• Application Deadline:
• Position: Finance Officer



• Job Type Contract



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience



• Location Borno




• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  
  

Job Summary

• The Finance officer assists the Finance Manager in all the activities related to finance and cash management.

Responsibilities and Tasks

Treasury & Cash Follow-up:

• Control themanagement ofthe petty cashby thefinanceassistant


• Ensurethat thedaily physical inventory of the petty cashis accurate, and report any discrepancies tohis/her line manager


• Ensure availability of cash at base level and forecast any cash issue


• Prepare the weekly cash forecast and request at base level


• Prepare and validate any checks done at base level


• Monitor due dates for payments of contracts


• Follow-up withregular payments


• Guarantee security of the cash and confidentiality of information

Finance & Accounting Management:

• Check, before recording any entry, that the invoices are compliant with PUI’s regulations and procedures


• Record all expensesmade through bankin the excel books on a daily basis, and to properly fill in the information needed (date, accounting code, project, budget code, etc.)


• Monitor the voucher process, and the quality of archiving of the invoices, as per the donor’s rules and regulations


• Guarantee the quality of the archiving process at base level


• Consolidate and check the accuracy of data of base accountancy.


• Prepare the monthly accounting closure for the base


• Participate in the consolidation of budget follow-ups


• Prepare the weekly financial forecast of the base, compile it, and send it tothe FinanceManager for validation


• Collect all invoices exempted from the VAT


• Issue a monthly With Holding Tax report


• Prepare the bank reconciliation at the end of each month


• Preparethe annualclosing documents for the base


• Preparethe external audit visits (donor and coordination visits).

Team Management:

• Plan and supervise tasks of the team on daily basis


• Update the leave plan for the team


• With Finance manager support conduct appraisal, define and follow up objectives for team members in order to improve their performance


• Support the Finance manager in staff recruitment


• Ensure that the team complies with PUI policies and procedures

Requirements

• Language skills: Fluent in Hausa and English and any Gwoza dialect is appreciated.


• Education degree: University degree in Finance, Accounting, or another relevant degree


• Work experience: Minimum 2 yearsof experience insimilar field (NGOs/private companies)


• Knowledge and skills: Good analytical and writing skills


• Computer skills: Good knowledge of the MS office software includingWord,Outlook. Excellent in Excel

Assets:

• Interests


• Strong motivation to help people in need


• Accounting and finance


• Transversalskills


• Well organized


• Ability to take initiative to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work


• Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself


• Autonomy, neutrality, hard worker


• Team Management


• Able to manage stress and pressure.