Finance Officer

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and beliefs shall guide our actions and relationships.

Purpose of the role

The Finance Officer is responsible for organizing and delivering the day-to-day operational finance processes by ensuring adherence to NRC’s policies and donor requirements.

What you will do

• Ensure adherence to Financial Handbook, other NRC policies and donor requirements
• Implement financial systems and procedures according to Financial Handbook and other NRC policies at office level
• Advise and support staff on procurement financial policies, and documents required.
• Prepare and develop periodic related reports on activities and as requested by the line manager
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the Finance function.
• Ensure proper filing and archiving of all financial documents according to NRC standards
• Line manage the related Finance staff in the function and provide technical support to the Finance teams in field offices.
• Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action

Specifically you will;

• Prepare suppliers, bank accounts and cashbox reconciliations
• Ensure timely payment of contractors, suppliers and other expenditures and verify that vouchers and supporting documents meet NRC standards before payment
• Perform daily bookkeeping and utilize the NRC Agresso accounting system.
• Check and verify all the supporting documents (purchase requests, purchase orders, quotations, authorization of payment, etc.) and ensure they comply with NRC’s procedures
• Record budget allocations and accounting codes of the expenses
• Record VAT for all invoices on monthly basis and ensure proper filing
• Ensure sufficient cash in the bank and in the cash boxes and that cash payments are done properly
• Ensure that cash and bankbooks records are updated on daily basis, ensuring that all coding is in line with donor and country coding structure.
• Prepare payments for all centralized commitments including; NSSF, income tax, consultants and vendors; in accordance with NRC’s financial procedures and contract policies.
• Coordinate with Finance teams in different areas regarding cost allocations of basic running costs, before recording.
• Support, manage and provide capacity building of Finance Assistants with daily tasks and activities.
• Support and lead (when asked) with budget allocation and forecasts
• Perform other Finance related tasks as requested

 Professional competencies

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or a related major
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in Finance/Accounting
• Knowledge of Audit requirements
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Fluent in English and Arabic, both written and spoken
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Behavioral competencies

• Planning and delivering results
• Analysing
• Handling insecure environments
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Managing performance and development
• Coping with change

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.