The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) is an international medical organization, founded in 2009. ALIMA’s aim is to provide a high standard of healthcare in situations of emergency or medical disaster and to improve the practice of humanitarian medicine by developing innovative projects associated with medical research. The specific feature of the association is to base its operating methods mainly on partnership with national medical players. By pooling and capitalizing on their skills, ALIMA and its partners give as many people as possible access to a high standard of treatment. Since its creation, the association and its partners have successfully developed in line with the increase in humanitarian medical needs, especially in Western and Central Africa: 580,000 patients treated in 2014 including over 25,000 hospitalizations, new governance between the partners of the medical NGO platform in the Sahel, new innovative approaches and operational research projects. ALIMA also responded to the Ebola emergency by opening a 40-bed Ebola treatment centre in Guinea. With operations in eight countries, 15 projects, over 1,200 employees and a budget of €19.5 million, ALIMA is a dynamic NGO, effectively deploying medical aid for the most vulnerable.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 3 – 10 years
- Location: Abuja
- Job Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit, NGO/Non-Profit
MISSION AND MAIN ACTIVITIES
- Posts all financial transactions into SAGA system on daily basis;
- Ensures that all payments are made on time.
- Follows up on bank transactions to ensure all are processed; files hardcopies and generates reports;
- Track bounced back salaries and make necessary adjustment and settlement;
- Produces monthly bank reconciliation statements and consolidates these in hard copy for review by the Finance Manager.
- Oversees the management of petty cash at coordination including bookkeeping
- Accounts for all petty cash expenditures and prepares replenishment requests when two-thirds of the money is spent.;
- Conducts regular controls of the operations of the cash, the book keeping and the filing systems.
TASKS & RESPONSABILITIES
ALIMA Financial Procedures & Policies
- Ensures that all documents are complete with the appropriate supporting documents, reviewed and approved before processing for payment.
- Performs three-way match in comparing invoice with purchase order and goods received note before processing any payment.
- Reviews transaction-supporting documents to ensure that all are complete and filed accordingly.
Filing
- Ensure proper filing of grants vouchers
- Collect all field vouchers from field
- Actively assist the Finance Coordinator with sample list gathering during audit exercise.
Internal:
- Directly reporting to Finance Manager.
- Liaise with Coordination logistics team.
- Liaise with HR Department.
External:
- Interaction with suppliers, banking and financial institution service providers, tax offices and other national authorities or institutions with which ALIMA has working relationships for administrative and financial needs
- Monitors petty cash advance requests and ensures timely accountability
- Implementation of prevention measures against Fraud, abuse of power, gender-based and sexual violence:
- Ensures that his/her team, partners and community members are aware of ALIMA’s policy and have access to information (complaint escalation mechanism, focal point…).
- Facilitates the organization of training and awareness sessions
- Implements standards related to the prevention of abuse of power, gender-based violence and sexual violence.
- Ensures that team members and partners involved in the project (Ministry of Health, national partners, etc.) follow training and awareness sessions and apply the rules for preventing abuse.
- Contributes to creating and maintaining a nurturing and protective environment for his/her team, community members and project partners.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Candidate’s qualities
- BSc. Accounting, Bachelor level degree in management, finance, or related field; MBA or similar higher degree a plus
- 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Administration, HR, Finance, Logistics
- Exceptional organization and planning skills, ability to manage and follow work plans
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, able to negotiate, influence, give effective feedback, be a team player
- Able to manage stress effectively, juggle competing priorities, balance various programmatic, logistic and team needs
Language skills
- A perfect level of English
- Knowledge of a local language is an important asset for success in the position
CONDITIONS
- Contract term: Contract under Nigerian law, fixed-term contract for 6 months, renewable
- Start date: April 2024
- Salary: Level 6 of ALIMA’s salary scale for Nigeria
Other benefits:
- Cost of living allowance (10%), Transport Allowance and Health cover for employees and their dependents
Method of Application
Submit online your Cover letter, CV and qualifications with contact details all in the same files, to ALIMA’s recruitment email recruitment@nigeria.alima.ngo with subject as FINANCE SUPERVISOR ABUJA. Last day for Submission of application is 20th March 2024
Applications are processed in the order of arrival and we reserve the right to close the offer before the term initially indicated if a good application is successful. Only full applications will be considered. Only accepted applications will be contacted.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.