Project Finance Manager Job at LifeBank

LifeBank is a healthcare technology and logistics company that’s in the business of saving lives. We believe that no African should die from a shortage of essential medical products at the hospital level, and we are on a mission to solve this. LifeBank is currently working on the blood shortage problem in Nigeria by connecting hospitals to blood banks, and blood banks to donors. We do this by hosting blood drives and by delivering blood in less than 55 minutes, in a WHO and EU-recommended cold-chain, to hospitals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Finance Manager

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Job Overview

• Success in this position involves developing and implementing financial management strategies for projects, preparing and monitoring project budgets, forecasting revenue and expenses, processing invoices and payments, building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders, preparing financial reports and presentations, ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures, and providing guidance and support to project teams on financial matters.
• The Project Impact Finance Manager plays a critical role in the overall financial success of BOAT Foundation, as they are responsible for ensuring that project finances are properly managed and accounted for.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement financial management strategies for projects, ensuring all project finances are properly managed and accounted for.
• Prepare project budgets, forecast revenue and expenses, and monitor project financial performance on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure that project invoices and payments are processed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, including suppliers, partners, and customers, to ensure the financial success of projects.
• Prepare financial reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure that all financial policies, procedures, and controls are followed and that all financial data is accurate and up-to-date.
• Provide guidance and support to project teams on financial matters and assist with resolving any financial issues that arise.

Experience

• 3 – 5 years experience in a similar role

Skills and Abilities:

• Have good communication skills
• Strong attention to detail.
• Be persuasive, persistent and patient
• Be able to cope with pressure
• Be flexible and adaptable
• Have a mature personality
• Have good organizational and administrative skills
• Have good IT skills
• Be able to work to deadlines

Personal Attributes:

• Must have a high degree of integrity and accountability
• Ability to work well with others
• Reserved and introspective
• Have a deep desire to work in the start-up industry
• Technology industry awareness
• Highly organized and detailed
• Passion for people

Work Environment:

• Work in the office, but may also need to travel to project sites or meet with stakeholders as required. The position may involve working long hours or weekends to meet project deadlines.
• Will be required to write reports

Reporting Structure:

• The job title will report to the Director of Impact and Partnership and the Director of Finance.

About Team:

• We are a team driven by our values. Every day we strive to fulfil these values in everything we do.
• All LifeBankers must commit to these sets of values and this is the secret sauce of what makes working at LifeBank awesome.

At LifeBank:

• You must care for our patients, our people (team members) and our partners. Caring for patients means focusing on impact and doing all we can to rescue people on their worst days.
• It is our duty to rescue the most vulnerable members of our community. We must rescue pregnant women who are bleeding, little kids who need oxygen, newborns who need vaccines, and many more critically ill people and we must do this at scale.
• We learn. We are never satisfied with the status quo. Our work is never finished. Every day, we are committed to our personal growth and by extension the growth of the business.
• Office politics bore us. We don’t play favorites and your growth in the business is not at all dependent on who likes you and who doesn’t. Your growth is entirely dependent on you

Benefits

• Accompanied by the fact that we provide services that help save lives, we also ensure that our employees are well taken care of.

The following benefits are available for all LifeBank employees.

• Health Insurance
• Focused caring team members.
• Accelerated growth.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the email.