Job Title: Senior Finance Specialist at TechnoServe
Date Posted: 10th February, 2026.
Expiry Date: N/A
About the Job
The Senior Finance Specialist reporting to the Finance Controller will support project activities, ensuring the effective use of donor financial resources to meet project goals.
Your Job Description
Primary Functions & Responsibilities:
The Senior Finance Specialist will be responsible for developing the following key functions:
Finance and accounting.
Budgeting, monitoring, and reporting for country platform budgets and supporting specific programs.
Program support.
Audit and Legal.
Policies, procedures, and systems of internal controls, compliance with donor and other regulatory authority requirements.
Supervisory Responsibilities.
Finance and Accounting
Ensure timely payments to suppliers, timely posting of financial transactions in the system, proper coding of expenses by program staff, and proper supporting documents that can withstand an audit.
Manage payroll and expense reimbursements to staff.
Monitor the liquidity position of Nigeria cash positions to ensure that business cash flow adequately supports project activities.
Review sub-awardees’ financial reports and ensure they are adequately supported.
Review financial reports of sub-grantees, whenever applicable, and ensure that expenditures are in line with the budget and in compliance with donor regulations.
Effectively communicate and present critical finance matters to the Finance Controller and the Country Director.
Provide detailed financial analysis to support critical decision-making for TechnoServe.
Ensure that all statutory deductions are properly deducted and timely remitted.
Perform any other task that may be assigned by the Finance Controller.
Budgeting, Monitoring and Reporting
Support the Finance Controller in preparing the annual country budgeting process as well as mid-year budget reviews.
Prepare monthly budget tracking reports and ensure spending is within budget, with corrective action taken in case of unfavorable variances.
Participate in budget preparation and forward it to the Finance Controller for final review.
Program Support
Assist TNS Nigeria program managers on the financial oversight of their awards by providing internal financial analysis on a monthly basis, utilizing country reports updated in the shared drive.
In collaboration with the Finance Controller, ensure country program invoicing is in line with approved donor budgets and donor reporting requirements.
Develop compliant, competitive, and accurate cost proposals for new program proposals.
Prepare, formulate, and execute budgets according to the requirements of specific donors, working closely with the Finance Controller.
Develop detailed budget narratives/notes that explain and support all budget assumptions, following the line items in the budget closely, identifying the costs and the basis for the costs.
In collaboration with the grants & contracts department, ensure and evaluate full recovery of overheads as stipulated by internal TNS policy and/or TNS’s most current NICRA.
Prioritize developing cost proposals for large/complex projects and be available for the required duration; this requires flexibility due to the often unpredictable and changing requirements of a proposal, which may include working overtime/long hours.
Audit and Legal
In liaison with the Finance Controller, take an active part in audits and prepare responses to audit findings.
Take an active role in the implementation of audit findings and recommendations from both internal and external audits.
Ensure all taxation and legislative requirements of Nigeria are complied with at all times.
Policies, Procedures, Internal Controls and Compliance
Guide staff in the interpretation of laid down policies and procedures and ensure compliance.
Continually review systems of internal controls as and when the need arises.
Implement financial operations of the program, ensuring compliance with local laws and donor policy and contract provisions.
Ensure all taxation and legislative requirements of the host government are complied with at all times.
Keep abreast of changes in regulations that may affect the accounting functions of the organization and communicate all changes and updates accordingly.
Participate and contribute to proposal development.
Support the implementation of new financial policies and procedures.
Identify and contribute to the improvement of internal systems and procedures within the finance department.
Produce relevant, useful, and timely information to senior management with respect to the current financial position and financial consequences of any proposed decisions or activities.
Provide advice on financial options available in project planning and implementation.
Support the Finance Controller in ensuring that the information in the Fixed Asset register accurately reflects the information per the financial system.
The Job Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
These are the requirements that any qualified candidate must meet.
BSc/HND in Accounting, Economics or related field with minimum of 5 years’ experience. Alternatively, a Master’s degree with at least 3 years' experience.
Possession of ICAN/ANAN/ACCA professional qualification is a plus.
Good working knowledge of Excel, Access, and PowerPoint is required; familiarity with Dynamics 365 Business Central or similar finance and accounting software is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional qualifications that would make a candidate more desirable.
Experience in working with donor-funded INGO projects.
Required Languages:
Fluency in written and spoken English.
Travel:
Occasionally
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Strong sense of collegiality, integrity, resourcefulness, and accountability for results.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
An ability to think critically and elevate risks to management.
A creative and entrepreneurial approach to resolving problems.
Advanced-level knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and basic functional knowledge of field accounting software packages.
Proficiency in the use of accounting software. Mastery of Dynamics 365 will be an added advantage.