Deadline: 02 May, 2020

Location: Monguno, Nigeria

The Nigeria country office of Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is seeking to fill the position of a Finance Assistant. PUI is an international non-governmental organisation that helps civilians who are marginalised or excluded as a result of natural disasters, war and economic collapse.

The Finance Assistant will support the Finance Officer and Base Administration Manager in all activities related to finance and cash management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the cash box and ensure the safekeeping of cash box
• Process receipts and invoices for cash payments
• Do daily physical inventory of the cash box with the Finance Officer
• Ensure daily worker payments
• Prepare and follow up pay-outs and cash advances, within established guidelines
• Guarantee confidentiality of information
• Check, before recording any entry, that the invoices are compliant with PUI’s regulations and procedures
• Record cash expenses in the Excel books on a daily basis, and properly fill in the information needed (date, accounting code, project, budget code, etc.)
• Issue voucher numbers, properly archive invoices and Sage vouchers in dedicated files, as per the donors’ rules and regulations
• Assist in the preparations for external audit visits (donor and coordination visits)
• Manage the electronic archival of finance files as per the filing process at the field base and share the scan data with Abuja
• Manage the physical archival of finance files as per the archiving process at the field base

Requirements

• Fluency in Hausa and English (essential)
• Intermediate Kanuri (desirable)
• University degree in Finance, Accounting or other relevant degree
• One year of experience, minimum, in a similar position (NGOs/private companies)
• Good analytical and writing skills
• Good knowledge of MS Office software, including Word, Outlook; excellent in Excel (essential)
• Strong motivation to help people in need and high organisational skills
• Ability to take initiative to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work
• Ability to adapt according to the changing situation within a mission or the organisation itself
• Autonomy, neutrality, hardwork
• Ability to manage stress and pressure

To apply and for more information, click here.

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