Financial Shared Services Manager
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IPA is hiring a Financial Shared Services Manager to lead its new Shared Services Center in Bogotá, Colombia, within the Global Finance team. The role involves building the center from scratch, managing accounts payable, reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and month-end close across all IPA entities worldwide, and leading a small team. The position reports to the Global Controller at headquarters and is based in Nigeria.
- Lead IPA's newly established Shared Services Center in Bogotá from the ground up
- Manage AP, journal entries, reconciliations, and intercompany transactions globally
- Recruit, train, and supervise a team of up to three to five staff
- Establish SLAs, KPIs, and performance dashboards for shared services
- Ensure compliance with IPA policies, donor requirements, and accounting standards
- Coordinate with country office finance teams and headquarters leadership
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Financial Shared Services Manager at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) ⏲ Aug 26, 2026, 5:13 AM ⋕ View all Banking & Financial Services jobs Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Financial Shared Services Manager Requisition ID: 1805 Location: Nigeria Reports to: Global Controller (Headquarters) Job Summary The Shared Services Manager will ensure timely, accurate, and compliant processing of accounts payable, journal entries, expense reports, intercompany transactions, and bank and balance sheet reconciliations across all IPA entities worldwide. The Financial Shared Services Manager will lead IPA's newly established Shared Services Center in Bogotá, Colombia, within the Global Finance team. The role is responsible for building the center from the ground up — designing processes, developing a team of up to five staff, and serving as the primary point of contact for country office finance teams and headquarters leadership. Responsibilities: Operations and Service Delivery: Coordinate with country office finance staff to resolve queries, address missing documentation, clear reconciliation discrepancies, and ensure completeness of month-end close activities. Establish and monitor service-level agreements (SLAs) with country offices and headquarters, including processing turnaround times, accuracy rates, and query resolution timelines. Provide coverage to country office finance teams during periods of staff transition. Lead day-to-day operations of the Shared Services Center, covering accounts payable, journal entry processing, intercompany transactions, and bank and balance sheet reconciliations for all IPA offices. Support all offices with audit requests as needed. Process Design and Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for automation, system improvements, and process simplification, and lead implementation in coordination with IT and Global Finance teams. Develop performance dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Shared Services function, and report results to senior finance leadership on a regular cadence. Build team capacity to take on additional responsibilities: with a consistent level of excellence. Team Leadership and Talent Development: Design and deliver training for junior staff on accounting tasks, reconciliation procedures, NetSuite operations, and country-specific requirements; maintain training documentation for knowledge continuity. Set individual performance objectives, conduct performance reviews, and support professional development. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Monitor individual and team workload across country assignments; adjust capacity allocation and escalate resourcing needs proactively. Recruit, onboard, and supervise a team of up to three Shared Services staff. Compliance and Controls: Ensure all transactions comply with IPA policies, donor requirements, and relevant accounting standards. Support internal and external audits by providing required documentation. Maintain clear segregation of duties between the Shared Services Center and country office banking and treasury functions. Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting: Oversee generation of monthly financial reports for distribution to country office finance teams and leadership. Communicate process changes, training requirements, and service updates to all stakeholders. Lead regular check-ins and reporting meetings with country office finance leads, providing updates on month-end close status, outstanding issues, and team performance. Contribute to cross-functional projects related to finance transformation and other global initiatives as needed. Serve as the primary liaison between the Shared Services Center, country office finance teams, and headquarters Global Finance. Qualifications Demonstrated experience: designing or improving accounting processes across multiple entities or geographies. (preferred). Proficiency with ERP systems, preferably NetSuite, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Experience: supporting multi-currency and multi-country accounting operations. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance. Proven ability to collaborate across time zones and cultures, with strong written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated experience: leading or working in a shared services, business process outsourcing (BPO), or centralized finance environment. Strong working knowledge of accounts payable processes, general ledger accounting, and internal controls. Experience: with nonprofit, international development, or donor-funded organizations, including familiarity with USG and FCDO requirements. (preferred) Master's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration. (preferred) Minimum seven years of progressive experience: in accounting, including at least three years of direct supervisory experience. Full professional proficiency in English and Spanish, written and spoken. Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), or equivalent professional certification. (preferred) How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online View all Jobs in Nigeria