Finance Manager at Medecins Du Monde

MAIN MISSION

The Finance Manager ensure the  account and financial management of Nigeria mission , while complying with the rules of the mission, the local context, local legislation, donors’ rules and the MdM policies and values.  S/he leads a team and/or support partners,  providing technical support to operational staff financial management of the mission

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the mission’s monthly, semi-annual and annual accounting closing process
• Monitor the implementation of the financial and cash management procedures of the mission and/or partners
• Ensure compliance of the mission’s accounting documents
• Communicate, advise and provide support to teams (MdM or partners) in understanding the financial framework. Provide technical support to operational staff, on-site financial staff and/or partners
• Contribute to the development of the framework, procedures and tools. Suggest adjustments to processes and tools
• Provide technical supervision, capacity building, training and support for teams (MdM and partners) in the specialist area
• Consolidate, control and communicate accounting related information
• Integrate headquarters’ costs
• Check allocations (accounting and budget codes)
• Alert operational staff and line managers to any discrepancies in consumption and financial risks
• SAGA configurations
• Supervise cash management for the entire mission (cash flow, banks, internal transfers, etc.)
• Participate in writing donor reports, funding requests, amendments
• Contribute to audit management (prepare documents, respond to auditors, follow-up recommendations, etc.)
• Monitor the legal and fiscal framework
• Supervise the archiving of accounting and financial documents
• Depending on the organisation of the mission, may be required to perform the tasks of administrative officer for the base/capital (bookkeeping, monthly closing, paying suppliers, administrative management, etc.)
• Draft activity reports

Management

• Plan and monitor activities and implement corrective action where necessary
• Advise, arbitrate, and support measures to be taken in the event of difficulties, malfunctions and incidents

MAIN SKILS

• Master accounting and financial procedures (MdM and donors)
• Summarise and communicate/submit on the financial and accounting management procedures of MdM and donors
• Understand and interpret a legal and fiscal framework
• Ability to use Excel and the Microsoft Office Pack
• Ability to use field accounting software (SAGA)
• Analyse significant discrepancies between forecasts and actual records, interpret them, contextualise them (“make the numbers talk”), identify the causes and risks, report
• Analyse and communicate accounting and budgetary information
• Read, construct and analyse a budget and carry out budget monitoring
• Share professional expertise
• Support teams (MdM and partners) identify training needs, train
• Organise the priorities of the relevant activities, adapt planning according to priorities and hazards
• Work in a team
• Fluent in English

Management skills

• Take decisions and arbitrate
• Draft action plans and follow-up indicators and results in a given area
• Organise activities and objectives
• Communicate with the team
• Assess and develop colleagues’ skills

CANDIDATE PROFILE

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION

• Bachelors level qualification in Finance, Economics or Business
• At least 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience of managing staff
• Experience with NGO highly desired

The Basic Salary is #456,000