JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Finance Officer

Responsible to: Project Accountant

Location: Lagos & Abuja

Grade: 6

Line Management: None
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Overall Purpose
The post holder will be contributing to maintaining adequate financial integrity in supporting quality and timely data input for generation of financial reports, review and analyze accounting ledgers. Contribute to strengthening the internal control and accounting systems of AAN and partner organizations.

This will require flexibility, creativity, innovative and initiative ideas to enhance efficiency while staying within both the financial and legal framework.

Specific Responsibilities
• Work with the Project Accountant in the financial planning processes of the long term (three year planning) and short term (annual budgeting) plans that feed into the National Plans.
• Assists in the preparation of Global Fund HSS (CSS) quarterly report
• Monitor and check staff advances and retirements
• Support HSS (CSS) grant management process
• Provide organizational development to HSS (CSS) project partners
• Treasury support
• Support capacity assessment, financial and accounting processes review, and prepare reports on partner organizations as may be assigned by the project accountant.
• Support the general administration of the Southern Regional Office
• Give support to Women’s Rights theme on financial matters
• Any other duties as assigned by the Project Accountant and Head of Finance.

Persons Specification
Attributes/Skills Essential Desirable
Education/Qualifications • Bachelor/HND in Accounting/Finance • ICAN PE I certified
Experience • At least five (5) years post NYSC experience, three (3) of which should have been spent in a finance position.
• Experience in implementing financial control systems Development sector experience as a finance person
Skills/Abilities • Sound Practical Knowledge of any accounting software and Spreadsheets
• Ability to work well with or without supervision • Knowledge of the SUN Software is an added advantage
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to interface effectively with other members of staff and solve problems using own initiative
Personal Qualities • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Accuracy and attention to details
• High sense of integrity • Willing to work additional hours at crucial times.


Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Project Accountant, Head of Finance, Management Accountant, Other Finance Staff, all AAN Staff

External: AAN Partners and other stakeholders

Signed by: _______________________________________________
Finance Officer

Signed by: _______________________________________________
Project Accountant

Finance Officers (2 Positions)

To effectively consolidate on our country strategy, AAN is inviting applications from qualified candidates to fill the position of Finance Officers (2 positions) based in Lagos & Abuja.


Person Specifications
• Education/Qualifications
Degree in Accounting or Finance is essential.
Chartered Accounting Professional Certification is desirable

• Experience
At least five (5) years post NYSC experience, three (3) of which must have been spent in a finance position. Sound Practical Knowledge of SUN accounting software and Spreadsheets (MS Office in general) are essential.
Experience in working with international development agencies is desirable.
• Skill/Abilities
Attention to details; fluency in spoken and written English language; ability to work independently and in a team & highly numerate skills are essential.
Excellent planning and prioritisation skills & strong analytical/problem solving skills are desirable.
• Personal Qualities
A well developed and proven interpersonal & organisational management skills; ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment; creative and able to take initiative; ready to work additional hours at crucial times and a high sense of integrity are essential.
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All interested candidates should fill in the application form as accessed from the application pack on www.actionaid-ngr.org or www.actionaid-nigeria.org The application pack contains the Vacancy announcement, Job Description and Application form.

ActionAid offers competitive terms of employment. Applications from women are particularly welcome. Applications are also particularly welcome from candidates living with HIV/AIDs (PLWHAs).

Closing date for receipt of application forms is 9th May, 2011. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Only electronically completed application forms will be entertained and should be mailed to [email protected]. Applications will ONLY be considered if submitted on AAN’s Standard Application forms.

Subject line of application emails must show position applied for and name of applicant with surname first. Applications that do not meet these guidelines will be automatically disqualified.

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