Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) - Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance Officer
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Type: Full Time
Position to start: 1st quarter, 2019
Contract Duration: 6 months
Job Summary
In light of the displacement in the north eastern part of Nigeria, ACTED has set up an office in Maiduguri to respond to the humanitarian needs. ACTED is therefore looking for qualified staff to support our mission based in Maiduguri.
General Objectives
The Finance Officer will be responsible of the following tasks:
Respect existing financial procedures and send all accounting documents to the Capital Office
Ensure the proper allocation of each expense to the corresponding project
Ensure that the finance Assistant(s) are filling the Manual Cash Book and properly carrying out their tasks
Upload in the NGO accountancy program SAGA all the base accountancy on a weekly basis and check it on a monthly basis before sending it to the Capital Office on the 5th of each month
Supervise the weekly and monthly cash reconciliations and the monthly bank reconciliation
Supervise the relation with the bank(s)
Sent a weekly cash request to the Capital Office and liaise with Program teams and Logistics to prepare a Base Monthly Cash Request to be sent to the Capital Office
Update the Contract Follow-Up each time a new contract is signed and each time a payment relative to a contract is done. Send the Contract Follow-Up to the Capital Office on the 5th of each month
Follow-up financial indicators of ACTED’s projects
Help the Country Office to have a clear vision of the base’s financial situation
Help the Area Coordination/Country Director to have a clear vision of the area’s financial situation
Key Responsibilities
The Finance Officer is responsible for accountancy. This will include the following:
Budget Control:
Check and control the base accountancy
Follow up on financial and accountancy procedures of ACTED Nigeria
Ensure efficient flow of financial and accountancy information to Country Finance
Financial accountability of projects
Cost Control:
Ensure that all the expenses of the area are allocated on the available projects
Ensure that the running cost of the area are not exceeding the standard norms
Responsible for procurement documentation
Ensure that non allocated resources are not used on any project, unless an approval is given by the CFM or CR;
Internal Control:
FLAT Management at the base level
Qualifications Required
University Degree in Finance, Accounting, or another relevant Degree
Ability to work as a member of the team
At least 1 year experience in an Accounting Department preferably in an NGO
Willingness to be flexible and respond in a timely manner to support colleague when need arise
Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered
ACTED/REACH considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, colour, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
Due to the large numbers of expected applicants ACTED will only inform shortlisted candidates, we apologize for the inconvenience. Only short-listed applicants will be invited for written test and oral interview.
The subject of the Ccover Letter must read: “Application - Finance Officer”.