Finance Assistant at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency.

PUI has been operating in Nigeria since 2016, initially establishing its presence in Borno State with a field office in Maiduguri. Over the years, PUI has expanded its humanitarian response to deep-field locations, including Monguno and Pulka, and more recently to Katsina State in Northwest Nigeria. In Borno State, PUI has been a key actor in health, nutrition, protection, and psychosocial support. It supports health facilities in Maiduguri, Monguno, and Pulka, providing primary healthcare services, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), and the management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), both with and without complications, through Stabilization Centers. These interventions are integrated with specialized Gender-Based Violence (GBV) services and psychosocial support.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Location: Katsina
Employment Type: Full-time

General Objective

• The Finance assistant will have to assist Finance Officer/Manager in all the activities related to finance and cash management.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Treasury & Cash Follow-up:

• Manage the cashbox and ensure the safe keeping of cashbox
• Process receipts and invoices for cash payments
• Prepare and follow up the pay-outs and cash advances, within established guidelines
• Guarantee security of the cashbox and confidentiality of information
• Do daily physical inventory of the cashbox with the Finance Officer
• Ensure the daily worker payments

Finance & Accounting Management:

• Check, before recording any entry, that the invoices are compliant with PUI’s regulations and procedures
• Issue voucher numbers, and properly archive the invoices and Saga vouchers in dedicated files, as per the donors’ rules and regulations
• 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.)
• Assist in the preparation for the external audit visits (donor and coordination visits)

Archiving Finance Record:

• Manage the electronic archival of Finance files as per the filing process at the base level and share the scan data with Abuja
• Manage the physical archival of Finance files as per the archiving process at the base level

Priorities of the Department:

• Be responsible of all cash payments and relevant protocols related to the base.
• Ensure that the cash security procedures are implemented and respected.
• Ensure the accountancy hard copies quality.
• Scanning of all finance documents.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications with experience.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline 3rd November, 2025.