is a global nonprofit organization with an approach distinctive in international development – we exclusively scale interventions that are backed by strong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. Since our founding in 2013, we have reached over 515 million people globally with our interventions. We deliver high impact for every dollar spent, as recognized by,, and.
We do development differently. We take a data-driven approach to identifying, scaling, and continuously improving programs which deliver immense impact, ensuring these solutions measurably improve the lives of millions. Our has helped governments in Africa and Asia deliver over 1.8 billion childhood deworming treatments, improving health, education, and incomes. provides sustained safe water access to over 10 million people in Africa, preventing childhood illness and deaths.
We drive innovation: Our builds the next generation of exceptional programs, taking an approach most similar to a venture capital model. We are ruthless in which do not meet our criteria; those that advance deliver outsized impact for millions of people.
We are global. Across nine countries in Africa and Asia, our 700+ people are united by a tremendous passion for our mission and impact. We are strong because of our diversity of experience, geography, and background – with over 90% of our people in the countries where our impact is focused.
We have big ambitions. Over the next decade, we’re setting our sights higher: We aim to reach over 600 million people globally to fulfill our vision of a world where hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places have better opportunities and their lives are measurably improved. We believe in bold and urgent action – because poverty doesn’t wait, and neither should we.
We need great people. Our success to date is due to the collective work of our amazing staff. To achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for people who share our passion for evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scale. We seek individuals who take an entrepreneurial approach, enjoy tackling hard problems, and have a bias to action and results. If our vision and approach excite you as much as it does us, we invite you to join us.
Job purpose
The accountant will act as a resource and/or coordinate resources between Regional and country based projects, and perform other duties as defined by the department lead/leadership
- To ensure the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and booking transactions and proper serialization and safe filing of documents.
- The position has access to organization’s confidential information that need to be protected by adhering to organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
Duties and responsibilities
1. Team Management - 10% of role
- Will regularly communicate with program and regional leads to identify capacity needs and oversee Finance function.
- Responsible for developing/refining and regularly reporting on Key Performance Indicators and Metrics to management concerning the teams operations and capacity/gaps.
- Represent the Finance team in various program meetings.
2. Accounting: 80% of role
- Petty cash management.
- Prepare & compute withholding taxes and other statutory deductions in accordance with the Law.
- Monitoring and following up on the staff account and ensuring prompt returns submitted on time and advance tracking/ ageing analysis sheet is updated regularly.
- Secures financial information by completing database backups, this includes saving all evidence action materials including the scanned payments vouchers to Box.
- Stamping paid and scanning all payment vouchers and ensuring proper document management in Box.
- Filing of finance documents in the approved chronological order applied in the finance department.
- Responsible for accurate maintenance of the Accounting system - Intacct by ensuring accurate entries are done and charged to the correct billing details.
- Verifying all payment vouchers for accuracy and completeness before processing and posting into the accounting system-Intacct.
- Receive and check imprest requests and returns, ensuring that proper documentation is filed for each transaction, relevant approvals have been obtained, etc
- Prepare check request forms for payments attaching all required supporting documents.
- Ensure accurate and timely Cash disbursements and ensure proper documentation of all payments to staff, Sub grantees and vendors.
- Keeping track of staff expense accounts including reconciling the same and sending their statements whenever they request.
- Provide financial and compliance guidelines/training to program and operation staff.
- Manage accounts receivable from staff by ensuring the returns are compliant as per the policy, accurate and fully supported.
- From time to time prepare periodical financial reports as requested by the head office.
- Supporting Projects to keep all the financial records.
- Ensuring completeness, accuracy and timeliness in the processing of financial information.
3. Budgeting, disbursements and accountability: 10% of role
- Continuous and effective budget tracking Ensuring proper budget utilization, proper cost allocations communication and consultation with program and Grants team, full accountability of funds and Accurate charging to donor as per their budgets.
- Any other duties as required by management.
Key performance Indicators
- Ensure petty cash request is sent for replenishment at the reorder limit as at when due, to ensure liquidity at all time with no cash out situation across the zone.
- Prepare monthly financial report on or before 5th of the next month.
- Collate and prepare bank upload files for staff vendor and participant payments for all approved activities within 3 days.
- Ensure all supporting documents for are properly archived on box with the CASE numbers for easy identification and retrieval immediately after payment.
- Work collaboratively with operations/program team in ensuring that all failed payments are paid within 5 days after the initial payment.
- Instantly update budget tracker once payment request is been process for management us in tracking expenses against report and for informed management decision.
Working Conditions
Only candidates residing in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, will be considered for this role.
Education:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in relevant field, or similar.
- Registered with Institute of Chartered Accountants
Experience:
- Min 3 years’ work experience in a position with similar responsibilities.
Skills:
- Strategic and tactical critical thinker with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Confident decision maker who can communicate directions and solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical staff.
- Understanding of the business role Operations and Logistics function within the programs and organization, and to set objectives based on that.
- Demonstrated leadership in managing others.
- Metrics driven performance philosophy.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Windows 7 and 10, Skype, Microsoft Office 2013-16
- Good English written and verbal competence.
What We Do
Evidence Action is a global non-profit operating in seven countries in Africa and Asia. We were founded in 2013 to address a big gap in the fight against global poverty–many of the most promising interventions are either implemented at a very small scale, or not at all. We set out to address this gap by building programs that would scale evidence-based and cost-effective interventions, leading to significant improvements in quality of life for hundreds of millions.
Our model worked. In less than a decade, our two flagship programs, the Deworm the World Initiative and Dispensers for Safe Water, have grown to measurably impact over 280 million people each year by supporting governments to deworm and through our last-mile delivery network providing safe water access. This success is achieved through the dedication and talent of our staff, the hard work of our partners, and the commitment of our supporters.
Every part of our work across the lifecycle of our programs is driven by evidence. This starts with the interventions we select to invest in, and continues as we use real-time data to refine and adapt our operations, including responding rapidly and effectively to resolve challenges as they arise.
Our pursuit of cost-effectiveness is driven by a recognition that when we optimize every aspect of our programs, we can reach as many people–and do as much good– as possible with each dollar. We measure value for money in terms of the number of lives we can help improve.
Scale enables our massive impact. We invest in solutions for which the need is great, and leverage existing networks like schools or community organizations to grow rapidly, minimize costs, and increase efficiencies. We think big and act urgently–because poverty does not wait.
By 2024, we seek to double our impact. We are strengthening and expanding our existing programs, and working to identify a new generation of evidence-based and cost-effective interventions that we can scale to reach millions more
