HEAD OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTS AT MSI NIGERIA REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES

About Company:

MSI Nigeria offers sexual and reproductive health services, from menstruation to menopause, and general wellness, with trained experts and online counseling.

Job Description:

Strategic Financial Management:

• Advise the Finance Director, SMT and other country management team on financial strategy, risk, and commercial investment decisions
• Lead business planning, financial planning, project budgeting, and forecasting aligned with organizational strategy and development of the annual business plan
• Identify and support strategic initiatives that promote growth and financial sustainability through new business models, efficiency improvements, and partnerships across both private and public sectors
• Provide ideas and influence to expand MSIN social business, including innovative approaches to financing health services, and advise on opportunities that enhance impact and cost-effectiveness.

• Production of high-quality financial analysis of our Centre and social marketing operations and a daily analysis report of both primary and secondary sales.
• Prepare comprehensive monthly financial reports and management accounts, identifying variances and proposing corrective actions.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and areas for improvement.
• Recognize and map sales receipts to the appropriate distributor to ensure proper debt aging for the SM Channel
• Monitoring of debtors' aging and flagging on a timely basis with the Regional Sales Managers and the SM director.

Business planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting:

• Work with all units and facilitate the annual business planning process and ensure accuracy and timely submission as delegated by FD
• Work with the Grant Unit, Programme Department, and other stakeholders in the budgeting process, including developing annual budgets (Business Plan), rolling forecasts, and P4 or/P7 forecasts.
• Work with the Grant unit to provide financial forecasts and projections to support strategic planning.
• Support the channel leads in developing new business opportunities, whether through new channels, new geographies, or expansions of product and service offerings in existing channels.

Donor & Grant Management

• Coordinate briefings with donors team, MSI and government entities as required.
• Lead development of donor budgets and ensure right budgeting as per MSI global pricing standard,
• Timely and accurate financial reports that meet contractual and compliance requirements
• Support proposal development with accurate costing and financial analysis
• Monitor and manage programme budgets and expenditure trends, strengthening systems for tracking restricted and unrestricted funds to ensure full cost recovery and the optimal use of MSIN and donors’ resources.
• Ensure correct donors charging/coding and allocation of shared cost as per MSIN cost allocation policy.

Risk and Debt Management:

• Identify financial and non-financial risks across the country program and support FD and SMT to implementing mitigation strategies.
• Manage trade partner credit limits, ensuring regular reviews and reconciliations of debt balances.
• Conduct periodic reviews of contracts with trade partners and health insurance institutions, ensuring financial and legal compliance.
• Involves in reviewing the credit limit setting and rebate/discount structure.
• Conduct regular risk assessments, identifying potential risks in cash management, social marketing sales, centre income, and inventory processes, and implementing mitigation measures.

Financial Analysis and Strategy:

• Conduct financial and non-financial data analysis to support business decision-making.
• Supporting the SM (Pillar 3) and Pillar 2 Director in regular business reviews.
• Provide strategic recommendations to enhance financial performance and business growth.
• Support SMT/CSMT with financial insights and strategic advice.
• Advise FD, channel leads, and SM director on cost reduction initiatives in both NGO and commercial channels.
• Responsible for the SMD/Centre CL to produce a high-quality business case to support new product launches and market opportunities.
• Support the channel, leading in overseeing the operational performance of key business partners, including distributors, suppliers, sales team, incentives etc

Business & Commercial Support:

• Partner with commercial teams to assess the financial viability of new ventures and pricing strategies
• Develop business cases and ROI analysis for investments and service delivery models
• Support social marketing and clinic network profitability analysis every month
• Support the Operations department, TSD, in the development and maintenance of robust systems to capture operational data.
• Support the SM team to ensure financial and non-financial data is analysed regularly and advise on the sustainability of each centre and SM products.

Audit, Tax & Compliance:

• Lead statutory audit and project audit with support of FC and grant team. Ensure financial statement are prepared timely and presented to auditors.
• Ensure accurate and timely filing of all tax, and statutory obligations
• Lead periodic tax health checks to assess compliance risks, identify exposure areas, and recommend corrective actions
• Coordinate internal and external audits, and maintain effective relationships with external auditors and regulatory bodies, ensuring timely implementation of recommendations in line with group reporting timetables
• Ensure full compliance with MSI global standards, Nigerian laws, and donor requirements.

Requirements:

• Working knowledge of different donors KFW, ECHO DFI CIFF, GF etc.
• Ability to use ERP and SUN Accounting package and other accounting packages
• Advance excel skills preferred
• Ability to multitask, manage a workload and produce high quality, on-time work
• Good team player and flexible while working with other colleagues
• Handling of highly confidential information.
• Significant experience in internal controls and compliance.
• Proficiency in MS Office (advance Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of standard accounting software packages (, tally, power BI, QuickBooks, SUN Systems). ERP knowledge will be added advantage
• Understanding of organizational dynamics and maintaining objectivity.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain contacts with senior-level government and distributors.
• Experience of working with colleagues in geographically separate locations.
• Able to communicate effectively (both written and oral) at all levels.
• Cross-functional team player.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A Master's Degree with a minimum of 2nd class Upper division, and recognised professional qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, etc.
• 8 - 12 years post-NYSC experience in a similar role with an NGO/INGO or commercial sector

Salary

Application Closing Date: 17th November, 2025

Application Instructions:

Interested and qualified candidates should send a comprehensive resume and a brief cover letter as ONE MS Word document or PDF to: msngrecruitment@msichoices.org.ng using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the email.