Regional Finance Controller (National Position)

The  Regional Controller position provides technical support to country offices in finance related matters. They provide general oversight and advice to country offices to ensure appropriate financial compliance and monitoring. The Regional Controller can also on, behalf of the Regional Head of Finance, perform quality and compliance control.

NRC is seeking an experienced humanitarian professional to join our Middle East Regional office. We are particularly looking for an individual with significant experience as a senior finance manger or controller. They will have excellent communication and analytical skills. Fluency in written and spoken English is also essential.   

Specific responsibilities related to this position include: 

Financial Compliance Monitoring and Control

Ensure that all countries keep their grant portfolios updated.

Ensure that the information reported to donors and the information in accounting system match, and that no reporting to donors is done outside the books.

Ensure that budgeting, accounting, year-end procedures, auditing, and other financial processes and internal controls are in place and adhere to the Financial Handbook, the Annual Budgeting and Planning Instructions, other NRC policies, and donor and auditor requirements.

Identify, assess and follow up financial risks in all countries.

Report on deviations and recommend corrective actions based on internal financial reporting (BVA’s) produced by Finance units in all countries. 

Technical Development and Support to NRC Country Offices

Enforce the standardization of NRC tools and procedures across all countries and support Finance Managers country offices in the use of NRC systems and tools.

Participate in the development of guidelines to establish adequate context specific internal control systems that abide by NRC and donor regulations.

Participate in the elaboration of guidelines that develop NRC internal financial control systems that can be applied in all countries. 

Capacity building and training of NRC staff in the ME region.

Ensure CO’s finance unit in all countries are adequately staffed, and structural strengths and weaknesses are dully and timely identified.

Ensure that finance trainings are conducted for finance and non-finance staff in all countries

Ensure that best practices are identified, documented and disseminated both within the region and beyond