Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant at Action Against Hunger

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Oct 26, 2026, 9:19 AM

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Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Location: Nguru, Yobe

Key Responsibilities

• Mission 1: Financial Documentation & Archiving:
• Support periodic internal and external audits by ensuring timely availability of requested financial documentation
• Scan, upload, classify, and archive all finance supporting documents in line with ACF finance procedures and document retention policies.
• Ensure all finance documentation is complete, properly authorized, accurately labeled, and compliant with ACF procedures and donor requirements.
• Maintain well-organized physical and electronic finance filing systems to ensure documents are easily retrievable for audits, donor reviews, and internal controls.
• Mission 2: Cash and Payment Processing:
• Conduct regular cash counts and support cash reconciliation processes as required by ACF procedures.
• Manage and maintain the cashbook daily, ensuring accurate recording of all cash inflows and outflows.
• Prepare cash payment vouchers with complete and accurate supporting documentation for review and approval by the Finance Manager.
• Verify accuracy, coding, authorization, and compliance of cash vouchers before submission for approval.
• Mission 3: Stakeholder Payment Verification:
• Ensure allowances and payments are supported by approved attendance sheets, contracts, or authorization documents.
• Verify accuracy of payment vouchers related to allowances for stakeholders, seconded staff, casual laborers, and daily workers.
• Flag discrepancies, inconsistencies, or missing documentation to the Finance Officer for resolution.
• Mission 4 : Partner Financial document review:
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or non-compliance issues and document findings for follow-up with partners.
• Conduct first-level review of partner physical financial documents against submitted financial reports.
• Check completeness, accuracy, eligibility, and compliance with agreed budgets and donor requirements.
• Mission 5: Coordination and Internal Controls:
• Liaise closely with the Logistics and Supply Chain departments to resolve discrepancies, missing procedures, or documentation gaps.
• Ensure finance procedures are properly followed throughout the payment and documentation process.
• Actively support internal control systems by identifying risks, flagging irregularities, and proposing corrective actions.
• Mission 6: Compliance and Reporting Support:
• Ensure all financial transactions comply with ACF policies, donor rules, and local regulatory requirements.
• Support the Finance Team during monthly, Bi-Annual, and annual financial closings by ensuring documentation completeness and accuracy.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of finance documentation and cash management processes.
• Position Requirements
• Strong accounting skills
• Team player, flexible
• Prior experience in NGOs/INGOs
• Strong computer skills particularly in MS Excel, literacy and numeracy
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Professionalism, honesty, reliability, autonomy & strong sense of responsibility
• Very good communication & training skills
• Previous Knowledge of donors environment
• Minimum of a Bachelor equivalent in Accounting/Finance;
• Able to manage stress effectively, juggle competing priorities, balance various programmatic, logistic and team needs.
• Capacity of analysis, synthesis and reporting
• Fluent in English
• Experience with computerized accounting systems; knowledge of SAGA would be a plus.
• Exceptional organization, time management, and attention to detail
• Experience with SAGA accounting system
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, able to negotiate, influence, give effective feedback, be a team player
• Employee Benefits Include (bot are not limited to):
• Compassionate leave for a hospitalized child
• Free and direct access to Talent Soft e-learning platform
• Maternity or Paternity leave
• 100% health care coverage
• Creche facilities for babies.
• How to Apply
• Interested and qualified candidates should:
• Click here to apply online
• Application Instructions:
• All applicants MUST answer every question in the application form. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Note
• All shortlisted candidates will undergo thorough reference and background checks and are expected to adhere to organizational standards and principles.
• Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Application Deadline:
• 27th October, 2026 at 05:00 pm (Nigerian Time).
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