The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) is a Christian Health and Development Organization working in partnerstiip with the Federal Ministry of Health and with the State Ministries of Health in 10 states (Akwa lbom, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi Benue, Katsina Nasarawa and the FCT- Abuja) towards the eradication leprosy and the care/restoration of persons and communities affected by leprosy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Finance Officer – TB & RSSH C19RM Grants

Reference Number: TLMN/NTLCP (PMU)_2025/SFO/001
Location: Abuja

Job Summary

• The Senior Finance Officer will provide support to the Finance Manager to ensure prompt disbursement and reporting both at the national and state levels of the TB/RSSH and C19RM grant implementation.

Key Responsibilities
Accounting System Optimization:

• Ensure compliance with NTBLCP and GF policies and procedures, systems, and practices.
• Prepare quality Pulse Check, Progress Update and Disbursement Requests (PUDRs & PUs), SPGFS and other reports for Finance Manager review and Senior Finance Manager’s final approval.
• Process advances to implementers.
• Tracking and reconciliation of staff, SRs and implementers fund / advance balances.
• Ensure proper review and prompt processing of payments.
• Collaborate with the implementing units to ensure timely reporting according to the signed MoU.
• Prepare payment schedule for review by the Finance Manager and Senior Finance Manager’s final approval .
• Handling the timely preparation and remittances of taxes due, WHT, Pension deductions and filing of tax returns to relevant tax authority within the time stipulated by Law.
• Carry out high level review of adjustment journals, expenditure retirements, travel advances and authorization worked on by Finance Officers for accuracy.
• Review transactions created by the Finance Officer in FMIS before posting into the GL.
• Appropriate and accurate filling of all transactional documents, financial vouchers, and journals.
• Organize regular finance related capacity buildings.
• Preparation of required special purpose reports as at when due e.g. Dashboard Report to CCM, Government Report to OAGF, KPI, and so on.
• Carry out data integrity test on the FMIS regularly to ensure up to date/correct financial information which is report ready.
• Undertake regular financial verification visits to the implementers to confirm the adequacy of supporting documentation, the accuracy of reporting and the adherence to NTBLCP policies and donor guidelines.
• Follow up to promptly resolve audit queries.
• Carry out other duties that may be assigned by the Finance Manager and/ or the Senior Finance Manager.

Finance and Programme units’ relationship:

• Drive regular communication of grant performance (in understandable financial form) to various programme units at regular interval.
• Support the programme units to understand alternative use of available/idle grant fund and follow up to ensure prompt reprogramming of fund / budget revision.

Budgeting and Budgetary Control:

• Play leading role in budgeting sessions during grant making.
• Play leading role in budget revision processes.

Education and Work Experience Requirements

• S/he must possess HND/BSc in Accountancy/Finance or related discipline.
• Professional Certification (ACA or ACCA or related certification) is required.
• Minimum of 7 years working experience in Grant management, or health sector of an NGO.

Desired Competencies:

• Experience in financial transactions review and posting into FMIS preferably in Microsoft Navision would be an advantage.
• Experience and/or understanding of flow of funds and associated risks associated with Grant management would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent technical, written and presentation skills are highly desirable.
• Ability to work as part of a team and to be self-managing.
• Must be computer literate with experience in an Accounting Package, MS Office-Excel especially, with ability to use computer applications for data collection.
• Excellent interpersonal and team building skills.

Application Closing Date
10th February, 2025.