One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI) is a nonprofit organization that works to address correlated issues of human, animal, and environmental health using the integrated “One Health” approach. Our mission is rooted in the evidence that public health issues are intertwined across the human, animal, and environmental ecosystems thereby requiring a holistic approach to effective and sustainable solutions.
The organization is seeking to hire a qualified Finance and Administration Officer who will lead and maintain the organization’s finance, operations, and administrative processes ensuring that they align, support, and help achieve the organization’s goals and objectives.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Finance Management
- Responsible for entering and maintaining all financial records and receipts for projects and operations, including preparing balance sheets, processing invoices, and reconciling transactions.
- Prepare and maintain donor agreements and staff contracts, and ensure timely financial reporting and submission to relevant stakeholders.
- Implement and manage financial internal control systems in line with the organization’s finance policy.
- Support the implementation of financial practices including cash management, payroll preparation, financial disbursements, ledgers, and account balance management.
- Monitor budgets and expenditures and contribute to budget planning and revision
- Ensure organizational compliance with statutory laws and responsibilities of the organization including declaration of annual returns, tax return compilation and remittance, etc.
- Assist staff/contractors with travel expenses and working expenses reimbursement/settlement, per diem, honorarium, etc. as needed
- Provide inputs for proposal and budget development, project management, and other areas of administration.
- Ensure completeness, proper documentation, reviews, and proper filing of all payment requests and vouchers.
- Conduct periodic internal audits and assist with external audit preparation, auditor reviews, and implementation of recommendations as directed.
Administration and Operations
- Review and update organizational policies and procedures for all finance, administration and operations, and establish new ones, where relevant.
- Review, update, and maintain employee records and databases (e.g. new employees, vacation, sick leaves, etc)
- Review, update, and maintain benefit systems for health insurance, staff pension, and others.
- Support the project teams in the seamless and effective project operations including facilitation of transport, , project logistics, and procurement
- Coordinate the recruitment of staff members and contractors, and facilitate their onboarding process
- Prepare impeccable internal and external correspondences as needed
- Develop and maintain an organizational filling system
- Keep all hard and soft files of all transactions, correspondences, employee/contractor records, and all other organizational data in a systemized manner for easy access and retrieval
- Undertake other related tasks as assigned
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, and additional certification(s) or a Master’s degree in related fields will be a valuable advantage.
- Minimum 4 years of full-time work experience in related job duties of finance management, accounting, operations, and administration.
- Must be tech-savvy and able to work effectively in a hybrid workplace environment.
- Must have excellent written and spoken communication skills, with the use of the tools Microsoft Office (word, excel, and PowerPoint) and/or Google (doc, sheet, and slides).
- Excellent knowledge of QuickBooks and familiarity with Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).
- Strong values and skills of good work ethics, honesty, great attention to detail, self-driving spirit, and emotional intelligence are mandatory
- In-depth knowledge and relevant work experience in nonprofit management is preferable but experience in the private sector will also be considered.
- Experience in developing and maintaining relationships with a diverse set of staff, partners and stakeholders.
- Must be resident in Abuja, Nigeria, or willing to relocate.
BENEFITS
A competitive annual remuneration and benefits package will be provided for the selected candidate.
To apply, complete this online form on or before April 21, 2024. Applications will be received on a rolling basis, therefore you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for subsequent online tests and interviews.
