Finance Assistant
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Contract role in Katsina assisting the Finance Officer/Manager with treasury, cash management, accounting records, donor-compliant documentation, cash advances, pay-outs, and audit preparation. The role also covers daily cashbox controls and physical and electronic archiving of finance files.
- Assists the Finance Officer/Manager with daily treasury and cash management activities.
- Processes receipts and invoices, records cash expenses in Excel, and prepares vouchers.
- Supports donor-compliant filing, external audit preparation, and finance records archiving.
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Contract role in Katsina assisting the Finance Officer/Manager with treasury, cash management, accounting records, donor-compliant documentation, cash advances, pay-outs, and audit preparation. The role also covers daily cashbox controls and physical and electronic archiving of finance files.
- Assists the Finance Officer/Manager with daily treasury and cash management activities.
- Processes receipts and invoices, records cash expenses in Excel, and prepares vouchers.
- Supports donor-compliant filing, external audit preparation, and finance records archiving.
- Manages cashbox security, daily physical inventory, pay-outs, and cash advances.
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- PreferredPractical evidence in security, internship, financeThe tags and summary point to skills connected with this role.
- RequiredAvailability to work in KatsinaThe vacancy is associated with this location.
- UnclearComfort with the Contract contract termsConfirm hours, duration, probation and benefits at the original source.
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- Likely requiredUpdated CV
- Role specificCover letter or short employer message
- OptionalProfessional references
- VerifyID or passport only after verifying the employer
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- Place your strongest Finance Assistant evidence in the first half of your CV.
- In your cover letter or employer message, connect your experience to Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) and the role in Katsina.
- Add concrete examples related to security, internship, finance, ideally with measurable outcomes or clear responsibilities.
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- Confirm the deadline, interview location and employer contact before sharing personal documents.
- Prepare a polite question about pay, benefits and contract terms for later interview stages.
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Interview preparation
- What experience makes you a strong fit for this Finance Assistant role in security, internship?
- How have you handled responsibilities similar to those in this job post?
- Are you available to work in Katsina under the listed contract or schedule?
- Prepare examples with clear responsibilities, tools used and measurable outcomes.
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Original source description
Finance Assistant at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)
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Oct 26, 2026, 1:16 PM
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Première 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 to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. PUI has been operating in Nigeria since 2016, initially establishing its presence in Borno State with a field office in Maiduguri. Over the years, PUI has expanded its humanitarian response to deep-field locations, including Monguno and Pulka, and more recently to Katsina State in Northwest Nigeria.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance Assistant
Location: Katsina
Employment Type: Contract
General Objectives
The Finance assistant will have to assist Finance Officer/Manager in all the activities related to finance and cash management.
Responsibilities and Tasks
Treasury & Cash Follow-up:
Ensure the daily worker payments
Guarantee security of the cashbox and confidentiality of information
Process receipts and invoices for cash payments
Manage the cashbox and ensure the safe keeping of cashbox
Do daily physical inventory of the cashbox with the Finance Officer
Prepare and follow up the pay-outs and cash advances, within established guidelines
Finance & Accounting Management:
Issue voucher numbers, and properly archive the invoices and Saga vouchers in dedicated files, as per the donors’ rules and regulations
Record cash expenses in the excel books on a daily basis, and properly fill in the information needed (date, accounting code, project, budget code, etc.)
Assist in the preparation for the external audit visits (donor and coordination visits)
Check, before recording any entry, that the invoices are compliant with PUI’s regulations and procedures
Archiving Finance record:
Manage the physical archival of Finance files as per the archiving process at the base level
Manage the electronic archival of Finance files as per the filing process at the base level and share the scan data with Abuja
Properties of the Department:
Ensure the accountancy hard copies quality
Ensure that the cash security procedures are implemented and respected.
Be responsible of all cash payments and relevant protocols related to the base
Scanning of all finance documents
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note:
The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Application Deadline:
1st November, 2026.
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