Finance and Admin Specialist Job at the Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

The Management Sciences for Health (MSH), a global health nonprofit organization, uses proven approaches developed over 40 years to help leaders, health managers, and communities in developing nations build stronger health systems for greater health impact. We work to save lives by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Finance and Admin Specialist
Job Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The F&A Specialist reports to the Country Project Director, MTaPS Nigeria and will have a project reporting line to the Country Finance Director.
• This position will work closely with the Nigeria MSH F&A team to ensure that MTaPS Nigeria team operates as a cohesive, functional unit within the broader MSH Nigeria structure that provides high-quality, responsive, timely and cost-effective services to all MSH projects within the framework of local laws, MSH policies and standard operating procedures, and donor requirements.
• The F&A Specialist will ensure the smooth operations of the financial, operations and administration of MTaPS Nigeria including the office management systems, tools and services; accounting, financial reporting and budget management, training logistics and workshop planning; security; conducting compliant procurement of services and goods, managing fleet management needs and providing support with the international and in country travel.  He/She will monitor and ensure overall compliance.  S/he must complete tasks maintaining high standard with quality and other tasks as requested by supervisor.
• The F&A Specialist will also proactively engage, coordinate and work with the HO based MTaPS project management team, MTaPS Finance Leadership and any other units as required in HO
• The F&A Specialist will be involved in the preparation of payroll information, accurate posting of accounting transactions into the MSH’s financial management system, ensure accuracy and timeliness of deposits and payment, monthly account reconciliations, will enforce MSH and Donor rules & regulations as they relate to finance, operations, contract and procurement support, comply with MSH finance, procurement and administrative MSH procedures and actively support any internal and external audits as needed and work closely with the MSH Nigeria F&A team  to identify internal control areas that need to be strengthened.
• S/he will contribute to achieve project targets. It includes purchase requisition review, provides guidance for developing event budgets, per-diem calculation, record keeping, organizing workshops, training events, seminar and meetings (inside and outside of the office) with counterparts and stakeholders on project activities S/he responsible for arranging all events by anticipating project needs, discerning work priorities, and meeting deadlines with close supervision of multiple project events under the guidance of the Principal Technical Advisor and in coordination with program team.
• The responsibilities and duties are indicative only. The responsibilities and duties are subject to change to meet the needs of the project, the organization and the donor.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or a similar field
• Required: At least five (5) years of experience in an independent administrative and accounting position with advanced bookkeeping responsibilities.
• Preferred: Master's Degree in Business Administration or Accounting

Preferred:

• Experience in working with donor-funded projects and general understanding of their rules and regulations.