Deadline: 10 October, 2020
Location: Yola, Nigeria
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Finance Team Lead.
NRC provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Assist the area manager in preparing cash forecasts and monitoring cash flows and expenditures
- Accurate and timely preparation of the eBRS in accordance with global deadlines and ensure all the reconciling items in the eBRS are monitored and acted upon
- Assign duties, supervise, train and appraise the finance officer and finance assistant
- Play essential role in procurement processes and ensure compliance as member of bid committee
- Submit monthly taxes deducted from staff, suppliers and consultants’ payments to relevant authorities on time to and obtain periodical tax clearance certificates
- Responsible for the quality posting of costs into Agresso and meeting global deadlines for the area office
- Verify payments/cheques/cash payments in order to ensure that complete supporting documentation is available
- Contribute to the design, development and implementation of the financial management policies, procedures and practices
- Support the finance manager in audit preparations and close-out
- Responsible for area office payments and signatory changes of all area office bank accounts
- Ensure that all payments are processed on time and have good overview of the locations of the signatories at any given time
- Assist the area manager in maintaining overall budget control
- Work with the area manager and ensure accurate, reliable master support budget is in place and updated
- Work with budget holders and various support staff to prepare quality budget proposals
- Review monthly project re-bookings and ensure that they are minimised
Requirements
- Minimum of university degree in related field
- Two years, minimum, of experience in similar position preferably with an NGO
- Good knowledge of accounting applications
- Good skills in Excel and Word
- Documented knowledge/experience to initiate/develop policies/revision of finance SOPs
- Member of relevant professional accounting body is an added advantage
- Experienced working in a finance senior position/managing finance team preferably in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Good knowledge of northeastern Nigeria
To apply and for more information, click here.
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