Cooperation Finance Officer at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

Main Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the implementation of the Cooperation objectives for Nigeria, specifically capacity building,
• partnership support, and Movement coordination aspects as related to financial relationship with the Nigerian
• Red Cross Society (NRCS)
• Ensures regular operational and financial reporting, accounting to established format and procedures
• Maintains regular contacts with NRCS related to financial management of transferred funds, ensuring proper
• retirement in close collaboration with ICRC field structures
• Controls complete accounting documents including invoices, vouchers and ensures all supporting documents
• are duly approved, signed and stamped, calculated correctly, dates with no alterations
• Plans, prepares and participates in the NRCS-ICRC planning processes together with the other Cooperation
• team members
• Produces regular and ad hoc financial reporting according to established format and procedure in
• coordination with ICRC Finance department
• Represent ICRC on NRCS technical finance-related meetings
• Prepares and follows up on Requisition Orders and other Logistics services

Required Qualifications:

• University degree in financial management, business administration, and accounting
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in a similar field
• Good command of written and spoken English and Hausa
• Excellent computer skills
• Good analytical skills
• Awareness of the socio-political environment

Personal Attributes:

• Team player
• Diplomatic and persuasive approach
• Patience
• Able to come up with alternative suggestions (thinking out of the box)