Senior Finance Associate, G-7, Temporary Position, 364 days, Abuja, Nigeria, #00138197

Job Description

UNICEF – United Nations Children’s FundAbujaNationalGS-7, General Service – No need for Higher Education – Locally recruited position levelSpeaks Chinese, Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Application deadline: August 11, 2026 (14 days)

UNICEF Nigeria Country Office, based in Abuja, is looking for a talented and dedicated Senior Finance Associate to join its team. We invite applications from motivated professionals who are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children. If you are committed to humanitarian action and driving meaningful results, we encourage you to apply and become part of our dynamic team.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

For every child, the right to Hope

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF, the United Nations agency for children, works to protect the rights of every child, especially the most disadvantaged and those hardest to reach. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we do whatever it takes to help children survive, thrive and fulfil their potential.

We provide and advocate for education, health and nutrition services. Protect children from violence and abuse. Bring clean water and sanitation to those in need. And keep them safe from climate change and disease.

The world’s largest provider of vaccines, UNICEF also runs the world’s largest humanitarian warehouse.

Before, during and after emergencies, we’re on the ground with life-saving help and hope.

The Health Section of the UNICEF Nigeria Country Office (NCO) supports the Government of Nigeria to roll-out child survival interventions at country and State level in Nigeria. These interventions are key to reducing the extremely high rates of maternal, infant and child mortality, and poor child development in Nigeria.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Finance Associate will be responsible for providing a variety of specialized tasks in finance functions, ensuring accurate and timely delivery in compliance with UNICEF financial rules and regulations, whilst demonstrating the capacity to research, adapt and evaluate irregular cases, and to recommend improvements to process delivery and design.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the direct supervision of the Finance manager and the strategic leadership of the Polio Team Lead, the senior finance associate will perform the following tasks:

1. Assist on verifying completeness, accuracy and posting all aspects related to HOPE payment plan/HEALTH related requests, by compilation all data and responding queries by providing payments updates, confirm funds have been transferred to individual accounts successfully, adjustments made to ensure financial compliance, accuracy and completeness of data for payment run. Advise section of discrepancies on bank accounts and assist to correct.

2. Update and maintain payment records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile payments, balances, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions related to HOPE Polio Program activities, Polio Campaigns etc.

3. Selects and enters data from a wide variety of documents, verifying and ensuring accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations and assuring inclusion of all relevant data and ensure adherence to internal control procedures.

4. Prepares recurring reports as schedules and special reports, as required for budget preparation, audits or other reasons.

5. Help finalize payments in preparation for year-end Close, grant expiry and financial closure. Ensuring all payments are completed in a timely manner.

6. Liaise with GSSC and FSPs to address all queries raised and make necessary corrections on transactions, unapplied receivable balances/failed payments list. Work closely with the selected FSP and monitor the details of the payment and reporting process that are to be put in place.

7. Initiates correspondence to verify data, answers queries and obtains additional information on HOPE Platform for efficiency and effectiveness of all payments.

8. Maintains liaisons with officials of local banks to obtain day-to-day information on exchange and interest rates, changes in procedures and regulations, and matters pertaining to maintenance of office bank accounts. This includes preparation of recurring reports and bank reconciliation. Prepares detailed cost estimates, and participates in budget analysis and projects, as required.

9.  Performs other HEALTH section related transactions/finance duties, as required

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:

To qualify as a/an [champion or advocate] for every child you will have… 

• Minimum requirements
• • 1. 1. Education: Secondary Education in any related fields.
       2. Work Experience: At least 7 years of relevant work experience in Financial Management, Accounting. and any other related fields.
       3. Skills: Financial principles within the UN System, Data management in excel, finance reports, .
       4. Language Requirements : English – Proficient/Fluent
• Desirables
  1. 1. Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
     2. Computer literacy, ability to extract excel data and format data and to solve operational problems, HOPE Platform 
     3. Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others