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  • Posted: Apr 4, 2018
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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 country office in Abuja in Northern Nigeria. The purpose of the Finance Technical Officer is to support programme activities in Abuja, 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, Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) and recently Education in order to address identified humanitarian needs.

    The Finance Officer reports to the Finance Manager.

    Job description

    • Daily supervision of finance Assistant.
    • Supervise bank and cash boxes reconciliations on daily and monthly basis in Abuja
    • 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 Technical 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 monthly closure is completed according to the timeline provided in the finance handbook
    • Responsible for preparing budget and monitoring of Abuja offices budget.
    • 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.
    • 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)
    • Responsible for the archive of financial documents in Abuja and make sure that all the documents are scanned and prepared according to NRC filling guidance.
    • Support the Finance Coordinator facilitate monthly BVA meetings, Project summary, spending plans and preparing of financial report and budgeting.
    • 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 Technical Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
    • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
    • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
    • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
    • Good in oral and written English
    • Good knowledge of the North – Eastern Nigeria context
    • Minimum of University degree in related field

    Education field

    Finance / Economics

    Education level

    College / University, Bachelor's degree

    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.

    Language

    • English
    • Hausa

    We offer

    Commencement: April 2018

    Duration: 12 months

    Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions, on grade level 5, step 1

    Duty station: Abuja, with frequent travels. Travel outside Abuja is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.

    Approved health certficate will be requested before contract start.

    Method of Application

    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.

    Miscellaneous info

    Travel: Some travelling must be expected

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

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