Job Description
- LOCATION : Gashua Yobe
- LINE MANAGER : Project Administrative manager
- LEVEL : 6
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Mission monthly bookkeeping and accounting
- Posts all financial transactions into SAGA system on daily basis;
- Ensures that all payments are made on time.
- Follows up on bank transactions to ensure all are processed; files hardcopies and generates reports;
- Track bounced back salaries and make necessary adjustment and settlement;
- Produces monthly bank reconciliation statements and consolidates these in hard copy for review by the Finance Manager/Project Admin manager
- Oversees the management of petty cash at the project including bookkeeping
- Accounts for all petty cash expenditures and prepares replenishment requests when two-thirds of the money is spent.;
- Conducts regular controls of the operations of the cash, the book keeping and the filing systems.
- Supports the HR supervisor when the arises.
- Carries out other duties that could be instructed by the PAM or the Project Coordinator
ALIMA Financial Procedures & Policies
- Ensures that all documents are complete with the appropriate supporting documents, reviewed and approved before processing for payment.
- Performs three-way match in comparing invoice with purchase order and goods received note before processing any payment.
- Reviews transaction-supporting documents to ensure that all are complete and filed accordingly.
Filing
- Ensure proper filing of grants vouchers
- Collect all field vouchers from field
- Actively assist the Finance Coordinator with sample list gathering during audit exercise.
Internal:
- Directly reporting to Finance Manager.
- Liaise with Coordination logistics team.
- Liaise with HR Department.
External:
- Interacts with suppliers, banking and financial institution service providers, tax offices and other national authorities or institutions with which ALIMA has working relationships for administrative and financial needs
- Monitors petty cash advance requests and ensures timely accountability
Implementation of prevention measures against abuse of power, gender-based and sexual violence:
- Ensures that his/her team, partners and community members are aware of ALIMA's policy and have access to information (complaint escalation mechanism, focal point...).
- Facilitates the organization of training and awareness sessions
- Implements standards related to the prevention of abuse of power, gender-based violence and sexual violence.
- Ensures that team members and partners involved in the project (Ministry of Health, national partners, etc.) follow training and awareness sessions and apply the rules for preventing abuse.
- Contributes to creating and maintaining a nurturing and protective environment for his/her team, community members and project partners.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Education:
- BSc/HND in Accounting, Bachelor level degree in management, finance, or related field; MBA or similar higher degree a plus
Experience:
- 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Administration, HR, Finance, Logistics
Skills and Competencies Required
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, able to negotiate, influence, give effective feedback, be a team player
- Able to manage stress effectively, juggle competing priorities, balance various programmatic, logistic and team needs
- Exceptional organization and planning skills, ability to manage and follow work plans
Languages:
- Professional-level competency in English orally and in writing.
- Others are an asset like Hausa, Kanuri
Contract term: contract under Nigerian law, 6 months renewable.
Salary : As per ALIMA Salary grid
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
IMPORTANT REMARKS
- Only successful applicants will be called for interview.
- No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process.