Finance Officer at Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh)

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA

Duty Station: Maiduguri

General objective

The main purpose of the position is to carry out efficient financial management of the projects and Tdh structure in Nigeria, minimizing financial and operational risks and ensuring compliance in terms of Tdh procedures and Donors guidelines.

Responsabilities and tasks
Administration & Finance

Treasury management

• Is in charge of Tdh Cash management (Petty cash management, cash advances, payments, regular cash counts, etc...).
• Is in charge of Tdh Bank management (Bank accounts management, checks and transfers management, payments, bank reconciliation, internal transfers, etc...).
• Works in collaboration with the admin coordinator to ensure the expenses are done in accordance with the forecasts and the budget
• Prepare PWAR before admin payment and have them signed by the people in charge before any payment.
• Assure that all PWAR are prepared and signed before any payment.

Accounting

• Is in charge of Tdh transactions codification in accounting books according to internal procedures;
• Check invoices verify all supporting document and complete codification on a daily basis.
• Organize and file all accounting documents.
• Check Partner list of invoices verify all supporting documents, complete codification.
• Organize and file all supporting documents.   

Other

• Adhere to and enforce Tdh administrative regulations and procedures.
• Guarantee that project donor’s procedures are respected.
• Ensure Partner’s good practices and transparency.
• Work in close collaboration with the Partner Admin team by collecting, verifying, analyzing their data and if needed provide appropriate advices and trainings.

Mandatory requirements

Language Skills: Fluent in Englsh Hausa and  Kanuri (speaking/reading/writing).

Education Degree:  University degree in Finance, Accounting, and Business Administration

Work experience: Minimum 2 years experience in a similar position in a large non-     profit or corporate multi-cultural environment

Knowledge & skills: Good analytical and writing skills

Computer skills: Strong  knowledge of the MS office suit, Outlook. Excellent in Excel

Other: Excellent in  SAGA

Other knowledge:

• Extensive working knowledge of Nigerian’s employment laws and Nigerian tax issues
• Demonstrated understanding of Finance technical areas: with NGO' rules, procedures and regulations

Skills :

Required: Proactive, autonomy, rigorous, organized, planning, analytical, clear communication, work under pressure, ability to facilitate change, persuade and negotiate to reach acceptable compromise/solutions among all levels in the organization

Desirable: willingness and motivation to work in an international and intercultural context