Palladium Group Senior Manager – Finance Job Vacancy

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a
team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global
network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is
committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly,
people’s lives.

• The
  Palladium Group develops and delivers solutions that create positive
  impact for communities, businesses, societies and economies. We transform
  lives and create enduring value by working with governments, corporations
  and non-profit organisations. We create positive impact through more than
  100 current projects with more than 2000 employees operating in over 90
  counties.
• The
  Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programme (MNCH2) is a country led
  programme which aims to reduce maternal and child mortality in Northern
  Nigeria and it is funded by the Department for International Development
  (DFID). The MNCH2 programme is being implemented in six states in northern
  Nigeria: Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Yobe and Zamfara States.

• A
  friendly and team-based working environment
• Opportunity
  to work with national and international colleagues
• Vital
  contribution to improving  maternal and newborn services in Northern
  Nigeria
• The
  opportunity to truly “make a difference”
• A
  competitive salary with benefits

• Reporting
  to the National Team Leader, the Senior Manager – Finance has overall
  in-country financial responsibility for the project. Senior Manager –
  Finance (SM F) is a senior representative of Palladium and a member of the
  programme senior management team and as such must ensure that financial
  risks are actively identified and minimised; company policies, processes
  and procedures are made known to the programme team and adhered to and
  that overall, the project is compliant with DFID policies, rules and
  regulations, e.g. DFID SMART Rules.
• Working
  closely with the Senior Manager – Operations, Palladium corporate
  operations, the SM F ensures that internal as well as DFID financial
  reporting requirements of the client are adhered to.  The role works
  closely with and manages the project team of financial professionals and
  other support staff within the programme and across consortium partners.

• Ensure
  that monthly accounts are complete and correct.
• Review
  and consolidate the weekly cashbooks submitted by the six states operating
  MNCH2 project and forward the same to Palladium Project Accounting.
• Monitor
  expenditures against programme budget in direct collaboration with the
  programme management unit (Palladium Nigeria office).
• Prepare
  monthly financial reports for Senior Management Team and programme
  management unit (Palladium Nigeria office).
• Track
  monthly expenditures against forecasts and work plan budget, informing
  Senior Management Team on substantial deviation from approved work plan.
• Work
  with the operations unit (Palladium Nigeria office) to provide any
  information that may be required for the monthly invoices to DFID.
• Work
  closely with the Senior Management Team on resource management, conducting
  necessary analyses to provide information for resources decisions.
• Manage
  and respond to all audits.

• Lead
  the costing exercise of the annual work plan based on approved funding.

• Lead
  the preparation of Cash Transfer Requests and ensure that appropriate
  balances are maintained to facilitate smooth project implementation
• Lead
  the preparation of the monthly forecast information and consolidate the
  same for submission to the Operations Team
• Review
  weekly cash request from the six states operating MNCH2 project and
  recommend the release of the requested funds.
• Design
  systems, procedures and reporting necessary to maintain on current basis
  accurate forecasts of cash requirements for meeting future spending

• The
  role will report directly to the Team Leader and Operations team on
  operational risk matters. The reporting requirements include:
• Regular
  update discussions with the Team Leader;
• Exception
  reports as and when required;
• Report
  on issues and risks;
• Other
  reports as requested by the Team Leader or Project Director.

• Work
  with Operations and Program on sub grantee/partner pre award assessment.
• Develop
  training plan for sub grantees/partner on grant financial management and
  MNCH2 specific requirements.
• Review
  sub grantees books of accounts and financial documents as per the grant
  agreement.
• In
  collaboration with State Team Leaders, monitor performance and timely
  submission of deliverables under sub agreements.
• Approve
  sub grantee financial reports to be captured into MNCH2 accounting system.

• Supervise
  and Manage the State Finance Coordinators in the six states implementing
  MNCH2 project.

• Working
  closely with the Senior Operations Manager and NTL, ensure that MNCH2
  project fully complies with Palladium laid down processes and procedures.

• A
  Degree in Finance related areas with professional Finance qualification (
  e.g ACCA)  Business or a similar field and ability to manage all
  aspects of financial activities and programme administration;
• Ability
  to deliver at pace keeping to deadlines and supporting staff to meet 
  team financial management objectives;
• Staff
  supervision and capacity building skills;
• Excellent
  interpersonal skills and communication skill; extensive experience
  managing and liaising with stakeholders;
• 5-10
  years working in a senior Finance Management role related to donor funded
  development projects (experience with DFID finance process is an added
  advantage.
• High
  level finance and administration management; Experience of budget
  development and management with an understanding of how this relates to
  programme workplans.
• Advanced
  competence working with excel and other financial management tools
  /software
• Experience
  of working in a multi-cultural environment is essential, in Africa/Nigeria
  an advantage.