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Finance Coordinator - Bekaa (Lebanese National) - Lebanon

Zahlé

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Zahlé
  • Grade: Mid level - Mid level
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Banking and Finance
    • Logistics
    • Emergency Aid and Response
    • Managerial positions
  • 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

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All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and beliefs shall guide our actions and relationships.

  1. Role and responsibilities

The Finance Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day operational finance processes, and for assisting in budget preparation related to grants, funds, and budgets for all related programmes, donors, and departments by ensuring adherence to NRC’s policies and donor requirements.

Generic responsibilities

  1. Implement effective, efficient and transparent finance systems that support the delivery of the Country Strategic Plan and individual projects at area level;
  • Ensure compliance with donor regulations according to funding for the area.
  • Ensure that cash and bankbooks records are updated on daily basis, ensuring that all coding is in line with donor and country coding structure.
  • Review financial transactions and ensure that the supporting documents meet NRC, donor financial, procurement rules, and regulations.
  • Perform weekly Cash counts with cash holder as well as verifying posting the cash transactions to the system.
  • Prepare and update allocation tables (Staff, Vehicles, Rent… etc).
  • Participate in tender openings with Procurement team.
  • Coordinate closely with CC Project Managers and Staff to ensure proper communications and work between program and Finance function.
  • Ensure that key program staff in the area are trained on Finance functions policies and procedures;
  • Participate in budget preparation for new proposals and grant applications to ensure compliance with NRC and donor guidelines.
  • Communicate financial related matters to all concerned parties.
  • Ensure optimal allocation of expenses in line with approved budgets and projected expenditures (master budget, allocation tables, etc.).
  • Implement any other Finance related task as requested by the Support Manager

     

    Critical interfaces

    By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

  • Support Manager.
  • Project Managers.
  • Finance Managers in Country Office.

     

    1. Competencies

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

1. Professional competencies

  • Bachelor degree in Finance or a related major
  • Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in operations and management
  • Familiar with grants proposal writing and reporting
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel

2. Behavioral competencies

  • Managing resources to optimise results
  • Handling insecure environments
  • Communicating with impact and respect
  • Planning and delivering results
  • Analyzing
Managing performance and development
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