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Finance Assistant
About this role
The role is for a Finance Assistant in the Adamawa Field Office, supporting financial management processes within Save the Children Nigeria. The job focuses on accurate transaction processing, record keeping, documentation, compliance monitoring and general financial administration in line with SCI policies. The role involves areas such as electronic archiving of financial documents, account reconciliations and other finance duties, with interaction across a diverse range of stakeholders. It may require working outside normal hours in emergencies. The employer works to strengthen health systems and maternal and child health in northern Nigeria and supports humanitarian response through financial administration and oversight.
What you would do
- Process and raise cheques with signatories' approval
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations and obtain monthly bank statements
- Support payments to participants and beneficiaries
- Request and collect office stationery and consumables for daily activities
- Reconcile and match transactions on the system weekly
- Maintain petty cash fund and make daily cash payments for approved transactions
- Update and maintain the manual cash book daily
- Conduct weekly and month-end cash counts
- Archive financial documents monthly and ensure vouchers are filed
- Assist with audits by retrieving relevant documents for review
What they are asking for
- HND/BSc/BCom in Accounting
- Professional qualification (ACA, CNA, CITN, etc) is an added advantage
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in finance or accounting
- Proficiency with Agresso FMS and ProSave
- Experience with NGOs or international development organisations
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
- Good understanding of financial procedures and record keeping
- Strong organisational and filing skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
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