Society for Family Health (SFH) is a leading non-governmental public health organisation in Nigeria, implementing programmes in malaria prevention, and treatment, Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS treatment, primary health care system strengthening, non-communicable diseases and maternal, new-born, and child health care. SFH ignites the power of health system thinking and market shaping to transform health outcomes.

An emerging pan African organization, we provide a partnership platform to communities, donors, the private sector and government to co-create and implement actions that create real and measurable impact at individual, family, society, and country level. In a career at SFH, you will be the centre of making all these happen. You will be joining a team of problem solvers, with real passion to change the world in a fast-paced environment. We are a truly Nigerian rooted organisation with global standards and a diverse workforce. We pride ourselves on being open, inclusive, and collaborative — and in providing a work environment that encourages our employees to be their best.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance & Operations Advisor

Job ID: sfh-73848
Location: Gusau, Zamfara
Job type: Full-time
Department: Finance

Job Description

• We are looking for talented people with a track record of high performance and passion for providing healthcare for their community to join our vibrant workforce under our Key Population Community HIV/AIDS Services Action and Response (KPCARE-2) project currently being implemented in Northern Nigeria to reduce the rate of new HIV infections and minimize the impact of HIV on key populations in Nigeria

Job Purpose

• The purpose of this position is to ensure effective and efficient management of KP CARE 2 project’s funds and compliance with all relevant laws and policies at the state level.
• He/She is responsible for managing Operations, Compliance, Cleaning and Security staff on the KP CARE 2 project at the state level.

Job Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• State Project Bank Management: Monthly Bank reconciliation, Cash planning and Management
• Vendor Payments. Transaction Posting, Payment processing, Documentation and archiving.
• Audits: Internal Audit and Internal Control review, External Audit and USAID review
• Budgets and Budgetary control: State budget management and monitoring, Accurate GL Posting, Variance Analysis report.
• Review and ensure timely remittance of all statutory deductions, PAYE, WHT
• Procurement/Administrative Management: Project vehicle servicing and maintenance /Car hire services Asset Management, Logistics Management, Inventory Management and administration, Office Management, Field procurement, Human resources Management
• Training and mentoring on financial management and organizational effectiveness

Qualifications / Experience

• First Degree in Accounting or related field.
• Professional Qualification such as ACA, ACCA would be an added advantage
• A minimum of Four (4) years’ experience with progressively increasing responsibility in financial management, reporting, operation, and general office management.
• Very strong fundamental accounting skills
• Problem solving and analytical ability
• Managing Resources
• Risk Management
• Intermediate IT skill

Skills and Competencies required:

• Good experience in the use of accounting softwares
• Experience in the use of SAP ERP is an added advantage.
• Field campaign administration/payments management
• Strong Strategic/Analytical skills
• Good communication Skills
• Strong Financial Accounting Skills
• Budget Management Skills

Compensation & Benefits

• The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented young professionals.

Application Closing Date
8th February, 2023.