Country Finance Manager at International Alert
International Alert is one of the world’s leading peacebuilding organisations, with over 30 years of experience supporting communities, advising governments, organisations and companies on how to build peace.
- Alert works with people in conflict-affected and threatened areas to make a positive difference for peace; to improve the substance and implementation of international policies relevant to peacebuilding; and to strengthen the peacebuilding sector.
Location: Abuja
Job type: Full-time (Onsite)
Job Description
The purpose of this role is to lead International Alert Nigeria’s finance function, providing strategic financial leadership and oversight to ensure sound financial management, compliance, and sustainability of the country programme.
- The Finance Manager will manage the finance team and assume overall responsibility for financial planning, reporting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance in line with Nigerian laws and International Alert’s global policies and procedures.
- International Alert Nigeria implements peacebuilding and conflict prevention programmes across multiple states, contributing to inclusive peace processes, strengthened social cohesion, improved governance, and enhanced conflict analysis and response.
- The Nigeria portfolio comprises grants from a range of institutional donors and partners and continues to evolve in scale and complexity.
- The Finance Manager works closely with the Country Director, Programme team and Senior Management Team (SMT), supporting programme delivery through strong financial stewardship, oversight of partner financial management, and ensuring accuracy, transparency, and accountability in all financial and operational processes.
The role plays a key part in strategic decision-making, risk management, and organisational growth within the Nigeria country programme.
Duties and Responsibilities
Manage Alert Nigeria financial systems including oversight and compliance:
- Assume overall responsibility for donor financial reporting, ensuring compliance with any legislative and donor requirements – including inter alia reports, forecasts, and projections.
Ensure that the accounting package Microsoft Business Centra (Dynamic 365) is maintained in a proper manner and utilized in an appropriate & effective manner. This will include uploading the monthly accounts and then running the subsequent reports.
- Establish & maintain a donor financial management system to optimize funding & to ensure efficient & accurate reporting to donors.
- Maintain an effective & efficient system of internal controls which comply with Alert financial guidelines or policies.
- Maintain a strong control environment, ensuring accounting records are complete and accurate.
- Lead on the development of financial process and systems, contributing to more effective financial control and adding real value to Country program.
Ensure that the country financial operations comply with legal & statutory requirements e.g. audit & financial reporting to all relevant national authorities.
Be the focal point for any internal or external audits – including provision of supporting documentation.
- Ensure office accounts are maintained in accordance with Alert’s finance systems and donor requirements.
- Ensure monthly financial reports as well as expenditure forecasts / cash-flows are produced in timely fashion.
- Ensure Alert’s tax payments and other statutory obligations such are administered in accordance with Nigeria law.
- Ensure adequate controls over cash and bank management are constantly monitored and updated to minimise the risk of fraud and misappropriation.
- Ensure that all financial records & accounts are compiled timely, accurately and in line with international accounting standards & donor regulations.
Ensure that sufficient funds are maintained in bank and cash accounts and initiate requests to Head Office for additional funds.
Ensure that all expenses are authorized in line with Nigeria procurement manual, with correct segregation of duties, and efficiently processed.
Working Knowledge:
Determine and apply correct accounting treatments.
Able to Identify & Mitigate Operational, Financial and Business Risks.
- Financial Processes & Accounting Operations Management
- Management & Financial Reporting including Financial Forecasting & Budgeting
- Demonstrated people management and leadership capabilities in a fast-growing organization.
- Ability to assess risks and exercise judgment in making important decisions (Risk Management & Internal Controls Management).
Demonstrated experience and skill with budget preparation and analysis, financial reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports
Desirable Requirements:
- Qualification in Management ICAN/ANAN/ACCA (part qualified)
- Experience of managing staff remotely
- Experience of using Microsoft Business Central -Dynamic 365
Application Closing Date
- 26th February, 2026 at 5 pm.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter of a maximum of 1 page in MS Word or PDF as one document to:
nigeria@international-alert.org
using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the email.
Note
Female candidates are encouraged to apply. All applicants will be judged strictly based on merit
Applications that do not follow the above requirements will not be considered.
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