Finance and Grants Manager at CeNHRI – Ekiti State

The Centre for Newborn Health Research and Innovation (CeNHRI) is recruiting a Finance and Grants Manager in Ekiti State to oversee routine financial processes, grant financial records, budgeting and financial compliance. The role reports directly to the Executive Director and works with programme and operational teams.

Financial administration

• Maintain reliable transaction records and an accessible financial filing system.
• Review and process payment requests against approved documents and procedures.
• Reconcile bank, cash and other financial accounts, investigate discrepancies and provide cash-flow information.

Budgeting and grants

• Support preparation of organisational and programme budgets and expenditure forecasts.
• Monitor spending, prepare utilisation and variance reports, and flag budget pressures or deviations.
• Maintain grant-level budget, expenditure and reporting trackers, and coordinate financial submissions for donors.
• Work with programme teams and partners on grant documentation, revisions, amendments and supporting schedules.

Audit, controls and management support

• Maintain financial audit trails, prepare audit records and respond to routine compliance queries.
• Track control weaknesses and escalate material financial or grant concerns to the Executive Director.
• Provide financial inputs to programme workplans, grant proposals and management decisions.
• Help improve finance and grant administration processes and communicate financial requirements to project teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field.
• At least four years of relevant professional experience in finance, accounting or grants administration.
• Experience with donor-funded programmes, budgeting, reconciliations, grant financial reports and audit support.
• Strong financial management principles, organisational skills, attention to detail, integrity and confidentiality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools; ability to coordinate deadlines across teams.
• ICAN, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification, or progress towards it, is an advantage. Experience in an NGO, development or research organisation is also desirable.