Senior Finance Officer

Abuja

  • Organization: CBM - Christian Blind Mission
  • Location: Abuja
  • Grade: Mid level - Mid level
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Banking and Finance
  • Closing Date: 2025-10-22

Senior Finance Officer

  • Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V Jobportal
  • CO Nigeria
  • Published: 2025-10-08
  • published till: 2025-10-22

About CBM

CBM (registered as CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V.) is an international development organisation committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the persons communities of the world. Based on our Christian values and more than 100 years of professional expertise, we address poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability. We work in partnership to create an inclusive society for all.   To keep pace with the growth of the Nigerian Country Office, we are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to be based in Abuja Nigeria.
The position is a position with 40 hours/week.
This position is only filled locally, with contractual conditions of the respective country. An expatriation is not intended.

These are your responsibilities

  • Implementation and optimization of the financial operations model to enhance business performance and ensure seamless service delivery to business units.
  • Oversees and ensures the timely, accurate, and efficient processing of financial transactions and maintaining compliance with financial policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Drives the maintenance and continuous improvement of accounting records, ensuring the reliability, integrity, and accuracy of financial management information systems to support strategic decision-making.
  • Implementation of financial accounting practices to enhance business performance and ensure the seamless delivery of financial services to business units.
  • Oversees and ensures the timely, accurate, and efficient processing of transactions across all financial operations within the deployed business unit.
  • Provides strategic financial oversight and collaborates with the Team Manager for Financial Operations to ensure the smooth execution of financial activities and operational efficiency.
  • Ensures the integrity, accuracy, and continuous improvement of financial management information systems by overseeing regular updates and maintenance of accounting records at the Country Office level.

These are your qualifications

  • Holder of a degree in accounting, business management or similar, professional qualifications in accounting an advantage (CPA, ACCA, CIMA).
  • Minimum of 5 years’ work experience in a similar position, preferably with an international development organization.
  • Good knowledge of English.
  • Excellent in Data management, captures data fast and accurate.
  • Maintains good customer relationships.
  • Challenges and supports change activities.
  • Works in a solution-oriented manner and makes decisions.
  • Very good understanding of Team specific relevant content.
  • Good understanding of Processes, Systems & Applications.
  • Good knowledge of MS Office.
  • Good knowledge of MS SharePoint Solutions.
  • Identification with Christian values and the mandate of the CBM.

What we offer

  • A meaningful position with a lot of creative freedom in the world's leading organization in the field of Disability Inclusive Development
  • A fair salary and other social benefits based on the local conditions in the country you apply for
  • An approachable, agile organization with self-reliant people in a diverse and collegial team and great team spirit

How to apply

Please apply exclusively online via our applicant portal (see APPLY NOW). A letter of motivation, CV and relevant (work) references complete your application. We look forward to receiving your application!
We would like to further promote diversity in our teams and therefore welcome applications from people of different ethnic and social backgrounds, religions and world views, different ages and genders, and especially from people with disabilities.

*Suitability is decisive, gender is irrelevant!
We do our best to provide you the most accurate info, but closing dates may be wrong on our site. Please check on the recruiting organization's page for the exact info. Candidates are responsible for complying with deadlines and are encouraged to submit applications well ahead.
Before applying, please make sure that you have read the requirements for the position and that you qualify.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
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