Finance Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.

  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
  • Location: Borno
  • City: Maiduguri
  • Job Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit 

Key responsibilities:

  • Check all invoices and confirm their amount as from their reception and the coherence with the accountancy in Saga;
  • Prepare a report for the Finance Officer of all missing invoices or differences in amounts from the SAGA extracted file;
  • After the monthly accounting closure check the accounting codes, the project codes, and the budget codes;
  • Correct any errors in the invoices if necessary;
  • Check that all the invoices are present for each budget line and each contract;
  • Ensure photocopying of all original & split documents;
  • File the originals according to budget (contract) and budget line;
  • File everything very conscientiously;
  • Reclassify the invoices according to their new budget lines if necessary, particularly when they have been used in various operations (redistribution of the initial budget lines);
  • Check that the accounting codes, the project codes, and the budget codes are accurate as per the attached PR or program allowance request form;
  • Finalize the dispatch of files by adding labels and adequate packaging for the originals to be sent to the capital;
  • Check that all invoices and their amounts are present as from their reception and the coherence with the accountancy in the excel file;
  • Check that all the invoices are present for each transaction in the accountancy;
  • At the end of the monthly accountancy closure, prepare the files to be sent to capital (final checking of invoices and their presence;
  • File and archive the copies in the base. 

Position Requirements:

  • Minimum of a Bachelor equivalent in Accounting/Finance;
  • Exceptional organization, time management, and attention to detail;
  • Professionalism, honesty, reliability, autonomy & strong sense of responsibility;
  • Very good communication & training skills;
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality;
  • Strong computer skills particularly in MS Excel, literacy and numeracy;  
  • Fluent in English;
  • Team player, flexible;
  • Committed to ACF values;
  • Strong accounting skills;         
  • Sense of confidentiality;
  • Ability to manage and follow work plans;
  • Good interpersonal skills (communication, able to negotiation, influence, give effective feedback, be a team player);
  • Able to manage stress effectively, juggle competing priorities, balance various programmatic, logistic and team needs;
  • Champion of ACTION AGAINST HUNGER Charter values of; Professionalism, Transparency, Neutrality, Access to Victims and Non-Discrimination.

Method of Application

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