Finance Manager at Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI)

Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI) is a non-political, non-religious, not-for-profit organization, committed to the promotion of health and protection of the well-being of families in Africa. Driven by a vision of Healthy Families; Healthy Societies, CFHIТs mission is to develop a safe and accommodating society for all, through community driven and family centered health interventions, socio-economic empowerment, research and policy development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

 

Job Title: Finance Manager

Ref.: 17000E
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full Time

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manage all accounting transactions
  • Prepare budget forecasts
  • Publish financial statements in time
  • Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
  • Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
  • Audit financial transactions and documents
  • Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
  • Comply with financial policies and regulations
  • Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
  • Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
  • Ensure timely bank payments
  • Compute taxes and prepare tax returns

Others:

  • Ascertain records of consultants and vendors i.e. contracts, community volunteers, time sheets and invoices
  • Reviews the reports from all the state finance assistants/ project managers
  • Support all project procurement and the inventory/maintenance of all equipment, materials where necessary
  • Other related duties as assigned

 

Key Competencies
Candidate must have:

  • Sound knowledge of finance, financial & management accounting, budgeting and cost control principles
  • Ability to analyze financial and non-financial data, prepare financial performance reports, statements and projections, and be able to understand complex systems
  • Tracking payments to internal and external stakeholders
  • Preparing budget forecasts
  • Processing tax payments and returns
  • Auditing financial documents and procedures
  • Reconciling bank statements
  • Experience driving automation of financial reporting and performance measurement systems and proficiency in analytics tools including Microsoft Excel etc.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and adept at cross-functional collaboration
  • Excellent professional written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office tools for presentation

Qualifications/ Requirements

  • BSc. Accounting
  • At least 3-year work experience with non-profit organizations and managing various donor funds as required.
  • Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Experience with general ledger functions
  • Strong attention to details and good analytical skills
  • Additional certification (CPA or CMA) is a plus
  • A flair for spotting numerical mistakes
  • Hands-on experience with accounting software like QuickBooks
  • Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables (Added advantage)

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Cover Letter and CV to: hr@cfhinitiative.org using the Job Title as subject of the email

 

Application Deadline  13th May, 2020.


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