Finance Officer at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Generic responsibilities 

• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Implement delegated support function portfolio according to plan of action
• Ensure proper filing of supporting documentation
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
• Ensure that the accounting, monitoring and reporting are according to procedure
• Maintain budget control and monitor cash flow for the area office
• Maintenance of the internal control system which ensures that vouchers processed are matched and completed, transactions are correctly recorded and travel claims, are duly processed.
• Ensure that staff advances, returns and claims conform to NRC standards and laid down policy before approval is made.
• Establish a good tracking system for advances and ensure that clearance of advances is done on time.
• Proper control, archiving and filing of all supporting documents related to payments for projects and Field Offices
• Ensure timely corrective actions on un-posted vouchers, including the vouchers with budget check errors, match exceptions, unapproved vouchers.
• Post all Country Office payments and ensure that correct coding of expenditure on all payment Vouchers, Purchase Orders and Purchase Requests is done.
• Ensure monthly financial documents from the Country Office are scanned and archived in O365 as per guidelines given in the SSD manual and shared with the Country Office
• Responsible for preparation and remittance of monthly taxes deducted from staff, suppliers and consultants on time to relevant authorities.
• Contribute in the design, development and implementation of the financial management policies, procedures and practices
• Support the Finance Manager in audit preparations and close outs
• Ensure that all cash and bank payments are processed on time, fully approved and with high quality supporting documentation
• Ensure daily and weekly cash counts are done for the area office and prepare the monthly reconciliation of the bank and cash accounts
• Cover for the Finance Coordinator during absences

Other:-

• Contribute towards populating and updating the Transaction Checklist and Reconciliation of Deliverables reports on the NG Abuja Compliance Folder for the area office transactions.
• Be the focal point person for communication between NRC and the Stanbic Bank

Qualifications

• Good skills in Excel and Word
• Good knowledge of accounting packages; preferably Agresso
• Good knowledge to initiate the revision of finance SOPs
• Good knowledge of the North – Eastern & Central Nigeria context
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in similar position preferably with an NGO
• Minimum of University degree in related field
• Member of any professional accounting body is an added advantage.