Overview
Terre des hommes (Tdh) is a leading Swiss organization for children’s aid. Since 1960, Tdh has helped build a better future for deprived children and their communities, making an impact with innovative and sustainable solutions. Active in more than 45 countries, Tdh works with local and international partners to develop and implement field projects which improve the daily lives of over 3 million children and their relatives, in the domains of health, protection, and emergency relief. This engagement is financed by individual and institutional support, with administrative costs kept to a minimum. Tdh in Nigeria implements projects in, Wash, Child. Protection, and Education sectors.
Name of the position: Finance Assistant
Contract duration: 30th April 2023
Contract Extension: Extendable in line with fund Availability
Location: Maiduguri
Starting Date: ASAP
Key responsibilities:
General duties: Accounting
- Daily update of the accountancy system according to the project activities and payments
- Verify that all the receipts/invoices are correctly filled, and they are eligible for Tdh accountancy (indicating date, details of the supplier, clearly written the amount and with the stamp PAID).
- Prepare Payment vouchers to be attached to the payments ensuring the correct donors and budget lines have been correctly charged
- Archive all the relevant administrative and accountancy documentation in the proper way and according to Tdh procedures and make scans of the same
- Collaborate in the preparation of documents for financial/annual audits.
- Organize and ensure the filing of all supporting documents.
- Remit staff monthly statutory deductions to the relevant authorities within the required deadlines
Cash management
- Manage the petty cash box of the office, under the supervision of the Finance Manager • Perform daily, weekly, monthly, and annual cash inventory.
Documentation and Archiving:
- Operate filing, storage, and retrieval systems for all financial documents including their supporting documents both hard and soft copy.
- Manage logbook for incoming and outgoing documents and their details (i.e., who is borrowing, time and date, and expected the document will be returned)
- Comply with all documentation policies, standards, and processes.
- Provide support function to all projects to retrieve documents that are audited by the internal and external auditors.
- Follow up and Ensure filling of monthly staff pay slips and timesheets for all staff.
- Participate in the weekly Finance department meeting
Audit Facilitation Support:
- Support Finance in scanning documents and submission to auditors in clearing and closing audit queries
- Filling back all documents retrieved for audit
Others
- Undertake all other duties that may be determined by the Finance Manager
Core commitments:
- Goal-oriented and proactive with very good analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to prioritize, plan, organize work in a time-limited manner
- High sense of integrity, rigor, and good flexibility skill.
Specific Competencies
- Graduate of Accounting, Banking and Finance or related Management Sciences course
- 0 – 2yrs Experience
- Working knowledge of Microsoft office applications (Excel, word, and power point)
- Female Applicants are highly encouraged to apply for this position
Net Salary: 245,228 NGN
The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs.
Method of Application
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Note:
- We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the recruitment process
- Any successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
- There will be travel requirements and opportunities both within Nigeria
- Qualified Females are advised to apply
- Terre des hommes is an Equal Opportunity Employer
