team in NCO will report to the Finance and Risk Manager.
• He/She will be responsible to support with in-country financial oversight, maintaining consolidated programme accounts, cash flow management, payment processes arid ensuring that the risk mitigation strategy is applied throughout The Trust supported project in Nigeria.
• This resource will work closely with the Finance and Risk Manager, the Director of the Coordinating Unit and implementing partners to ensure the financial principles of the contract are complied with and that proper accounting records are maintained for reporting to The Trust.
  

Principal Accountabilities
Financial Management:

• Ensure financial control and managing risk
• Ensure conformity to the principles of the contract with specific emphasis on:
  • Financial Management & Controls
  • Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Financial Monitoring & Audits
  • Monitor and Retain financial record
  • Verify claims by partners and recommend for payment
  • Support the preparation of monthly invoice to send to DFID
• Ensure compliance to local regulations and governance requirements

Programme Management:

• Support, administer and strengthen financial management, accountability and capacities of partners in accordance with the principles of the contract.
• Develop and provide grant management support
• Ensure proper financial monitoring of partners including audit of funds provided.

Jobholder Entry Requirements
Knowledge (Education & Related Experience):

• Relevant professional accounting qualification or degree in Finance/ Accounting
• Minimum of 5 years working experience ideally in an INGO environment but experience of audit arid government organisations would also be advantageous
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in financial management, programme/project management and administration

Salary

• The salary for this role will be based on local terms and conditions
• We are an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly encourage qualified people living with a disability to apply.

Application Closing Date
3rd November, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should download an Application Pack below (Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form) below and return the completed Application Form and Equal Opportunities form as two separate documents to: jobs@sightsavers.org

Click Here to Download Application Form (MS Word)

Click Here to Download Equal Opportunities Form (MS Word)

Note

• That due to the high number of applications we receive we are unable to send out individual acknowledgements for submitted applications.
• We will therefore only be able to contact you in the event that you are short listed for interview.
• If you are not contacted within two weeks of the closing date you may assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion