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  • Posted: Dec 5, 2017
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    The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation. We provide assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide. What is NRC? NRC promotes and protects the rights of refugees and people who have been displaced within their own country. We take ...
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    Finance Officer

    NRC is looking for a Finance Officer for our area office in Maiduguri in Northern Nigeria. The purpose of the Finance Officer is to support programme activities in Maiduguri and in the field offices

    NRC initiated country operations in Nigeria in June 2015, in order to respond to the critical and increasing needs in the country. NRC currently has a full team based in Maiduguri and a coordination office in Abuja. NRC is currently providing services across various sectors namely; Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH); Food Security; and Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) in order to address identified humanitarian needs.

    The Finance Officer reports to the Finance Coordinator.

    Specific responsibilities

    These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly.

    • Daily supervision of finance assistants
    • Reconciliation of NRC bank accounts and cash boxes
    • Establish a good tracking system for advances and ensure that clearance of advances is done on time.
    • Ensure that weekly, monthly finance reports are prepared on time.
    • Daily verification of POs, PRs Bid Analysis, per diem claim and other documents within the finance officer threshold
    • Verify that all transactions have complete supporting documents and ensure that all costs are timely booked into Agresso on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
    • Support to ensure month end closure is completed according to the timeline provided in the finance handbook
    • Support to verify the monthly National Staff Payroll and posting
    • Follow up to ensure prompt processing of daily vendor payments and Ensure that all supporting documents are complete and accurate before payment is done.
    • Ensure that all supporting documents are complete and accurate before payment is done.
    • On a monthly basis Ensure all deductions are timely remitted to statutory authority according to the provision of the law.
    • Collaborate with the financial institutions to ensure that queries related to payments are timely resolved (return payments, under/over payments of staff, suppliers and contractors incorrect account details etc)
    • Support the Finance Coordinator facilitate monthly BVA meetings, Project summary and spending plans
    • Facilitate daily cash counts and safeguard of cash in the office.
    • Facilitate audit activities
    • Perform other related tasks that will be assigned by line manager

    Qualifications

    • Experience from working as a Finance officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
    • Good knowledge of accounting packages; preferably Agresso
    • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in similar position preferably with an NGO
    • Minimum of University degree in related field
    • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
    • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
    • Fluency in English and Hausa

    Personal qualities

    • Handling insecure environment
    • Planning and delivering results
    • Empowering and building trust
    • Communicating with impact and respect
    • A good sense of humour is an asset

    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.

    Method of Application

    We offer

      • Commencement: January 2018

    • Duration: 12 months
    • Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
    • Duty station: Maiduguri, with frequent travels. Travel outside Maiduguri is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
    • Approved health certficate will be requested before contract start.
    • Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.

    Interested and qualified? Go to Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on www.webcruiter.no to apply

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