Finance Technical Assistant Nigeria Mubi at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Implement delegated support function portfolio according to the plan of action
• Ensure proper filing of documents both in hard and soft
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function

Specific responsibilities 

• Ensure that cash is kept properly, payment process and other financial processes take place in adherence to Financial Handbook, other NRC policies and donor and the authorities requirements
• Make sure that daily cash counts are maintained.
• Make sure posting of transactions is done on daily basis.
• Make sure payments are processed on time
• Be responsible for bank transactions in line with NRC policy and procedures; 
• Posting of income and cost into bank cash boxes i.e. USD and NGN daily basis.
• Be the focal person between Area Office and Field office regarding funds transfer requests and other payments through the bank.
• Ensure timely clearance of field office cash box.
• Be responsible for the release of payment to contractors & other payments as stipulated in the contract/agreement(s) & in line with NRC policies and procedures.
• Ensure control for the prevention of waste, fraud and mismanagement before processing the payments.
• Keep good control of the Field offices, banks details and assist them with tools in use by NRC.
• Responsible for the keeping of cash in the office

Competencies  

Professional Qualification and competencies . 

• Experience in a similar position
• Good finance technical Knowledge and background
• Minimum of Higher National Diploma (HND) in Finance or Accounting or Business Management and any relevant course 
• Experience in working in an insecure environment 

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
• Some knowledge of English

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

• Kanuri/ Shuwa Arab will be an added advantage.

Behavioural competencies

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