Finance Team Leader- DDG- Erbil

Erbil

Organization: DRC - Danish Refugee Council
Location: Erbil
Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
- Administrative support
Closing Date: Closed

Finance Team Leader- DDG

Duty Station [Erbil, Mosul and surrounding areas]

We are looking for a highly qualified Finance Team Leader with at least 3 years of experience in finance. Experience in the NGO sector is an asset.

Note: This position is for DDG (Danish Demining Group) which is a unit of DRC.

Who are we?

Danish Refugee Council is a leading protection agency pursuing our mandate to protect and promote durable solutions to displacement-affected populations on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), DRC apply a regional approach with operational presence in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Iraq.

Present in Iraq since 2003, DRC is today operational in the Kurdish governorates, in and around Baghdad and in several South-Central governorates. Focused both on the influx of Syrian refugees and the current IDP crisis, DRC is providing assistance in a range of sectors including Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Protection, Livelihoods, Emergency Response (including food security, cash, and NFIs), WASH, Shelter and Mine Action. The Iraq programme presently employs some 450 national staff and 45 international staff, and is growing to meet new, emerging needs associated with ongoing and recent conflict in multiple locations.

About the job

The Finance Team Leader is responsible for coordination of all finance related tasks in the DRC Erbil office and Field offices.

Reporting lines

Reports to: Support Services Manager in DDG
Subordinates: Finance Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities

In close cooperation with the Finance Manager and Head of Office reinforce existing procedures and systems for financial management and control in compliance with guidelines set out in the finance chapters of DRC’s Operations Handbook, the country’s laws, and donor requirements;
Brief the Head of Office on matters associated with finance on a monthly basis;
Work closely with the Head of Office to ensure that thorough and effective budgetary control is undertaken in Erbil office and sub offices
Maintain a continuous overview of funding levels and pay particular attention to shared support costs requesting support cost rebooking’s as necessary
Responsible for collecting rebooking’s from all PM’s and submitting them monthly with the finance rebookings to coordination office;
Oversee the project-end procedures, ensuring that all payments are finalized within the liquidation period and all payments have been committed within the project period
Ensure monthly meetings are held with project team leaders/lead officers to discuss key issues, reasons for these, and any remedial action that is required;
Prepare for local audits in collaboration with Coordination office fielding requests as needed;
Update the IDRA Monthly.

About you

Experience and technical competencies:

Relevant university degree in Business Administration, Accounting or relevant area
Minimum of three (3) year experience in finance position, experience in the NGO sector is an asset \
Strong interpersonal and communications skills with a proven ability to work with a wide range of managers and staff members
Good facilitation skills, coaching skills
Good attention to detail and ability to work under time pressure
Strong analytical skills
Strong communication skills both writing and oral
Excellent interpersonal and team work skills
Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, databases)

Preferred attributes

Experience in working with international NGOs
A minimum of two years’ managerial experience

Languages:

Fluent in spoken and written Kurdish, English and Arabic.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

We offer

DRC will offer the successful applicant a contract until 31-December-2017, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from 2-October-2017.

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national staff. This position will be placed at level D1

Application process

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button.

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

Applications close on 26-September-2017. The interviews are expected to take place from 28 September 2017.

Need further information?

Please note that applications sent directly to job@drc.dk will not be considered.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.ngo

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