Finance Coordinator (Port Sudan) – NRC
Job Description
| Job Identification | 17249 |
| Job Category | Finance |
| Posting Date | 01/21/2025, 12:18 PM |
| Apply Before | 02/04/2025, 12:17 PM |
| Degree Level | Bachelor’s Degree |
| Locations | Port Sudan |
Responsibilities
Generic responsibilities
- Provide guidance on compliance with NRC (global and national) policies and procedures, handbooks and guidelines and/or propose new initiatives to bridge gaps and implement these.
- Support the training, capacity building and mentoring of finance teams in all offices
- Identify, analyse and evaluate key processes and gaps in the team activities
- Support on addressing that issues related to finance adhere to the “Do no harm” approach
- Implement NRC’s financial systems, routines and procedures in Country and Area Offices.
- Surge Capacity of Finance Department in Country and Area Offices.
- Support and training of line managers with budget responsibilities.
Specific responsibilities
Accounting
- Lead on the financial monthly closing and consolidation of accounting books at Country Office level.
- Provide finance verification of purchase and payment request up to his/her authorization limit.
- Ensure effective cashflows, preparing forecast of expenditures and submitting monthly cash requests to Country Office.
- Primary Focal point for Internal, External and Donor Audits.
Financial Systems
- Ensure NRC Finance Systems and procedures are updated at all times.
- Ensure NRC Country Office Master Budget is covered, and gaps are monitored and analyzed.
- Responsible of updating Finance Allocation Tables for Salaries and Support Costs.
Donor Budgeting and Reporting
- Responsible to closely monitor level of expenditure and allocation of expenses to existing projects, providing monthly Budget versus Actual reports to be discussed with Senior Management.
- Support on the elaboration of budget for new proposals, ensuring that budgeting tools are correctly used and ensuring support costs are properly budgeted.
- Responsible for the consolidation of Financial Budgeting and Reporting at Country Office Level.
Internal Control and Compliance
- Undertake spot checks across the Area Offices, to ensure NRC financial procedures are followed and prepare Action Plan upon findings.
- Provide guidance on NRC financial tools are understood and used by non-finance staff in Area and Country Offices through training.
Surge Capacity and Capacity Building
- Develop a capacity building plan for Finance Staff and implement on-the-job training.
- Act as Finance Manager when appointed.
- Provide Surge Support to Area Offices when required
Qualifications
Professional competencies
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.
Generic professional competencies:
• Minimum 3 years of experience from working in a Senior Financial (coordinator and above, with line management responsibilities) position in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Solid knowledge of computer software and modern accounting systems
• Fluency in Arabic and English, both written and verbal
Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
• Knowledge of the context in the Middle East
• Experience of financial systems and structures development
• Experience of leading Finance units during start-up, exit or emergency response phases of operation
Behavioural competencies
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioral competencies and the following are essential for this position:
• Empowering and building trust
• Analysing
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Handling insecure environments
• Coping with change
About Us
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world’s most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.
At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.
Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:
• treat everyone with respect and dignity
• contribute to building a safe environment for all
• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)
• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH
