Experience

Wurim Choji

Work experience
  • Provide technical administrative leadership in the areas of finance and grants management for all of Nuru Nigeria’s programs.
  • General responsibility for monitoring account payables, cost payments on, quarterly reporting, cash request etc.
  • Responsible for setting up, managing, and providing technical assistance related to the grant-making component of the program.
  • Ensure all financial and grants management and reporting are compliant with USAID, GIZ, NI and ACT, and other donors’ grant management and financial management.
  • Develop annual fiscal year budget with Managing Director, as well as develop and implement grant budgeting and forecasting systems.
  • Ensure document completeness, accuracy and timeliness both in hard copies and on the e-platforms.
  • Develop relevant templates, risk management and internal control system that will mitigate fraud.
  • Provided needed information for internal and external auditors, prepare expenditures listing, schedule of expenditures and other audit requirements as needed.
  • Coordinate and ensure timely update of the ERP-Odoo

Wurim Choji

Work experience
  • January, 2021 - October, 2022
  • Fulltime
  • Review of financial documents before payments are made and checked for completeness.
  • Ensure timely submission of donor-funded reports for UNHCR, MIEZA, MISEAN CARA, BPRM
  • Ensure timely reporting of donor reports on a quarterly and monthly basis.
  • Setup of Grants in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (NAVISION)for each donor and ensure compliance to donor regulation and policy.
  • Ensure, proper accuracy and validity of financial transactions are recorded into Microsoft Dynamics 365 (NAVISION)
  • Prepare a weekly and monthly financial report to management for decision-making on project spent and performance.
  • Ensure the bank account transactions are reconciled with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (NAVISION) on a monthly basis.
  • Review and coordinate the preparation of Bank reconciliation.
  • Ensure expenses are in line with donor agreements and policies.
  • Ensure procurement processes are followed in line with JRS Nigeria, International, and donor procurement policy.
  • Provide capacity building for Finance staff to be able to carry out their function perfectly.
  • Budgeting for new grants and support in proposal development.
  • Ensure, that checks are raise and payments and bank deposits.
  • Timely recognition of inflow from donor in the income statement and in the bank.
  • Reconciliation of donations from donor.
  • Monthly payroll review and posting on Microsoft Dynamics 365 (NAVISION) and prepare deductions and taxes.
  • Ensure timely preparation of inter-company transactions.
  • Ensure compliance to process and procedures.
  • Any other task as may be assigned.

Wurim Choji

Work experience
  • December, 2018 - December, 2020
  • Fulltime
  • Prepare monthly Grant Tracker for the 3 Country of the Lake Chad Region (Nigeria, Niger and Cameroun).
  • Consolidate Cost Recovery Trackers for the Lake Chad program (region).
  • Prepare monthly financial report.
  • Review of monthly expenses.
  • Consolidate Burn rate tracker for the Lake Chad region.
  • Coordinate the grants and finance aspect of the Lake Chad program unit.
  • Prepare monthly intercompany recharges to all the countries.
  • Review all payment vouchers before payment to ensure compliance with Plan policy.
  • Prepare quarterly cost recovery report for the Lake Chad program
  • Support in budget preparation and grants management process.
  • Review payment vouchers.
  • SAP open items management.
  • Ensure timely liquidation of advances.
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly financial packs for the regional office.

Wurim Choji

Work experience
  • October, 2016 - November, 2018
  • Fulltime
  • Track grantee contractual obligations.
  • Review all payment vouchers in the field.
  • Review all procurement documents before processing and also sit in the procurement committee.
  • Budget tracking of all projects located in Mubi.
  • Provide technical assistance in terms of accounting, financial management, financial policy formulation, and system of internal control to all grantees to ensure compliance in terms of donors, GFFO and other rules and regulations.
  • Review grantee budgets and provide assistance and guidance where necessary including the monitoring and interpretation of project versus actual expenditures.
  • Monitoring program and work plan budgets.
  • Implement systems and ensure proper checks and balances to mitigate potential for fraud or improper use of funds.
  • Liaising with HQ, partners, financial institutions and others on financial issues.
  • Coordinating development of activity budgets and management of field expenses.
  • Determining cost projections and submitting requests for funds on a monthly basis.
  • Verifying accounting files.
  • Assisting in monitoring procurement procedures and expenses.
  • Perform assessment of grantee organizations as directed by Country Finance Manager.
  • Regular Monitoring and Audit.
  • Posting into SAP accounting software.
  • Train grantee organization on the policies and procedures of the organization and donor GFFO regulations.
  • Ensure grantee advances and expenses are accurately and timely recorded in the accounting software and reconciled to supporting documentation.
  • Conduct close out visits at the end of grantee agreements, document finding and ensure that all close-out checklist is completed and outstanding issues are addressed.
  • Ensure that filing of travel advances, per diem calculations and travel reconciliation form are reviewed,
  • Ensure that all travel advances are timeously retired.
  • Maintain fixed asset register.
  • Ensure bi-annual physical verification of assets is done.
  • Report any discrepancies immediately to field coordinator.
  • Any other duties that may be assign by the field coordinator or Country Finance Manager.

