Christian Aid Finance Lead Jobs in Nigeria
Christian Aid Finance Lead Jobs in Nigeria;The Finance Lead provides strategic leadership and oversight of all financial aspects of the programme, ensuring effective resource management, financial accountability, compliance, and value for money across the consortium. The role supports the achievement of programme outcomes by leading financial planning, budgeting, reporting, risk management, and financial performance monitoring, while fostering strong collaboration with consortium partners, financial institutions, donors, and other stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial coordination to ensure programme resources are managed effectively and outcomes are achieved in line with the programme’s theory of change.
Provide strategic financial leadership across the consortium, fostering transparent, accountable, and trust‑based financial collaboration among NGOs, agribusiness partners, financial institutions, youth organizations, government actors, and other stakeholders.
Ensure financial strategies and resource allocation support youth‑centred and gender‑responsive programming, addressing barriers to youth and women’s participation in the poultry value chain through equitable investment and financing mechanisms.
Oversee financial systems and funding mechanisms that support youth‑led agribusinesses, apprenticeship models, digital learning platforms, and improved access to finance, productive assets, and agricultural inputs.
Guide the programme’s financial sustainability and market systems financing approach, ensuring effective engagement with financial service providers, investors, and market actors to expand access to financial services and strengthen value chain development.
Lead financial risk management, compliance, and internal controls, ensuring adherence to donor requirements, consortium agreements, statutory regulations, and organizational policies.
Provide oversight of financial reporting and performance monitoring, ensuring timely, accurate, and high‑quality financial information is available to consortium partners, programme leadership, and donors.
About You
Essential
Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, ICAN or equivalent) and/or equivalent relevant experience.
Significant experience in senior finance roles, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business partnering.
Experience leading financial risk management, internal controls, and compliance in complex organizational environments.
Experience managing, coaching, or coordinating staff and/or cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality
financial outcomes.
Experience developing financial plans, budgets, forecasts, and management reporting to support decision‑making.
Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and confidently to non‑financial audiences.
Strong understanding of financial controls, accounting principles, and financial analysis.
Knowledge of relevant tax, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
Ability to build credibility for finance as a value‑adding partner and influence decision‑making through financial insight.
Experience improving or working with financial systems, processes, or reporting tools.
Desirable
Experience in the development, humanitarian, not‑for‑profit, or similarly complex grant‑funded sector.
Experience managing multiple or large donor‑funded projects or programmes, including those funded by institutions such as Mastercard Foundation, ECHO, or similar donors.
Experience with the legislative and regulatory environment relevant to UK charities.
Familiarity with Nigerian regulations, particularly statutory remittances and compliance requirements.
Knowledge of development issues and market systems or programme delivery contexts relevant to the role.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Christian Aid Finance Lead Jobs in Nigeria
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