Finance Assistant

About the role

The Finance Assistant works in the Finance team at the Adamawa Field Office, supporting the effective implementation of financial management processes. The role covers accurate transaction processing, documentation, record keeping, compliance monitoring and financial administration in line with Save the Children International policies and procedures. It also supports the Nigeria Finance team in electronic archiving of financial documents, accounts reconciliations and other finance duties. The post reports to the State Team Leader.

Key responsibilities

• Process financial transactions, payment requests and expense claims in line with organizational policies and donor requirements
• Raise cheques approved by budget holders and take them to signatories; perform monthly bank reconciliation and pick up monthly bank statements
• Support payments of participants and beneficiaries, including bi-weekly payment runs and partner payments
• Maintain the petty cash fund, make daily cash payments, keep the manual cash book updated and conduct weekly and month-end cash counts
• Reconcile and match transactions on the system weekly
• Electronically archive payment and journal vouchers monthly, file them correctly, keep a document retrieval log and maintain a filing system for all transactions
• Support audits by retrieving samples and documents, and assist in asset verification
• Support the development of a master budget for child safeguarding

Required profile

• 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
• Experience working with NGOs or international development organizations
• Child safeguarding level 3 clearance

Required skills

• Proficiency in Agresso FMS and ProSave
• Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
• Good understanding of financial procedures and record keeping
• Strong organizational and filing skills, attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines