Coordinator, Finance at The Norwegian Refugee Council
Employment Nigeria
28-Apr-2017
MAIDUGURI ,
Accounting
NGO
The Norwegian Refugee Council a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people.
POSITION: Finance Coordinator
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at area level
- Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements
- Prepare and submit reports and analysis
- Ensure proper filing of all support documents
- Support line managers in procedures and require support team trainings
- Management of support team
- Ensure that the accounting, monitoring and reporting are according to procedures
- Support project staff in financial matters
- Maintain budget control and monitor cash flow for the area
- Ensure reconciliation of all balance accounts on a monthly basis
- Ensure proper filing of financial documents according to donor requirements
- Following up and ensuring that advances are settled in a timely manner
- Coordinate with field office and CO finance staff for scanning and archiving of financial documents
- Ensure that all costs are booked into Agresso on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
- Adequate supervision of 1finance officer and 2 finance assistants
- Coordinate weekly meetings between finance staff for information sharing
- Ensure that staff salaries are properly recorded in Agresso accordi ng to budgetary allocations.
- Follow-up on cash projections and cash availability for program activities
- Ensuring that all payment vouchers are properly stamped @PAID@ before filing.
- Performing and following up on any other duties assigned by line manager
Qualifications
- 3 years of experience from working as a Finance Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- University Degree in Accounting, Management Science, Social Science or any other relevant field
- Advanced degree would be an additional advantage
- Membership of a professional body e.g ICAN, ACCA, ANAN Is desirable
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Significant experience in Finance in an NGO setting
- Contextual knowledge of north east Nigeria (Borno State) preferred.
- Communication, coordination and representational skills.
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in English & Hausa, both written and verbal
- Valid driver’s license/ National means of Identification
Personal qualification:
- Work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
- Standards of ethics and integrity
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable
We Offer
- Commencement: 25th May 2017
- Contract period: 31 December 2017 (with possibility of extension)
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s directions
- Duty station: Maiduguri, Borno State
How To Apply
Candidate can submit their application letters and updated CV's to: vacancies@nrc.no
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