Finance / HR Assistant at MSF WACA In Nigeria Limited by Guarantee (MSF WACA)

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, gender, creed, or political affiliation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance / HR Assistant

Location: Kano 
Employment Type: Contract

The Main Purpose

• Execute administrative tasks and do follow up of project accountancy, according to administration manager’s indications and MSF WACA procedures, in order to ensure legal compliance and keep a strict control over monetary resources

Accounatbilties / Responsibilities (non-exhaustive list)

• Execute administrative and legal related tasks, under supervision of the Administrator Manager, checking payroll calculations and updating personal files in order to ensure accuracy, compliance and on time payments.
• Implement cash management procedures in order to ensure the highest control and security and ensure cash availability.
• Prepare employment contracts in conformity with legal requirements including specific amendments when necessary, in order to ensure local labour and fiscal law compliance.
• Enter data into the HR database and personal files and keep them up-to-date in order to facilitate HR processes management.
• Update Social security & Tax office files in order to meet legal requirements and duties.
• Draw up monthly pay slips for all staff, editing and updating the necessary data, in order to ensure the punctuality and accuracy of staff payroll.
• Draw up the final pay slip and employment certificate at the end of a contract in order to meet legal requirements while defending MSF ’s interests.
• Follow up all expiring rental contract dates and inform the Administration Manager in order to leave enough time to arrange a renewal or look for some other alternative.
• Assist the administration manager in the prevision of monthly treasury and planning in order to ensure the coverage of daily needs, advances on salaries, payroll, etc.
• Process the payment to suppliers and keep strict on all documentation involved, informing the administration manager of any sort of disparity.
• Carry out all accounting tasks and activities in order to ensure strict control of all expenditures and the reliability of statements and documentation.
• Make all administrative information available to the staff (posting, meetings, etc.)
• Classify and prepare all accounting pieces as requested by the Administration Manager.
• File the accounting documents and enter the accounting pieces in the accounting software, with the support from the Administration Manager and/or the Accounting Manager (ACMA).
• Support the Administration Manager in translating documents into local language. Assists the Administration Manager in meetings upon request.

Required Skills / Competencies

• Desirable Education: Finance, Business or Administration related Diploma.
• Essential Experience: Previous working experience of at least two years in relevant jobs.
• Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.
• Languages: English language and Hausa is essential.
• Knowledge: Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet).

Competencies:

• Results
• Teamwork
• Flexibility
• Commitment
• Stress Management.

Application Closing Date
26th January, 2026 @ 6:00 pm.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Attention!

• Female candidates and people with disability who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.
• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse the hiring of a candidate who has benefitted from such acts.
• All illicit demands of these types may be pursued through the judicial system.
• Fill in the form and upload your documents, i.e. CV, cover letter and educational qualifications using the link.