The purpose of officer position is to support and assist the finance coordinator and the team in the day to day implementation of the finance function responsibilities.

Generic responsibilities 

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines .
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by Finance coordinator .
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the finance function .
• Support on CO ’s cash boxes and bank reconciliations at monthly financial closure .
• Ensure accurate maintenance of all financial and accounting files and transactions
• Ensure there is sufficient cash in the bank and in cash boxes .
• Verify supporting documents to ensure completeness before payments are processed .
• Ensure proper and adequate filing system for financial documents
• Conduct weekly cash counts with the Finance Assistant and month end cash counts with the Finance Coordinator.
• Prepare all necessary information for internal or external audits .
• Assign duties, supervise, and train Finance Assistants .

Specific responsibilities 

• Ensure, in coordination with the relevant project staff, that project/program expenditures are incurred consistent with donor agreements and budgets.
• Conduct and following up financial reports with Implementing Partners and report any violation for the terms of signed agreement between IP & NRC.
• Follow up on cash advances and proof of payments tracking ( finger prints / receipts) and ensure time clearance with staff / implementing partners concerned.

Generic professional competencies: 

• Experience from working as a Support Function in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Good knowledge of English and Arabic .
• Bachelor Degree as asset

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Financial analysis skills
• Attention to detail
• High integrity
• Self-reliant and motivation .
• Good knowledge of financial reporting systems
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good computer skills with hands on experience on computerized accounting systems.
• High attention to the finance responsibility.

Behavioural competencies:

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results.
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Attitude wisely and balance the variance cases.