Finance Coordinator Somalia Puntland

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

Generic Responsibilities:

1. Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at area level
2. Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements
3. Prepare and submit reports and analysis
4. Ensure proper filing of all support documents
5. Support line managers in procedures and require support team trainings
6. Management of Finance team
7. Ensure that the accounting, monitoring and reporting are according to procedures
8. Support project staff in financial matters
9. Maintain budget control and monitor cash flow for the area
10. Ensure development and implementation of administrative systems and procedures.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Ensure financial management systems and procedures are in place and that NRC’s and donors’ accounting practices and standards are adhered to
• Assist the Area Manager in preparing cash forecasts, maintaining overall budget control and monitoring cash flows and expenditures
• Oversee all financial requests made by the projects, and ensure that NRC’s external financial obligations are met
• Ensure accurate maintenance of all NRC financial and accounting files and transactions
• Monitor and disburse program budgets as per approved expenditures and budget lines
• Provide up-to-date analysis and regular reports of the Area financial status
• Support Project Managers in budget preparation as well as proposals development
• Ensure proper management of accounting documents and records
• Prepare and submit periodic financial reports as appropriate
• Assign duties, supervise, train and appraise Finance Officers.
• Any other duties assigned by line Manager.

Generic Professional Competencies:

• Experience from working as a Finance Coordinator in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Strict attention to policy and practice detail
• High integrity
• Good knowledge of financial reporting systems in donor funded work
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to function independently and as a work team leader/facilitator
• Excellent computer skills

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance or Accounting
• Certified Public Accountant
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience in large organizations
• At least 2 years’ work experience in a similar role within a non-governmental organization (NGO), donor or multilateral agency.

What We Offer:

Contract period: 1year, with possibility of extension 

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Duty station: Garowe

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

Additional Information:

Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline.

Incomplete, email and paper applications will not be considered.

Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.