Finance and Admin Intern
Management Sciences for Health
- Cross River
- Training
- Full-time
- PMI-S is a five-year PMI/USAID flagship malaria project implemented through a consortium led by MSH.
- The project is supporting the Government of Nigeria through its agencies at the federal, state, LGA and community levels to reduce under-five and maternal mortality by delivering quality services for management of malaria, its complications, and prevention.
- PMI-S project focuses on strengthening the capacity of the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) and State Malaria Elimination Programs (SMEPs) for the implementation of the National Malaria Strategic Plan 2014-2020
- The intern will provide finance and administrative support to PMI-S Cross River state project office. This internship will provide individuals the opportunity to gain experience and skills in the following areas depending on their core competencies and approved assignment.
- Finance Intern will assist the Finance and Administrative Manager/Accountant in providing finance & logistic support in the unit.
- The Finance Intern will ensure timely collations and undertaking preliminary checks on finance documents.
- S/he is to support preliminary reviews towards ensuring expenditures and applicable documentation are in accordance with
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, MSH policy, and any cost principles determined by the donor agency.
- Assist the state Accountant in payment processes
- Support in the preparation of various weekly/monthly reports for the Finance Manager and the State Accountant as required.
- Assist in the preparation of payment sheets to be used for activity/operations expenses payment.
- Support the development and preparation of annual budget and cost assumption template computation.
- Receive and review payment requests/invoices and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness before posting by the Accountant and FAM.
- Assist with the preparation of bill vouchers and payment vouchers and classification into respective GL accounts codes as given by MSH PMI-S Finance department
- Assist in checking and filling stores requisition
- Assist in periodic verification of physical inventory
- Support the tracking of status of accomplishment of deliverables.
- Assist with the printing, binding, scanning and photocopies of documents and training materials for staff.
- Assist in filling and registering of procurement documents, including activity profiles, purchase request and purchase orders.
- Assist with the weekly inventory checks for staff allocated assets are in the same position and used by the allottee.
- Support timely collation of retirements’ supporting documents from the LGA and State offices.
- Perform other official duties as may be assigned by supervisor.
- Candidate must have a background in Finance and Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or related field, with NYSC discharge/completion or exemption certificate
- Experience in an international NGO environment will be an added advantage.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to details and time management
- Computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Should have good written and oral communication skills
- Fluency in English.