Finance Officer

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Budget Control: Oversee project financial planning, manage operational budgets, and track grant expenditures to prevent over-spending or under-utilization of grant funds.
• Transaction Management & Accounting: Execute and record day-to-day financial transactions in compliance with standard accounting principles and organizational policies.
• Documentation & Record Keeping: Maintain accurate, complete, and properly approved financial records, ledgers, original receipts, payment vouchers, and supporting documentation for all grant expenses.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare and submit accurate monthly financial reports, budget variance analyses, and cash flow forecasts according to organizational and donor requirements.
• Internal Control Enforcer: Enforce internal financial control systems, policies, and ethical standards across all field activities, procurement steps, and staff disbursements.
• Cash Flow & Field Disbursement: Manage cash float, process vendor payments, oversee field allowance disbursements to CRCs and staff, and conduct petty cash reconciliations.
• Audit Readiness & Compliance: Organize financial documentation, maintain clear audit trails, and liaise with internal and external auditors during annual or project-specific financial audits.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Full or partial professional certification (e.g., ICAN, ACCA) is highly preferred.
• Work Experience: Minimum of 3 years of finance and accounting experience, specifically within institutional donor-funded NGO projects.
• Financial Management: Demonstrated experience in grant budget management, expenditure tracking, financial reporting, and conducting variance analyses.
• Accounting Systems: High proficiency in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage, or ERP systems) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, financial modeling).
• Compliance & Audits: Deep understanding of internal financial control frameworks, donor compliance rules, taxation laws, and audit preparation procedures.
• Key Skills: High integrity, strong financial analysis skills, ability to manage cash floats and field disbursements under tight deadlines, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Application Closing Date
17th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) (maximum 2 pages) highlighting relevant work experience, education, key achievements, and contact details of three (3) professional referees (including at least one direct supervisor) and Cover letter (maximum 1 page) clearly stating the position applied for, your motivation, and how your skills align with the requirements into a single PDF document titled (Your Name and Job Title) to: using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note

• Local candidates: Qualified candidates residing in or originating from Adamawa State (specifically Numan, Demsa, Fufore, Girei, and Yola South LGAs) are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Equal opportunity: We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy toward sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEA).
• Shortlisting: Only shortlisted candidates who meet the requirements will be contacted for interviews and assessment.
• Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.

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