ABOUT THE COMPANY:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation. We provide assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.

Purpose of the Job:

The finance assistant/Cashier is day-to-day implementation of the support functions responsibilities. Use actions words such as ensure, implement, or assist for the position relevant responsibilities and also the Finance assistant/Cashier is responsible for cash management; booking the transactions in cash and bank boxes, maintain hard and soft financial files, payments, tax deposit forms.

For more information about this position, please click on Job Description and NRC Grade Structure.

Generic responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Implement delegated support function portfolio according to plan of action
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
• Ensure proper filing of documents 
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
• Use initiative in day to day problem solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities and standards for the area of work
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement
• Development of holistic and need based programmes, including cash-based interventions and marked based programmes

Specific Responsibilities:

• Maintain computerised financial records of transactions for all projects
• Maintain hard and soft filing system 
• Responsible for updating Post backs
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation
• Prepare monthly financial report to Kabul SO
• Maintain and follow supplier, landlord and payroll tax clearing forms
• Responsible for cash transfers
• Follow up transfer from SO
• Responsible for cash management
• Prepare monthly cash forecast and cash request
• Responsible to track suppliers payments
• Responsible to prepare monthly tax vouchers and bank dispatch
• Responsible to prepare monthly AIB Payroll
• Communicate with Hawaladar for payments
• Preparing daily cash count
• Preparing monthly Cheque record sheet.
• Responsible for Water and electricity payments
• Attend to distribution payments at area
• Responsible for verification of payment list.
• Responsible to follow with my money and all CCs for disbursement reports and finger print of beneficiaries.
• Prepare voucher for bank charges, electricity, water and etc.
• Preparing monthly checklist
• Filling and Scanning of Financial documents on daily or weekly basis.
• Responsible for opening new bank account for new staff.
• Ensure the inclusion of cash-based interventions and marked based programmes in country and area-based strategies and their implementation across and within NRC’s core competencies
• Any other related duties as assigned by his/her line manager.

Generic professional competencies: 

• An excellent understanding of the financial system is essential;
• At least 2-4 years’ previous work experience with a satisfactory performance in the same or similar functional area preferably with UN or international NGOs;
• Technical or university degree in finance or administration desirable; 
• Excellent knowledge in Microsoft Office, especially Excel;
• Fluency in written and spoken English;
• Ability to work additional hours if and when required;
• Ability to commence work immediately. 

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

• Flexible and initiative.
• Accountable.
• Goal oriented and visionary.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect

Education:

• Bachelore Degree or higher level (Economics or related field)

Personal Qualities:

• Planning and delivering results
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environment
• Empowering and building trust

Language:

• Dari
• English
• Pashto

We offer:

• Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
• NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents. 
• Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labour Law.
• Top up Credit card on monthly basis