Finance Assistant at Malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa and Southeast Asia.
We work in partnership with communities, governments, academic institutions, and both local and international organisations to ensure evidence-based, effective service delivery.
- Our technical support enhances monitoring and evaluation systems, facilitating strategic planning and decision-making to improve health systems, reduce poverty, and promote economic growth.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Temporary
Background
Malaria Consortium has recently been awarded a grant to scale up the Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance Mass Administration of Azithromycin (SARMAAN II) project across five states in Nigeria: Kaduna, Jigawa, Kebbi, Adamawa, and Gombe.
The SARMAAN II intervention involves the biannual administration of Azithromycin to children aged 0–59 months in areas with high Under 5 mortality, such as Jigawa State.
- With the upcoming Round 2 campaign in Kaduna and Jigawa State covering all 23 LGAs and 27 LGAs respectively, there is a critical need for short-term Finance Support Assistants to support large-scale payment processing, documentation, and operational finance needs over a two-month period.
Purpose of the Assignment
The Finance Support Assistants will:
- Provide clerical and administrative finance support throughout the campaign period.
- Facilitate and track payments related to MDA activities, travel related procurements and logistics.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial documentation in accordance with donor and MC internal policies.
Key Responsibilities
Daily Tasks:
Review all transactions and ensure completeness of documentation and required approvals.
Review attendance records using the approved database and prepare accurate payment schedules for AZM Campaign personnel, ensuring that schedules match both the attendance sheets and the database.
- Prepare payment vouchers and ensure proper cost classification and coding.
- Receive payment advice and attach to relevant documents for proper filing.
- Collaborate with the Finance Officer to ensure that payment vouchers (PVs) are raised with all supporting documents and are properly filed.
Weekly Tasks:
Follow up with finance officer and dotted line supervisors for pending documentation that would enable achievement of deliverables.
Prepare and submit payment schedules for cascade trainings and MDAs by LGA.
- Review supporting documents before submission to the country office for archive.
- Maintain and update trackers for paid vs pending claims by activity and LGA.
- Track and receive all invoices from suppliers and vendors, process invoice authorisation forms and process payments with appropriate approvals.
- Assist with Failed payment tracking and reconciliations.
- Generate weekly summary reports of all finance activities.
Deadline:
21st January, 2026; 5:00pm.
How to Apply
Interested applicant can apply via this link
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