Finance Officer job at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

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Finance Officer KSW – Isingiro

Norwegian refugee council

Females are highly encouraged to Apply.

To support NRC field offices: Isingiro, Kyaka, Rwamwanja, Nakivale, Kyangwali, and Oruchinga and make sure that finance department functions efficiently in financial accounting, management, monitoring and reporting.

Responsibilities or duties

• Support the Finance Coordinators in day‐to‐day reconciliations and financial analysis.
• Provides assistance in timely monthly closing and ensuring Field Offices can close on agreed upon deadlines.
• Review financial reports and documents from both field and area offices to ensure that they are timely received.
• Work closely with logistics department to ensure that asset register is updated regularly and match physical assets.
• Prepare a trip report for each assignment and submit to FC.
• Provide training and support to finance and non‐finance staff regarding generally accepted financial procedures and NRC internal controls.
• Work closely with the assistants to ensure document coding, cancellation and filling is effectively and routinely done.
• Support program staff on budget reviews, forecasts, and ensure budget burn rates are keenly monitored and communicated.
• Support the Finance Coordinator in the dissemination of financial guidance / trainings to entire Southwest team and NRC implementing partners.
• Assist in yearend closing and audit document preparation.
• Maintain open communication with Finance, program staff and others for all financial clarifications.
• Focal person for audit documents and facilitate the process.
• Any other duties assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Professional competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Commerce, Finance or Accounting
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• 3 years of INGO experience is a plus.
• CPA3 qualification is added advantage.
• Knowledge of Agresso is added advantage.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strict attention to policy and practice detail
• Very strong financial analysis skills
• High integrity
• Good knowledge of financial reporting systems in donor funded work.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Good cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Ability to function independently and as a work team leader/facilitator.
• Excellent computer skills with hands on experience on computerized accounting systems; and Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Personal qualities:

• Planning and delivering results.
• Analyzing
• Handling insecure environments
• Empowering and building trust

Key Relationships: Internal Contacts

• Finance Staff in the fields.
• Project Managers/ Coordinators
• Logistics Staff

External Contacts

• Donor representatives
• Auditors
• Contractors

• Support the Finance Coordinators in day‐to‐day reconciliations and financial analysis.
• Provides assistance in timely monthly closing and ensuring Field Offices can close on agreed upon deadlines.
• Review financial reports and documents from both field and area offices to ensure that they are timely received.
• Work closely with logistics department to ensure that asset register is updated regularly and match physical assets.
• Prepare a trip report for each assignment and submit to FC.
• Provide training and support to finance and non‐finance staff regarding generally accepted financial procedures and NRC internal controls.
• Work closely with the assistants to ensure document coding, cancellation and filling is effectively and routinely done.
• Support program staff on budget reviews, forecasts, and ensure budget burn rates are keenly monitored and communicated.
• Support the Finance Coordinator in the dissemination of financial guidance / trainings to entire Southwest team and NRC implementing partners.
• Assist in yearend closing and audit document preparation.
• Maintain open communication with Finance, program staff and others for all financial clarifications.
• Focal person for audit documents and facilitate the process.
• Any other duties assigned by supervisor.

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strict attention to policy and practice detail
• Very strong financial analysis skills
• High integrity
• Good knowledge of financial reporting systems in donor funded work.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Good cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Ability to function independently and as a work team leader/facilitator.
• Excellent computer skills with hands on experience on computerized accounting systems; and Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Commerce, Finance or Accounting
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• 3 years of INGO experience is a plus.
• CPA3 qualification is added advantage.
• Knowledge of Agresso is added advantage.