Management Science for Health Is recruiting for: Finance Manager
Position: FINANCE MANAGER
Location: Abuja
The Finance Manager is responsible for assisting the Associate Director for Finance and Operations with safeguarding the assets (financial and physical) of MSH and ultimately the U.S. Government or other donor against fraud, loss or misuse. The Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring that any money expended in the field is done in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, MSH policy, and any cost principles imposed by the donor agency. The finance Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the accounting unit functions efficiently in all financial matters, directly supervising accounting staff and providing oversight to all accounting management isslues.
Specific Responsibilities
• Understand and articulate the basic tenets of Internal Control and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to other staff members.
• Develop tools to use to train staff in proper financial record keeping procedures and procurement integrity.
• Lead the process of ongoing improvement of financial systems and internal controls.
• Implement standard MSH procedures to manage and monitor the financial resources of the project office. This includes: ensuring that all payments comply with MSH rules and regulations and are supported by adequate documentation
• Learn and apply basic A110, A122, A133 (U. S. Government) Cost and Audit Principles.
• Enter transactions in accounting system (QuickBooks) assuring detailed memos, proper charge codes, account codes and job tracking.
• Create journal entries, assuring all entries are properly coded, charged to the proper account codes and jobs.
• Working in close collaboration with the ADOF to prepare and monitor project budgets and pipeline expenditures.
• Estimate upcoming cash needs and accrue expenditures as appropriate.
• Reconcile bank accounts and prepare field expenses.
• Create and interpret standard financial reports (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow).
• Establish internal systems for pure base approval and asset use that ensure adequate internal control.
• Ensure that all paid invoices agree with supporting documentation including price quotes, purchase orders and shipping receipts.
• Provide an audit interface between MSH Corporate Accounting, MSH external audit firms and donor auditors.
• Train, manage, supervise and support accounting office staff
Qualifications
• University Degree in Accounting or Business Management, or equivalent certification from a Business Technical School
• Minimum of 5 years experience as an Accountant or Finance Manager.
• Experience with USAID funded projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel spreadsheets.
• Ability to use accounting software (i.e. QuickBooks).
• Demonstrate good judgment and sound financial common sense
• Understanding of the basic tenets of Cash Control, Asset Management and Bank Reconciliation.
• Understands the principals of adequate documentation and of audit and performance necessary to ensure audit compliance.
• Advanced written and verbal proficiency in English including business terminology.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested persons may send comprehensive resume with a brief cover letter as ONE MS Word document to: lmsnigeria@msh.org . If you wish to be considered for a post, please specify the position for which you are applying in the subject line. Note that if the underline instructions are not followed application will not be considered.
Suitable candidates living with HIV/AIDS will have an added advantage. Women are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 10th September 2010
