About this role
MSF is recruiting for an Accountant in Kebbi on a fixed term contract. The role involves managing daily cash and check processes, supporting project accounting, and ensuring project books align with MSF procedures. It requires preparing monthly accounts, handling accounting documents, and supporting audits, with duties across cash control, invoicing, and financial reporting. The position targets candidates with a background in accounting or finance and relevant experience in cash management and financial documentation. The organisation provides emergency medical humanitarian aid and operates in various challenging contexts.
What you would do
- Manage daily cash and check transactions and ensure receipt documentation meets MSF requirements
- Prepare monthly accounts and supporting administrative documents for payments and receipts
- Process and reconcile invoices, vouchers, and running costs with accurate allocations
- Encode invoices in accounting registers and verify project budget allocations
- Track advances, cashbox movements, and investigate discrepancies
- Ensure compliance with cash control procedures and currency handling
- Scan and upload monthly accounting vouchers and maintain document archiving
- Carry out bank and cash reconciliations and ensure timely tax withholding remittance
- Provide support for audits and maintain documentation for auditors
- Handle other administrative tasks delegated by the Finance/Accounting Manager
What they are asking for
- BSC in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
- Minimum 2 years of relevant accounting experience
- Experience with accounting software and MS Excel
- Knowledge of financial reporting, reconciliation, and cash management
- Experience with processing payments, invoices, vouchers, and cash advances
- Ability to meet deadlines and work in a team
- Experience with filing, archiving, and preparing supporting audit documents
- Understanding of tax payments and currency exchange operations is advantageous
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Willingness to adapt to a dynamic, back-up role in the team
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