Finance Officer at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Monguno, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time

General Objective

• Under the line management of the Finance Coordinator, the Finance officer assists the Finance Coordinator in all the activities related to finance and cash management.

Responsabilities and Tasks
Treasury & Cash Follow-up:

• Control the management of the petty cash
• Ensure that the daily physical inventory of the petty cash is accurate, and report any discrepancies to his/her line manager
• Ensure availability of cash at coordination level and forecast any cash issue
• Prepare the weekly cash forecast and request at coordination level
• Prepare and validate any checks done at coordination level
• Monitor due dates for payments of contracts
• Follow-up with regular 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 expenses made through bank in 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 coordination level
• Consolidate and check the accuracy of data of coordination accountancy
• Prepare the monthly accounting closure for the coordination
• Participate in the consolidation of budget follow-ups
• Prepare the weekly financial forecast of the coordination, compile it, and send it to the Finance Coordinator 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
• Prepare the annual closing documents for the coordination
• Prepare the external audit visits (donor and coordination visits)

Capacity Building:

• When required, provide support to the finance team of the different bases
• When requested, support the finance coordinator in finance staff recruitment

The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs. The employee could be requested to perform other tasks as his/her line manager may judge necessary.

Application Closing Date
12th May, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online