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Finance Assistant - Mubi

Full time at Save the Children in Nigeria
Posted on May 8, 2024

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Job title : Finance Assistant - Mubi jobs in Adamawa Job Location : Adamawa Deadline : May 25, 2024 Quick Recommended Links ROLE PURPOSE:  The Finance Assistant has responsibility to manage payments, receipts, and disbursement of funds. He/she would be responsible for GLACOS. Registration and filling of documents. He/she will also provide support to the finance unit. SCOPE OF ROLE:

  • Reports to: Finance Officer, Yola technically
  • Dimensions: Solid line reporting
  • Staff directly reporting to this post: None.
  • Technical responsibility: None
  • Budget responsibility: None
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Fund Disbursement
  • Writing of Cheques as approved by relevant budget holders.
  • Maintain proper filing and easy retrieval of finance documentation.
  • Perform Bank related activities (Pick up Bank Statements, collect office running cash, etc….)
  • Conduct weekly and month end cash counts. 
  • Payment of participants and other SCI cash payments out of the office
  • Update daily Cash GLACOS and reconcile cash and book balances.
Cash Flow
  • Maintain petty cash with strong supervision from the finance officer.
  • Update & maintain manual cash book.
  • Maintain optimum cash balances and advises the Finance Officer for cash replenishment (including emergencies)
Financial Information and other support functions
  • Assist during audit to retrieve all relevant documents for audit exercise.
  • Assist others requiring information on transactions to retrieve relevant payment vouchers and documentation for their use.
System Administration
  • Registration of all cash paid invoices in GLACOS on weekly basis
  • Weekly and daily cash Reconciliation
Others
  • Ensure all documents are filed and stamped “PAID.”
  • Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor or line manager.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
  • Internal: All budget-holders, Bank Signatories, and other staffs.
  • External: Auditors, Bank, Government bodies, include regulatory agencies.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Administrative & General Skills Essential Criteria
  • Level of Education – B.Sc./HND or equivalent
  • One (1) Year Finance related experience in an INGO
  • Specified Study Area – Finance / Accounting, Banking and Finance
  • Knowledge and experience in working with INGO.
  • Excellent verbal communication and listening skills.
  • Language Requirements: Spoken English-Excellent; Written English-Excellent
  • Level of IT Expertise: Excellent (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
Desirable Criteria
  • Good training and facilitation skills (for financial training/support to partners).
  • Ability to multi-task, engage in long-term planning, meet deadlines, and handle last-minute demands; exercise patience, and adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Ability to be creative and proactive health service improvement is essential. 
  • Professional certificate in accounting and finance

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