Action Against Hunger| Full-time

FINANCE ASSISTANT AT ACTION AGAINST HUNGER | FINANCE JOBS IN BORNO

Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria | Posted on 09/04/2026

About Company:

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.

 

Job Description:

We are seeking a high-velocity and structurally elite Finance Assistant to anchor the documentation engine of our operations. In a specialized financial landscape where institutional momentum is dictated by the speed of the audit-readiness and the precision of the budget coding success is defined by "Fiscal Sovereignty", the ability to harmonize physical invoices with the clinical precision required for SAGA Accountancy, Project Allocation, and Monthly Closures. This role is designed for a "Documentation Architect" with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance who can blend "Meticulous Grit" (conscientiously filing and reclassifying invoices) with the "Technical Agility" required to detect coherence errors between physical records and digital files.

Requirements:

1. Orchestration & Quality Governance

  • Invoice Sovereignty: Check all invoices upon reception to confirm amounts and coherence with SAGA, acting as the primary "Source of Financial Accuracy."

  • Allocation Architecture: Verify accounting, project, and budget codes against PRs and allowance requests, providing the "Structural Foundation" for accurate project tracking.

  • Integrity Stewardship: Prepare detailed reports of missing invoices or amount discrepancies for the Finance Officer, ensuring the "Source of Audit Readiness" is elite and uncompromised.

2. Tactical Resilience & Archival Logic

  • Verification Sovereignty: Re-validate all invoices post-closure for every budget line and contract, acting as the primary "Source of Data Validation."

  • Documentation Architecture: Execute the conscientious filing, photocopying, and reclassification of original and split documents, providing the "Functional Foundation" for institutional memory.

  • Dispatch Stewardship: Finalize the packaging and labeling of original files for transmission to the capital, maintaining the "Source of Secure Data Flow."

3. Operational Integrity & Technical Power

  • Accuracy Sovereignty: Correct errors in invoices and reconcile Excel files with accountancy records, acting as the primary "Source of Error Mitigation."

  • Archival Architecture: Systematically reclassify invoices across operations and budget lines, providing the "Relational Foundation" for complex cost redistribution.

  • Velocity Logic: Utilize Advanced Literacy and Numeracy skills to accelerate the monthly accounting closure cycle, maximizing the "Source of Financial Throughput."

Qualifications and Skills:

Professional Profile

  • Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Accounting or Finance.

  • Technical Power: Strong computer skills, particularly in MS Excel, with high-level literacy and numeracy.

  • Language Mastery: Fluent in English with very good communication and training skills.

  • Soft Skills: Exceptional organization, time management, and an intense attention to detail.

Core Competencies

  • Meticulous Grit: Ability to handle high-volume filing and photocopying with professional conscientiousness.

  • Fiscal Sovereignty: Mastery of invoice checking, budget line reclassification, and SAGA coherence.

  • Execution Power: Professionalism, honesty, reliability, and the autonomy to manage the monthly dispatch process.

Salary

Very attractive

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Job Information

Deadline

Not specified

Job Type

Full-time

Industry

Finance/ Accounting

Work Level

Experienced

City

Maiduguri

State

Borno

Country

Nigeria

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