Director, Finance and Operations Job at EngenderHealth

EngenderHealth envisions a gender-equal world where all people achieve their sexual and reproductive health and rights. We believe this is essential for ensuring all people can achieve their full potential. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Director, Finance and Operations
Job Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Requisition No: VN548
Reports to: Chief of Party

Job Description

• The Finance and Operations Director will have primary responsibility for managing all fiscal and operations activities for the anticipated USAID-funded quality improvement activity. On the fiscal side, this position will have oversight and authority over budget monitoring and financial reporting for EngenderHealth and its consortium members, ensuring compliance with EngenderHealth and USAID rules and regulations. On the operations side, the Finance and Operations Director will have authority and oversight over activity procurement; operational and contractual arrangements with sub-awardees/sub-grantees; office management; logistics; and compliance with applicable USAID rules and regulations. Additionally, the Finance and Operations Director will be responsible for directing operational and administrative support for setting up and closing out field offices. To successfully deliver on these duties, the Finance and Operations Director will collaborate with counterparts within EngenderHealth’s global and Nigeria team and partner representatives. The Finance and Operations Director will also provide support and training to EngenderHealth, and partner organization team members as needed, to help ensure sound, reliable, effective, and efficient financial management systems. This position will report to the Chief of Party.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and strengthening of systems and tools for successfully administering
• the activity, including general administrative processes, financial management, sub-award management, accounting, and logistics.
• Establish and maintain sound and transparent accounting and fiscal control procedures for financial, sub-award and operations aspects of the activity.
• Review and strengthen the financial control system including zero tolerance of fraud and effective management of fiduciary risk, ensuring that there is transparency and an audit trail along the financial supply chain.
• Supervise relevant finance and support staff such as the accountants, finance officers, and the finance manager, and motivate and mentor a high-performing team. Leverage the strengths of the current team members, and develop and train them to reach optimal individual and organizational performance goals. Manage and supervise all compliancerelated matters including the development and monitoring of Corrective Action Plans, co-facilitating the monthly compliance team meetings (with the Chief of Party), timely submission of quarterly compliance reports to HQ, etc.
• Supervise the implementation of financial policies and procedures to ensure compliance to generally accepted accounting principles, EngenderHealth standards, and government and other donor regulations.
• Lead and manage the activity’s finance and administrative systems for budgeting, financial monitoring and reporting, procurement, and inventory management, as well as sub-awards.

Requirements
Must possess the following requirements with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Master’s Degree or higher in Business Administration, Finance, other relevant fields, or equivalent experience.
• At least 7 years of experience in the administrative and financial management of large health projects, including experience in the management of USAID projects.
• Familiarity with USAID rules and regulations, and Federal Acquisition Regulations.
• Proficiency in relevant computer applications and databases.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, oral, and written communication skills. •Experience interacting with the US government, Nigerian government, multilateral agencies, and other key stakeholders.
• Experience managing and auditing financial data and processes in excess of $20 million, including: -Supervision of budget, data collection, and spending; -Tracking of multiple funding codes; -Risk management; -Opening/closing funding sources and in-country offices; and -Disposal of capital equipment. Experience writing financial analysis narratives for internal, regulatory, and donor audiences.
• Experience executing and managing subawards and small grants.
• Proficiency in English.

Essential Soft Skills:

• Committed to EngenderHealth’s core organizational values of reflection, inclusion, integrity, respect, and transformation.
• Leadership skills to work with autonomy while still being collaborative, prioritize tasks, and positively influence others to meet deliverables.
• Ability to matrix manage individuals and teams.
• Adapts to changing priorities and deadlines seamlessly.
• Ability to cultivate relationships with high-level partners, collaborators, donors, and country institution stakeholders.
• Understand and demonstrate problem-solving skills.
• Organized, high level of accuracy, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to collaboratively share information and support colleagues.
• Comfort working in complex environments with rapidly changing political and other contexts affecting implementation.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, effective under pressure, and flexible.

Preferred Skills, Abilities and Functions:

• Committed to EngenderHealth’s core organizational values of reflection, inclusion, integrity, respect, and transformation.
• Relevant experience in West and Central Africa, especially Nigeria.
• ERP Sage X3 and/or QuickBooks knowledge.
• Certified Non-Profit Accounting Professional (CNAP) or CPA.
• Able to work and travel within the activity implementation regions (up to 30% time).