Finance Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare cash count & bank reconciliation statement at the end of each month;
• To ensure bank books & cash book are closed, reconciled & sent to capital on monthly basis together with the bank reconciliation & cash counts;
• 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 the ACTION AGAINST HUNGER's procedures (invoice accurate and signed);
• Verify accuracy of and pay vouchers for the allowances of stakeholder, seconded staff and daily workers;
• Prepare the Bi-weekly cash transfer request to be submitted to the HOD Finance;
• 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 original to capital on monthly basis;
• Organize & lead monthly BFU meetings at the base & provide updates to Deputy HOD Finance for each grant;
• Monitor level of over/underspending per budget lines and provide feedback to deputy Finance HoD;
• Inform the Deputy HOD Finance for any information which impact the grant financial status;
• Review donor guidelines and ensure flexibility is respected;
• Alert on suspicion of fraud and corruption through the appropriate channel;
• Sensitize the team on the management of fraud and corruption risks.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's  Degree equivalent in Accounting/Finance;
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in NGO financial management;
• 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;
• Committed to ACF values;
• Capacity of analysis, synthesis and reporting;
• Strong accounting skills;
• Prior experience in NGOs/INGOs;
• Experience with SAGA accounting system;
• Previous Knowledge of donors environment;
• Experience with computerized accounting systems; knowledge of SAGA would be a plus;
• Exceptional organization and planning skills, ability to manage and follow work plans
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, able to negotiate, 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.

Starting Basic Salary and Benefit

• NGN326,033 / Month (excluding other benefits)
• Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.