Senior Finance Officer

at  Street Child

Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Group: Nigeria
Team: Finance
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Responsible to: Finance Manager (FM) – Nigeria

PART 1 – JOB DESCRIPTION

1. Position in organisation

• Responsible to the Finance Manager, Nigeria
• Works closely with the Project Managers
• Works directly with Street Child’s (SC) partners, especially the finance staff of the partners
• Works closely with the Street Child’s Finance team, Operations team, and other in-country Street Child’s staff

2. ORGANISATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The post holder will be expected to live out Street Child’s values as they represent SC internally and externally.
S/he will be expected to fulfil their personal objectives set by the line manager, contribute to the team’s overall objectives, take responsibility for reviewing the ongoing personal development and maintain an awareness of Street Child’s strategy.
S/he will be expected, along with all SC staff, to share responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture, including identifying the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities.
The post-holder will be expected to behave in accordance with the SC Policies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in Finance / Accounts or equivalent experience
• ACA / MBA / CA, ICAN, ANAN or equivalent
• Proven experience in relief and disaster response work

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 8 (eight) years’ experience in the NGO accounting and minimum of 10 years’ experience in the non-NGN section of which 5 years must be in the audit firm
• Strong technical experience in book-keeping, accounting, and financial management
• Understanding of accounting issues in the charity/NGO sector
• Strong background in accounting is a plus

SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English language.
• Planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Communication and presentation skills
• Self-motivation
• Computer literate in MS-Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc
• Team player
• Initiative
• Attention to detail
• Ability to Prioritise
• Good analytical skills
• Training and mentoring skill
• Knowledge of SAGE 50, QuickBooks and other accounting software is highly desirable.
• Ability to communicate in Hausa is a plus