Finance Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Starting Basic Salary: 326, 033 NGN per month (excluding other benefits)

Key responsibilities:

• Daily record of all bank account expenses in the excel book, in respect of ACTION AGAINST;
• Carry out all payments for the relevant Bank accounts. HUNGER standards in terms of use of chart of accounts, project code, Contract and financial line and the third party codes;
• Ensure bank books & cash book are closed, reconciled & sent to capital on monthly basis together with the bank reconciliation & cash counts;
• Make payments after verifying the consistency of supporting documents submitted in accordance with the Action Against Hunger procedures, ensuring all invoices are accurate, consistent and signed;
• Ensure that the cash box, bank, and the main safe maintain the minimum security amount;
• Maintain cash, bank, supplier contracts, PAYE, vendor & all other finance relevant contracts in finance department;
• Archive financial files as per ACTION AGAINST HUNGER archiving guidelines, keep copies at the base & send original to capital on monthly basis;
• Process the monthly income tax payments (PAYE) as per information provided by the Capital;
• Consolidate withholding tax for remittance at federal and state level;
• Prepare and send EFCC weekly report to capital;
• Manage the advances, ensuring invoices are received and that they are consistent with the ACTION AGAINST HUNGER’s procedures (invoice accurate and signed);
• Ensures that stakeholders payment complies with the Project Activity Resourcing (PAR).

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor 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.