Finance Coordinator – Global Finance - Internals only - Head Office

Oslo

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Oslo
Grade: Mid level - Mid level
Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Banking and Finance
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Managerial positions
Closing Date: Closed

Founded in 1946, today the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) works in both new and protracted crises across 31 countries. Our 6,000 employees provide life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. NRC specialises in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, camp management, and water, sanitation and hygiene. NRC is a determined advocate for displaced people. We promote and defend their rights and dignity in local communities, with national governments and in the international arena.

NRC’s expert deployment capacity, NORCAP, boasts around 1,000 experts from all over the world who can be deployed within 72 hours. NORCAP experts help improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises.

NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Do you want to be part of the NRC’s Head Office, serving our head office, regions and country programs? NRC is looking for a highly motivated finance professional, with specific experience from serving large NRC programs, donor audits and other financial control tasks.

The Finance Coordinator will contribute with field experience to language skills to strengthen our Global Finance function. He/She will support implementation of NRC Financial policies and procedures, support with end of period procedures, support on external and internal audits, and perform finance tasks as per Global Finance priorities.

Job description

The Finance Coordinator is contributing to Global Finance follow-up, support and liaison to head office, regions and countries.

Generic responsibilities

Contribute to Global Finance period-end tasks, liaise with regions and countries as necessary.
Assist in the development of policies and strategies related to financial management, risk management, budgeting and funds management in NRC, all in compliance with laws and regulations.
Contribute to further development of the guidance and tools related to the 'Securing Supporting Documentation' project, including support with practical roll-out.
Take part in running accounting tasks, e.g. registering invoices, reconciling accounts, quality control, process travel claims, etc.
Provide support during global audit processes (i.e. finding supporting documentations, quality checking supporting documentation)
Contribute in the help desk function for Unit4 Agresso and related NRC excelerator tools.
Coordinate the triannual Financial Compliance reporting carried out by Global Finance on the Country offices.
Assist Finance Advisers on various tasks and gap-fill when needed.
Any other tasks as requested by the line manager.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years of experience as Finance Coordinator or similar positions in a humanitarian program, preferably in a complex NRC program.
In-depth knowledge of and experience from working with NRC systems, especially Agresso and related Excelerator tools
Experience from working with financial compliance in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Fluency in English and one other NRC main language (Arabic, French, Spanish), both written and verbal

Personal qualities

Handling insecure environments
Working with people
Analysing numbers, and give advice based on analysis
Communicating with impact and respect
Coping with change
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability.

We offer

Commencement: March 2018
Duration: 24 months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions
Grade: 7in NRC Grade Structure
Duty station: Oslo