Regional Finance Manager at Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) - Akwa Ibom

Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organisation (WEWE) is a registered reputable national non-governmental organization that provides socio-economic empowerment to orphans, vulnerable children and widows in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional Finance Manager

Location: Akwa Ibom

Detailed Description/Program Summary
Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) is soliciting for individual to fill job vacancy in a 5-year USAID funded project called ‘Local Partner for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (LOPIN) Project for Anambra, Imo, Akwa Ibom and River states’. We are currently on the fourth year of the implementation.  WEWE is an indigenous national NGO with its head office in Abuja FCT, with project offices in Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Imo and Anambra.

WEWE is currently soliciting for individuals who have God’s calling on their lives to help widows and orphans, individuals who have passion for vulnerable children and who are ready to join the WEWE family to help WEWE/USAID achieve its project vision ‘To make Anambra, Imo, Akwa Ibom and Rivers State the best place to live for over orphans and vulnerable children. WEWE is implementing this project with accountability, transparency, a high level of financial integrity and compliance to USAID regulation and procedures. Therefore WEWE is soliciting for Regional Finance Manager in the States.

Position Summary

• Regional Finance Manager will be responsible for the overall coordination of the financial and administrative aspects of the project in the States by ensuring team’s compliance with WEWE, USAID financial compliance and ensuring timely disbursement and retirement of funds in the States.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Management:

• Prepare monthly financial reports.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation report.
• Ensure all that Implementing Agencies financials reporting by 3rd of subsequent monthly.
• Set up and maintains QuickBooks and Close QuickBooks company every month (to avoid back posting) in the States.

Treasury Management:

• Participate in quarterly cash flow meeting.
• Ensure cash advance requests are sent to Headquarter every quarter
• Ensure cash advance retirements are sent to Headquarter every month.
• Review Staff and IA’s Aging Analysis Report monthly
• Review and approve memos for funds request.
• Prepare payment vouchers, journal vouchers, memos, funds request and GTB gaps requests.

Budgeting:

• Coordinate preparation of monthly States Budgets.
• Leads preparation of operational budgets and inputs into program budgets in the states
• Ensure budget is booked into QuickBooks and used for tracking.

Financial Reviews and Audits:

• Ensure that state internal audit corporate finances are carried out weekly.

Internal Control and IA’s Monitoring:

• Ensure review of all IA’s monthly/weekly financial reports including fund retirements.
• Ensure that recommended internal control improvement measures are implemented.
• Participates in the sub-granting processes including engagement of new Implementing Agencies (IAs) Supports the capacity building efforts of WEWE for implementing agents (IAs) to effectively liquidate fund advances.
• Conduct test of controls and risk assessment

Capacity building of Program and Administrative staff:

• Ensure capacity building for program and Admin Staff.
• Sustain the States finance and Admin department organizational structure.

Capacity building of Program and Administrative staff:

• Ensure capacity building for WEWE States program and Admin Staff.

Other Tasks:

• Work with the IT team to set up the finance digital documentation system.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Master's level or above in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field is required.
• Must be a Chartered Accountant or ACCA.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a senior level manager
• Strong understanding of Nigeria’s accounting and finance laws and regulations is essential and experience in Accounting practices, auditing, pay-rolling, sub-granting, finance management,
• Familiarity with USAID regulations and administrative procedures in the financial management of donor assisted projects.
• Fluency in English required (oral and written)
• Experience with USAID projects is required.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their comprehensive Cover Letters and CV's in only one attachment (MS Word document) explaining suitability for the job to: [email protected]  Please indicate the title of position applied for in the subject line of the email.

Note

• Applicants are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the application letter as well as three professional referees.
• Candidates must provide functional email addresses and telephone numbers of referees.
• WEWE’s recruitment process for these positions will be on a rolling basis and while we thank all applicants for showing interest, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
• Applications will be reviewed in batches on a first come first served basis. WEWE reserve the right to conclude this recruitment process when a suitable candidate is selected.
• “WEWE is an equal opportunity employer, which does not discriminate based on tribe, state of origin within Nigeria, religion, age, sex, race or on different physical ability. WEWE does not require that this information be included in your application and it will not be used as a selection criteria.”