Finance Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Sokoto
Position Type: Full-Time 
Reporting to: Finance Manager
Proposed start date: September 2026

Key Responsibilities
The title of the position is responsible for:

• Carry out all the payments for the Bank account.
• Daily record all bank account expenses in the Excel book, in respect of ACF Nigeria's standards in terms of use of Chart of accounts, project code, Contract, financial line, and the third-party codes.
• Ensure correspondence between the physical cash & bank book (bank statements) and the cash & bank book on a daily/monthly basis.
• Prepare cash count & bank reconciliation statement at the end of each month.
• To ensure bank books & cash book are closed, reconciled & sent to capital monthly together with the bank reconciliation & cash counts.
• Reconciling vendors’ payments with the Red Rose platform for payment.
• Confirm all daily reports, summary sheets, daily transaction sheets, and amounts.
• Ensure transparency throughout the process of the unconditional/conditional cash transfer program.
• Make payments after verifying the consistency of supporting documents submitted in accordance with the Action Against Hunger procedures, ensuring all invoices are accurate, consistent and signed.
• Ensure prompt payment of the vendors based on the AC SOP on cash-based interventions.
• Training vendors on Action Against Hunger's financial procedures for cash-based interventions
• Ensure that all the accountancy documents are scanned and archived before sending the originals to the Capital
•  Manage the advances, ensuring invoices are received and that they are consistent with ACF Nigeria's procedures (invoice accurate and signed)
• Verify accuracy of  and pay invoices for purchases and comply with Procurement procedure
• Verify the accuracy of and pay vouchers for the allowances of stakeholders, seconded staff, and daily workers
• Process the monthly income tax payments (PAYE) as per information provided by the CapitalRead phonetically Dictionary –
• Ensure that any purchase respects the ACTION AGAINST HUNGER procurement procedure as per Kit Log
• Liaise with the log department for any discrepancies and missing procedures
• Assist the Finance Manager in BFU review meetings
• Prepare the Bi-weekly cash transfer request to be submitted to the Finance HoD
• Ensure that the cash box/bank and the safe maintain the minimum security amount
• Contribute to the elaboration of budget/reports / financial analysis when required or requested by the line manager or Finance HoD.
• Maintain cash, bank, supplier contracts, PAYE,  vendor & all other finance-relevant contracts in finance department
• Verify & cross-check all base monthly financial documents are correctly allocated & completed as per ACTION AGAINST HUNGER Archiving guidelines
• Archive financial files as per ACTION AGAINST HUNGER archiving guidelines, keep copies at the base & send the original to the capital every month
• Provide day-to-day management of staff directly under his/her responsibility (Finance Assistant)
• Set objectives with staff under his/her direct management, and appraise their performance in accordance with ACTION AGAINST HUNGER performance management policies, identifying areas where they require support and capacity building
• Ensure that all financial policies and procedures are followed by Finance staff directly under his/her responsibility. 

Position Requirements

• Degree in Accounting or any finance-related field
• 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Finance, Administration
• Advanced Excel skills are highly required
• Experience using Odoo accounting software is an advantage
• A member of any ANAN or ICAN is desired
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, able to negotiate, influence, give effective feedback, and be a team player
• Able to manage stress effectively, juggle competing priorities, and balance various
  programmatic, logistic, and team needs
• Champion of ACF Charter values of: Professionalism, Transparency, Neutrality, Access to Victims, and Non-Discrimination
• Previous ACF experience, previous INGO experience
• Experience with donor-funded programs
• Exceptional organization and planning skills, ability to manage and follow a work plan.

Application Closing Date
15th July, 2026. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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