Wurim Choji

Work experience
  • December, 2013 - September, 2016
  • Fulltime
  • Be responsible for coordination of finance related functions expected within the States (Plateau and Nasarawa) and Abuja offices.
  • Be responsible for program budget preparation and expenditure monitoring.
  • Preparation of monthly pipeline report to be submitted to CDC.
  • Posting of transactions into the accounting software.
  • Review of all Payment to vendors.
  • Conduct and document regular grantee site visits to ensure that pre-ward conditions are addressed and implemented by grantees within the period specified in the grant agreement.
  • Ensure receipt of timely and accurate accounting and financial reports from partners through the Grants and Compliance unit.
  • Review budgets and ensure that budget amendment requests from grantees are timeously communicated to the Country Finance Manager for approval.
  • Prepare monthly bank reconciliation for the project accounts.
  • Assist with drafting grant agreement documents, modifications.
  • Administer the full cycle of grants management, compliance visits and close-out procedures.
  • Track grantee contractual obligations, e.g., pre-award conditions.
  • Assist in the preparation of Annual financial audit of the project.
  • Review sub grant document for posting into the accounting software.
  • Review all procurement documents to ensure that they are in line with organization and donor regulations.
  • Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor.
  • The accountant reports to the Finance Manager/Director of Finance.

Wurim Choji

Work experience
  • January, 2012 - November, 2013
  • Fulltime
  • The Senior Accountant is responsible for providing support to the Finance & Admin Manager in developing tools and mechanisms for effective and efficient monitoring of programme and project budgets, coordinates compilation of financial data and provides accurate and up-dated financial information to CHAN HQ on a continuous basis.
  • RESPONSIBILITIES.
  • Training of SDFs on grant management and financial reporting.
  • Post transaction into the accounting software (TALLY and QuickBooks)
  • Will ensure accurate and adequate documentation and recording of CHAN grant incomes and expenditures.
  • Monitor post and reconcile SDFs and Sub-awardees expenditure.
  • Monitor status of advances to CHAN Project staff.
  • Training of 65 PHC's and on financial management (reporting) on CCCRN grants and monitoring of the PHCs.
  • Guide and provide support to staff in the application of financial policies and procedures.
  • Perform regular cash counts for both main and petty cash.
  • Ensure compliance to cash limits and efficiency of transfer procedures.
  • Assist the Finance & Admin.
  • Manager in reviewing & reconciling year end accounts, administering the year-end process and reporting as required to CHAN and donor.
  • Maintain adequate relationships with banking institutions and ensure accurate and up-to-date database of signatories of all CHAN Project bank accounts.
  • Make monthly Bank Reconciliation and follow up on outstanding issues with the Bank and partners.
  • Undertake financial monitoring of partners.
  • Notify the Finance & Admin Manager of all issues in the financial reporting/ monitoring of partners.

Wurim Choji

Work experience
  • November, 2010 - December, 2011
  • Fulltime
  • Capturing of all financial data into QuickBooks Accounting.
  • Raise and make journal entries for accruals into QuickBooks.
  • Reconcile bank accounts monthly.
  • Ensure that transactions are posted and charged according to budget lines and activities.
  • Review travel expense reports.
  • Cross train to ensure accounting, travel and procurement policies are followed.
  • Filing of all financial documents.
  • Remit all PAYE and pension to appropriate authorities.
 

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