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Finance Assistant
Plan International. Assist with financial accountability under Plan International and AECID requirements for an AECID project in Borno State .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial management, including budgeting, reporting, and compliance with donor requirements. Proficient in SAP and experienced in capacity-building for partners and sub-grantees within a multicultural environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Financial ManagementBudget PreparationSAP Software ProficiencyGrant ManagementCapacity Development Assistance
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Hard Skills
BudgetingFinancial ReportingGrant ManagementProject ManagementFinancial AnalysisCash ForecastingBank ReconciliationStatutory ComplianceMonitoring and EvaluationDocumentation Management
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationTeam BuildingIndependenceIntegrityInterpersonal Skills
Tools & Technologies
SAPMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Outlook
Certifications & Qualifications
University Degree in AccountingNYSC Certificate
Industry Keywords
Plan InternationalAECIDDonor ComplianceCapacity BuildingNigeria Policy Environment
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Assist with financial accountability under Plan International and AECID requirements for an AECID project in Borno State
- Support budgeting, budgetary control, annual budget preparation, budget-versus-actual analysis and quarterly project budget preparation
- Ensure proper documentation and timely archiving according to Plan International and AECID requirements
- Assist with monthly, quarterly and annual financial management reports and financial schedules
- Prepare budget-versus-actual spending and partners’ unliquidated advances reports
- Conduct monthly support visits to project partners and submit reports
- Support partner capacity-building trainings
- Follow up staff advances and ensure prompt liquidation
- Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly cash forecasts
- Monitor cash and bank balances, bank account issues and bank reconciliations
- Operate and review SAP transactions, grants, WBS coding, invoices, month-end procedures and payment vouchers
- Support internal financial controls, payment reviews, audit action lists and field-level financial risk reporting
- Ensure statutory withholding taxes are remitted on time and receipts collected
- Support staff and partner training, grant and financial knowledge sharing, and resource mobilization through budget preparation
- Maintain safeguarding compliance and report safeguarding concerns
- Work with finance, programme, partner and country-office teams and escalate issues to senior finance management
Requirements
What you’ll need- University degree in Accounting or equivalent
- NYSC certificate is mandatory
- At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role
- Fair knowledge of grants and project management
- Knowledge and use of accounting software, preferably SAP
- Knowledge of and experience with key donors in the industry strongly preferred
- Experience providing capacity development assistance to sub-grantees strongly preferred
- Experience working with sub-grantees required
- Clear and effective communication
- Ability to facilitate participative processes for stakeholders implementing grant projects
- Strong team building skills; organized and methodical
- Independence, objectivity and integrity
- Good supervisory and coordination skills; ability to meet tight deadlines
- Knowledge of project planning, management, supervision, monitoring and evaluation tools
- Excellent and demonstrable experience in grant and financial management
- Knowledge and understanding of Nigeria’s policy environment
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including listening, influencing, negotiation and coaching
- Ability to build and maintain relationships and work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- English-language CV and cover letter required
- Must comply with Plan International safeguarding policies and procedures
Benefits
Comp & perks- Pre-employment checks in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy
- Participation in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme recruitment procedures
- Equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion workplace
- Training and capacity development opportunities
- Six-month and annual appraisals
- Fixed-term employment