Compliance Manager at Society for Family Health (SFH) Full Time

Job Title: Compliance Manager (Anticipatory Recruitment)

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Profile

• The Compliance Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring adherence to regulatory guidelines, ethical standards, and organizational policies in the implementation of programme objectives.
• He/She will collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and maintain a robust compliance framework, monitor program activities, and mitigate risks to ensure SFH’s continued commitment to high-quality healthcare delivery in Nigeria.

Job Role

• Support in the design and execution of operational audits to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in compliance with the organization’s policies and procedures and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Develop and implement an annual audit/compliance plan.
• Conduct periodic internal reviews and investigation of compliance issues.
• Work with the Internal Audit team to monitor implementation of processes.
• Manage project and statutory audits to review compliance with donor polices and applicable laws, identify control weaknesses, and verify financial records
• Review financial documents against organizational policies and procedures
• Assess completeness of substantiating documents against contractual terms and conditions
• Develop and implement recommendations.
• Reviews and develops procedures to mitigate the risk of fraud and wastage
• Review invoice processes for compliance
• Perform audit assignments, including plan preparation, workpapers, findings, and related reports.
• Perform assurance reviews of the projects’ procurement and financial records to ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Advise and provide guidance and information to internal clients on process development or redesign initiatives
• Manage process improvement projects and strategies
• Act as Business Process centre of excellence by providing direction, mentoring and guidance to staff.
• Support on developing new partnership mechanisms processes, SOPs, etc.
• Advise on the issues and problems that may arise from process implementation activities.
• Keep current with developments in accounting, auditing and local legislation.
• Participate in the development and implementation of systems for operational efficiency and minimize organizational risk
• Monitor and provide updates on post-implementation and conformance reviews.
• Manage the work of the Internal Audit team.
• Develop and agree on work plan, performance appraisals, advisory support with team members.

Qualifications / Experience

• B.Sc. in Accounting or any other related field. A Master’s Degree and ICAN membership will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of 6 years of audit-related work experience required
• A minimum of four (4) years’ experience with progressively increasing responsibility in managing USAID project.
• Good understanding of fundamental accounting principles
• Fair understanding of Global Fund donor’s Financial Guidelines and Rules.

Application Closing Date
15th January, 2024.