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Job ID: sfh-46796
Job Description
- SFH is looking for talented people with a track record of high performance and passion for providing healthcare for their community to join our vibrant workforce.
Job Profile
- The Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Finance Specialist (SMCFS) will collaborate with the Director of Finance and Operations to oversee SFH SMC Finance and Operations.
- This role involves close coordination with the State Malaria Elimination Program (SMEP) to enhance the quality of malaria case management practices, particularly during SMC campaigns.
- The SMCFS will play a key role in coordinating accounting, financial and management reporting functions to align with the strategic objectives of the Finance and Operations of the Global Fund (GF) Malaria project and SFH.
- Responsibilities include reviewing and processing SMC payments, participating in procurement processes, coordinating audit planning and implementation, arranging SMC trainings and orientations, organizing vehicles for SMC activities, preparing budgets, generating monthly financial reports.
- Additionally, analyze budget versus actual performance, providing explanations for any variances, and perform other tasks directed by the GF Malaria Director of Finance and Operations.
Job Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:
Financial Accounting:
- Ensure Reconciliation of all SMC GF Malaria Project bank accounts are completed by the 7 day of the following month.
- Ensure that all uncleared transaction aged more than one month on the bank reconciliation report are investigated and appropriate action/corrective measures taken.
- Ensure that the burn rate analysis is submitted by the 25″ of the following month.
- Preparation of payment vouchers: Vendor, staff etc
- Support the processing of SMC Campaign payments.
Donor/ Management Report:
- Prepare and submit monthly financial report to the principal recipient (CRS) by the 14th of Subsequent Month.
- Ensure all budget expenditures are coded to their appropriate lines.
- Monitor of expenditure against budget line.
Budget and Program management:
- Step down budget to accommodate SMC activities.
- Participate in Budget development for grant proposal.
- Participate in all project budget meeting / retreat.
- Review of monthly burn rate report.
- Provide support in the preparation of GFM quarterly cashflow report.
- Provide necessary support in the monitoring of SMC GF malaria budget, project disbursement forecast and budget realignment.
- Assist in effective grant/budget management on SAP and resolve budget related error within 48 hours of receipt.
External Audit and other financial review of GFM Project:
- Assist in preparation of audit schedule as required by external and GFM auditors.
- Ensure all support documents are available for audit purposes.
- Organize and collate documents in preparation for LFA and external audit checks.
- Coordinate SMC GFM Field office review through supportive supervisory visit.
- Carry out any other duties assigned.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
- Candidates should possess a B.Sc / HND in Accounting or other Social Sciences.
- 5-year post NYSC cognate experience, ACA a must. A post graduate degree will be an advantage.
- A minimum of five years (5) years’ experience with progressively increasing responsibility in Global fund Audit and Finance.
Other Qualifications and Experience:
- Managing and coordination of SMC program at state or national scale
- Demonstrated capacity to work with stakeholders including government at both national and subnational level.
- Demonstrated ability of previous experience of technical leadership and coordination of SMC activity.
- Demonstrated ability through previous experience to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.
Skills and Competencies required:
Technical:
- Problem solving and analytical ability.
- Collaboration and Influence
- Project Design & Budgeting
- Report writing skills.
- Presentation skills
Behavioural:
- High interpersonal, communication
- High level of integrity
- People management skill
- Team building
- Time Management.