Vacancy for Finance Officer at ACTED Nigeria

Employment Nigeria 06-May-2017 BORNO , Accounting NGO

ACTED, headquartered in Paris, France, is present in four continents and our teams intervene in 34 countries towards 8 million people, responding to emergency situations, supporting rehabilitation projects and accompanying the dynamics of development. Over 5,000 staff are dedicated to implementing and developing our projects.

POSITION : Finance Officer

DESCRIPTION

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.

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

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 resources of the base are allocated on the related projects
Ensure that the running cost of the base is respecting standard norms
Internal Control:
FLAT Management at the base level
Responsible for procurement documentation

Qualifications

B.A/M.A or equivalent Degree required
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
Good IT skills and confidence in Excel and Word
Attention to detail and accuracy
Oral and written English

Remuneration

Competitive salary based on its Nigerian salary grid.

How To Apply
Candidates should send their CV's and Cover letters explaining why you are qualified for the post both in English with at least 2 reference contacts (e.g. previous employers) to: Nigeria.jobs@acted.org with the position applied for as the subject

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Vacancy for Finance Officer at ACTED Nigeria

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