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Finance Assistant at Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Location: Dutse, Jigawa State
Starting date: As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: Finance Officer

Objective 1

Responsible for the base field payment.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Visit the fields during various program/activities to make payments.
Support the program’s cash transfer implementation.
Make payments and verify the consistency of supporting documents submitted in accordance with the AAH procedures, ensuring all invoices are accurate, consistent and signed.
Review all documents submitted for payments. (Photocopy, original, pro forma, translation, date, signature, stamp, and terms used, accuracy of calculations etc.)

Objective 2

Ensure compliance of the supply chain guidelines and payment mode.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Respect AAH purchasing procedures as per KLV3 when giving an advance and to report to Finance Officer and Finance Manager if these procedures are not respected.
Liaise with Log department for any discrepancy and missing procedures.
Clear and release cash advances with logistics/programs.
Ensure that Logistics and PMs comply with the supply chain guidelines.

Objective 3

File and archive the documents.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Check that all invoices/supporting documents and their amount corresponds to the cash voucher total value.
Verify & cross-check all base monthly financial documents are correctly allocated & completed as per AAH archiving guidelines
Assist Base Finance Officer in archiving financial files as per AAH archiving guidelines
Photocopy and file all the invoices/documents (base financial books) according to the monthly base book-keeping before sending to Capital office for archiving.
Maintain bank, supplier contracts, PAYE, vendor & all other finance relevant contracts in finance department.

Qualifications

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree / HND in Accounting, Management, Finance or related field; MBA or similar higher Degree will be a plus.
Minimum of one year experience in a similar role.

Skills and Experience
Essential:

1 year of experience in one or more of the following areas: Administration, HR, Finance, Logistics.
Exceptional organization and planning skills, ability to manage and follow work plans.
Able to manage stress effectively, juggle competing priorities, balance various programmatic, logistic and team needs.
Champion of AAH Charter values of: Professionalism, Transparency, Neutrality, Access to Victims and Non-Discrimination.
Highly developed interpersonal, communication, able to negotiate, influence, give effective feedback, be a team player.

Preferred: