International Center for Advocacy on the Right to Health (ICARH) Finance Officer Job Vacancy

International
Center for Advocacy on the Right to Health (ICARH) is a non-government
organization committed to ensuring that key target populations have access to
adequate legal and health care services in Nigerian.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title: Finance
Officer
Location: Abuja

Position
Description

To
support the management team in a variety of operational decisions and
engage in financial analysis in such areas as forecasting, budgeting,
engaging in cost analysis, and reviewing operational performance.

Responsibilities
Management:

Maintain
a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
Oversee
the operations of the finance department, including the design of systems
adequate for achieving the department’s goals and objectives

Finance
Management:

Forecast
cash flow positions regarding finance needs, and available funds for
operations
Maintain
banking relationships.
Assist
in determining a standard Financial structure for ICARH.
Ensure
that sufficient funds are available to meet on-going operational and
project requirements

Budgeting:

Coordinate
the preparation of ICARH’s annual budget.
Report
to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons
for those variances
Advise
management in the formulation of its overall strategic direction regarding
finance

Financial
Analysis:

Engage
in cost reduction analyses in all areas of ICARH’s Expenditure
Interpret
ICARH’s financial results to management and recommend improvement
activities
Coordinate
the budgeting process, based on constraint analysis and cash flow analysis
Provide
additional analyses and reports as requested by management
Engage
in benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational
improvement

Required
Skills and Qualifications

The
Accounts Officer should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance
or be a Chartered Accountant (ACA or ACCA).
1
– 2 years’ NGO experience.
Excellent
communication skills.
Should
have an outstanding knowledge of electronic spread sheets, and Accounting
software(s).