The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organization. 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.
Experience2 years
Location Abuja.
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.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com to apply
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