Director of Finance Job at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Director of Finance 

Job ID: sfh-28149
Job Location: Abuja
Department: Finance & Accounts

Job Profile

• The Finance Director will be the lead expert for project financial management as well as for operations, administrative, human resource, and logistics management.
• He/she will oversee the day-to-day operations and financial management of the project. 
• S/he will be responsible for managing donor review processes as well as internal and external audit review exercises in compliance with donor financial and accounting rules and regulations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure overall compliance with SFH policies and Donor rules and regulations. 
• Provide effective support in finance, procurement, asset management, subcontractor management, security, project start-up, and project close-out.  
• Ensure that all financial information is consolidated on time and provided to the Chief of Party (COP) as appropriate for analysis and dissemination. 
• Oversee financial, operational, and administrative functions of the execution of subcontracts. Review and audit sub-awardees’ reports, budgets, expenses, and proposals to ensure compliance with award terms and USAID regulations and maintenance of accurate financial records. 
• Provide the management team with monthly financial reports including overall activity budget status (budget tracker) and work plan budgets’ status, and ensure potential issues are identified and addressed. 
• Monitor expenses against the program budget, and provide precise, detailed, reports during project start up and throughout implementation and close-out. 
• Provide training on financial management, recordkeeping operational systems, and policies as needed. 
• Maintain effective linkages between technical components and finance and administrative functions. 

Qualifications / Experience

• A minimum of a Master's Degree and a Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or another relevant field is required.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience managing, in increasing roles of responsibility broad nonprofit financial and operations management.
• 5+ years of experience as lead or deputy lead for finance and operations on a large USAID-funded project.
• NGO Experience and Chartered accountants’ status in a professional body such as ACCA, CPA or ICAN
• Experience with coordinating, analyzing, and reporting financial performance, financial forecasting, and budget variance analysis.
• Demonstrated experience managing operations, including managing people and performance
• The successful candidate will be a person of integrity with excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Thorough understanding of USAID financial guidelines and rules, international accounting standards, and Nigerian tax and fiscal policies.
• Hands-on experience using an ERP and business management MIS with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• High level of creativity and innovation and the ability to maintain operational efficiency in a fast-paced work environment.