Christian Aid (CA) is a UK-based International NGO partnering with others to end poverty in Africa. At the heart of this vision is the transformation of the lives of people who live in poverty, empowering them to have a brighter future. Christian Aid works in more than 30 countries and has been operating in Nigeria since 2003. The Nigeria Country Programme focuses on Community Health and HIV, Accountable Governance and Gender. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated person for the position of Finance Officer for a 3 month maternity Cover.
About the role
Based in Abuja, the role is part of the wider Nigeria country team. He/she is responsible for ensuring efficient and accurate cash and bank books are maintained, monthly accounts and returns are produced in a timely manner, reports are extracted from the financial and
administration systems to review the status of the budget and the adherence to financial policies as well as working with partner organization’s to assist them in programme financial management. He/she manages aspects of financial reporting, budgeting, auditing and compliance related issues, in line with Christian Aid and institutional donors procedures and policies and improve the capacity of Christian Aid programme staff to understand both Christian Aid's and institutional donors' financial policies and procedures.
About you
You are a motivated, confident self-starter with a strong background in knowledge of financial standards required by donors, local financial standards and legal framework. Experience in working with financial accounting procedures and reviewing financial reports, creating and monitoring budgets and working with compliance regulations with considerable experience in delivering financial training using different methodologies and excel spread sheet and word processing packages and other account reporting tools.
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