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Finance Manager - Somalia

Somalia

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Somalia
  • Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Administrative support
    • Banking and Finance
    • Emergency Aid and Response
  • Closing Date: Closed


The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

The NRC Somalia Country Programme is part of the NRC Horn of Africa, Yemen, Uganda and South Sudan regional mission.Prioritized activities focus on shelter and infrastructure construction; water, hygiene and sanitation; emergency education including youth education; food security; protection and information, counselling and legal Assistance (ICLA).

Reporting to the Head of Support the Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring that the financial set up of the Somalia Country Programme is according to NRC standard and to support programme/project implementation.

Job description

  • Generic Responsibilities

  • Ensure that country set up adhere to Financial Handbook, NRC policies, donor and auditor requirements
  • Implement NRC’s financial systems, routines and procedures
  • Maintain overall budget control and monitor cash flows
  • Management of financial team
  • Training of line managers and staff with financial responsibilities
  • Provide regular analysis and reports
  • Implement anti-corruption policy
  • Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

  • Specific Roles and Responsibilities
  • Financial Management
  • Ensure that adequate financial management routines and systems are in place, and that NRC’s accounting practices and standards are adhered to, and are in accordance with quality and policy requirements from NRC, donors, auditors and authorities.
  • Maintain overall budget control and monitor cash flows and expenditures.
  • Provide up-to-date analysis and required reports of the financial situation in the projects and the programme to the Country Director, Head of Program, Area Managers, Programme Managers, Project Coordinators and the Regional Office in Nairobi.
  • Take the Lead in Budget preparation, Budget monitoring and Budget Revisions.
  • Prepare financial reports to donors.
  • Focal point for all audits in Somalia
  • Reconcile accounts with NRC HQ in Oslo and NRC HoA Regional Office on agreed dates.
  • Manage and update the Master Budget for NRC Somalia.
  • Maintain a particular responsibility towards transparency and accountability within finance.

  • Training
  • Conduct training in financial management and maintain a supervisory role for the Finance team.
  • Conduct training in financial management for NRC’s Project Managers, Coordinators and other relevant personnel.
  • Conduct Anti- Corruption training to all staff and update the finance risks matrix on quarterly basis

  • Personnel Management
  • Management of staff reporting directly to the Finance Manager
  • Technical supervisory role for all the finance staff in Somalia
  • Identify the capacity building needs for all the finance staff in Somalia and ensure those relevant trainings are conducted.

  • Other duties
  • Assist with any other duties assigned by the Regional Finance Director and the CD, as and when required.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of experience from working as a senior Financial Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Relevant University Degree
  • Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
  • Solid knowledge of computer software and modern accounting systems
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal
  • Valid driver’s license

Personal qualities

  • Managing performance and development
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Managing resources to optimize results
  • Handling insecure environments

We offer

  • Commencement: ASAP
  • Contract period: 12 months, with possibility of extension
  • Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions
  • Duty station: Mogadishu, with frequent travel to all areas of programme implementation

  • Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start

  • NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners/employees and to check that its partners/employees have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.
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