Finance and Administrative Manager

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred countries and has implemented over two hundred projects. IBTCI has served governments, private sector companies and several donor agencies in the practice area of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) across many sectors including health, education, environment & economic development and crisis, conflict & governance.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Finance and Administrative Manager

Location: Nigeria

Position Description

• IBTCI is currently seeking a Finance and Administrative Manager to support the implementation of a 48 month contract to provide Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services to USAID/Nigeria.
• This Contract will provide continuous, on- the-ground, on-demand and systematic support to USAID and its partners on performance monitoring, data verification, impact and performance evaluations, organizational learning, capacity building and knowledge management.
• This contract will create the conditions to enable USAID/Nigeria to become a more adaptive, modern and effective development organization, by creating a learning and adaptation strategy, and ensuring continued alignment among all Mission activities within the objectives outlined in the CDCS.
• This contract will result in strengthened Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems at USAID/Nigeria and enhanced M&E capacity of local entities to improve accountability and the increased use of empirical evidence for programming, learning and adapting.
• This position is contingent upon award.

Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Finance and Administrative Manager include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develop a USAID- compliant Financial Management and Reporting system
• Will produce financial and budget reports, develop procedures and guidelines for all activities
• Monitor project budgets
• Maintain accurate financial records on project activities
• Monitor transactions to ensure compliance with USAID-regulations
• Prepare and submit monthly invoices and other financial reports as required
• Oversee USAID-required audits

Qualifications
Education:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Business Administration options or equivalent and an ACA/ACCA/CPA or other recognized professional accounting qualification.

Desired Experience:

• Progressively responsible experience as a senior finance manager with a reputable NGO, development contractor or donor agency is desirable
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of professional accounting principles, theories, practices, and terminology (private sector, governmental, and nonprofit) and an ability to understand accounting practices and procedures; to analyze data, narrative reports, and workload flow charts, etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with accounting and non-accounting individuals
• Proficiency in Microsoft programs i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc., and the ability to use various commercially available accounting software programs
• Experience in managing and administering sub-awards and audits.
• Experience with funds control and monitoring of fraud and abuse.