Finance Officer (Kosti) – NRC
Job Description
| Organization | The Norwegian Refugee Council |
| Position: | Finance Officer |
| Duty station | Kosti |
| Closing date | 02/26/2023, 02:44 PM |
The Norwegian Refugee Council has an interesting and rewarding opportunity to be part of our newest country of operation – Sudan.
The NRC has recently re-registered to operate in Sudan, and is currently in country start-up phase, conducting assessments and designing the first steps of the programme. Focus will be given to people displaced by conflict, refugees, and vulnerable migrants, and potential geographical areas of work will be Khartoum state, South Kordofan and Blue Nile on a first phase, with the idea to expand to other States.
The purpose of the HSS Coordinator position is to coordinate HSS risk management. This includes developing and updating HSS strategies, plans and SOPs. It also includes coordinating HSS risk mitigation measures for safe and secure program access.
The following is a brief description of the role.
Role and responsibilities
The following is a brief description of the role.
- Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at White Nile Area Level
- Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements
- Ensure proper filing of all support documents are done according to NRC standard the guideline.
- Implement delegated support function portfolio according to plan of action
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
- Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
- Ensure that all the grants financial documents are according to the donor requirements and in line with NRC Financial Handbook, other NRC policies and donor, auditor and the authorities requirements
- Provide up-to-date analysis and required reports related to area finance activities to support coordinator.
- Be responsible for budget tracking and controlling pertaining to all projects.
- Be responsible for verifying of payments to contractors, & other payments as stipulated in the contract/agreement(s) & in line with NRC Financial policies and procedures.
- Analysis financial information and prepare financial reports in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Maintain all financial records properly (hard copy and soft version).
- Verification of staff salary payroll, per diem, overtime, travel, and other allowances.
- Supervise, monitor the cashbooks and report on a daily basis to support coordinator and on monthly basis to CO Finance Department.
- Shall do cash counts, reconciliation, pending checks and report to CO on monthly basis.
- Shall promote exchange of information and cooperation with relevant department in CO as well as with support coordinator & project managers.
- Shall participate in all suppliers biding selection committees.
- Induction training to newly hired staff (finance) when needed.
- In coordination with PMs prepare bimonthly forecast, obtain an approval from AM, and then send it to CO finance for final approval.
- Request CO for transferring fund from central office bank account.
- Be responsible for correction of errors in report as and when necessary.
Professional competencies
- 3-5 years’ experience working as a Finance Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Having Bachelor Degree in Business administration or related field.
Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply!
Email and paper applications will not be considered.
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
Duty station: Kosti, White Nile State
Travel: 20%
NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.
NB: All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive, and accountable.
