DRC fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations, such as refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).

Responsibilities

• Ensure DRC and donor financial regulations, procedures and documentation requirements are adhered to in DRC country operation
• Provide overall financial planning support to head of Nigeria programme, advise on spending and financial spending strategies, provide accurate financial outlook of the programme on a regular basis
• Ensure inputs to budget development and guidance on overall financial management support to the budget holders
• Check the integrity and robustness of financial procedures, possible mismanagement and suggest corrective actions to minimise losses
• Implement a functioning, real-time master budget tool to senior management team, and programme managers
• Regulation and monitoring of the overall spending in the programme, cost sharing and administrative cooperation between projects and personnel
• Ensure timely and accurate financial and administrative reporting to external parties, and to the headquarters
• Direct management of administrative and finance personnel at manager level, indirect management of the officers in field offices, and monitoring the conduct of other staff in relation to the rules and policies of DRC
• Ensure a timely and quality delivery of administrative and financial operations and services – through sound recruitment, firm internal controls and reporting, effective coordination between projects and personnel – will be essential
• Ensure that effective HR policies are in place and implemented in line with DRC international and regional procedures and Nigerian labour law