Assistant Finance Officer – Maiduguri at CASFOD


About Us
CASFOD is a non-governmental organization founded in 2019 with a focus on advocating for and protecting the rights of women and children affected by conflict and emergencies.
CASFOD is dedicated to providing support and empowerment to vulnerable populations and ensuring that they receive the assistance they need to rebuild their lives.
Our interventions are guided by the Humanitarian Development Peace (HDP) nexus where we seek to address urgent humanitarian needs and promoting sustainable development and peace.
- Job Type : Full time
- Industry : NGO/Social Services
- Work Experience : 1-3 years
- City : Maiduguri
- Province : Borno
Job Description
Role Purpose:
This position supports the finance department with annual operating and capital budget preparation, and performs clerical tasks related to financial record-keeping and processes, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensures that all payments are made against sufficient, complete, correct, and relevant supporting documents duly verified and approved by concerned managers or budget holders.
- Collects working /program advance and make various payments as per the authorization and approval of budget holders and in accordance with CASFOD finance policy.
- Ensures that all payment documents bear ‘CASFOD Paid’ stamp.
- Summarizes expenses using relevant expense codes duly authorized by responsible person and timely settle all project advances before placing a request for another advance.
- Ensures that Government withholding tax is deducted from service fees to hotels, resources persons etc…
- Assist the finance officer in scanning of documents, documentation/filing of reports.
- Ensure that all collections and payments are done against serially pre-numbered cash receipt and cash payment vouchers.
- Always keeps cash, cheques, and PVs in the safe.
- Maintain petty cash fund and prepares cash report with all supporting documents and gets replenished upon reviewed by the Finance officer FC and approved by the authorize person.
- Ensure weekly and monthly cash count is done and the count sheet prepared and approved.
- Reconcile cash accounts with financial documents and update the cash book regularly.
- Perform all other duties related to the position.
Requirements
Qualifications and Experience:
- Minimum educational requirement: First Degree / Diploma in Accounting/Business Administration, Banking.
- Minimum experience required: Two Years Demonstrated experience in disbursement related activities in NGO setting and knowledge about project funding and compliance requirements.
- Willingness to experience of working on out of working hours with extensive filed travels.
- Good understanding of project implementation process.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency in written and verbal English, including business terminology.
- Excellent and demonstrated skills in computer systems, MS-Excel & MS-word.
- Ability to travel as needed.
Application Dealine: April 6th, 2025
Method of Application
Interested and Qualified candidates should Go: