About Navanti Group
Navanti provides timely and insightful data and analysis that shapes programming and empowers local voices, bringing their concerns, ideas, and knowledge to a broader audience. Its systems inform high quality interventions in rapidly evolving, conflict affected environments, employing an approach to contextual, nuanced data that uncovers and engages local actors and opportunities in need of support, resources and training – to create sustainable and transformative solutions that impact their communities. Navanti offers near-real time understanding of local dynamics, enabling an anticipatory programmatic capacity that takes advantage of near horizon change.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance Manager – Nigeria Third Party Monitoring Project (NTPMP)
Location: Abuja
Job type: Full-Time
Department: Programs
Project/Team: Nigeria Third Party Monitoring Project (NTPMP)
Background
- Navanti has a requirement for a Finance Manager to support the Nigeria Third Party Monitoring Project (NTPMP), which assists USAID/Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA)/Nigeria by providing independent, verifiable data on the outputs and quality of its humanitarian assistance activities.
- This third-party monitoring (TPM) is critical in the non-permissive environment of Nigeria, where USAID/BHA/Nigeria staff are unable to visit activity sites.
- The NTPMP enables USAID/BHA/Nigeria to ensure oversight and accountability of implementing partners, mitigate risks, and improve the delivery of goods and services. TPM findings will inform real-time program adjustments, future program designs, and ensure program accountability.
- The Finance Manager will oversee the financial management of the NTPMP team, which will work closely with USAID/BHA/Nigeria staff, USAID implementing partners, and other key stakeholders, including development partners in Nigeria and USAID/Washington stakeholders.
- The Finance Manager will ensure effective financial recording and timely reporting of project financials as well as annual financial reporting based on funder regulations; provide monthly bank account reconciliations; monitor project work plans and budgets; and initiate quarterly work-plan audits to determine expenditure levels and ensure compliance.
Core Responsibilities
- Manage the NTPMP financial transactions by examining financial documents to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and validity of financial data.
- Support the preparation and submission of monthly invoices and other financial reports as required and provide necessary documentation for USAID-required audits.
- Oversee the tax vendor to ensure proper filing of taxes with relevant tax authorities.
- Ensure preparation and availability of statutory financial records (e.g., tax returns) and tax compliance.
- Produce financial reports for the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP), as needed.
- Work closely with the DCOP to establish financial systems, track spending, and ensure efficient use of resources in line with USAID requirements.
- Ensure payroll calculations and statutory deductions are accurate and in compliance with local regulations.
- Supervise the Finance Officer and ensure that processing of payment transactions is done on a daily basis.
- Provide support and guidance to the NTPMP team on financial management.
Minimum Qualifications
- A Master’s Degree in Finance, Banking, Accounting, or a related field (a Master’s is preferred, however, Navanti will consider applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree + 10 years of relevant experience).
- A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible relevant professional experience.
- Excellent teamwork, interpersonal, verbal and written communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
- Fluency in English, written and spoken.
- Nigerian citizen/resident required.