Re-Advertised Finance Coordinator (Accounting) at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Description

• These strategic locations have allowed NRC greater reach from the north and south parts of the North-East and North Central region and allowed NRC to contribute to bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development cooperation, including by focusing on equitable access to basic services and strengthening the rights of displaced people and returnees. In addition to the Country Office and the above-mentioned Area Offices, NRC has sub-office structures in Monguno, Mubi, Pulka and Gwoza.
• We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. 
• If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Finance Coordinator (Accounting) to join our team in Abuja, Federal Capita.The Finance Coordinator will be responsible in ensuring the financial set up is accordance to NRC standard and to support programme/project implementation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Responsibilities

Accounting & Finance: -

• Support the Finance Manager in ensuring financial management systems and procedures are in place and that NRC’s and donors’ accounting practices and standards are adhered to in the Area Offices 
• Support the Finance Manager in analyzing the financial situation of the CO, monitoring cash flow and take or propose action on relevant matters through: -
• Reviewing, consolidating and follow up of action points arising from the Balance Reconciliation Sheet (BRS) report
• Preparation of the Project summary, ensuring that the country program has sufficient funds at all times. 
• Communicating with the banks and Regional Office to ensure that bank risks are minimized
• Authorization table is periodically circulated 
• Follow up with the HoP and CD to ensure that NRC receives installments from donors on time as per the project agreement.
• Coordinate and be the focal point for all the audits in the CO 
• Support the finance manager in period closure
• Timesheets
• Distribution of costs on the X and Pool project
• Payroll
• Bid Committee
• Prepare fair share allocation of support costs across various donors and support the finance manager to correctly charge costs according to the agree fair share calculations in the PcA tool.
• Responsible for Country Office payments and signatory changes of all Nigeria bank accounts. Ensure that all payments are processed on time and have good overview of the locations of the signatories at any given time.

Other Duties: -

• Train budget holders, finance and support staff on budget preparation, budget monitoring and how to use Agresso excelerator to retrieve reports. 
• Prepare Top down and populate eBPO in consultation with HoP and the CD
• Allocation of support cost percentage / amount for every new Grant and ensure adequate support costs (national and international support salary, and operational costs are incorporated.
• Provide up-to-date analysis and reports of the financial situation in the projects and in the Programme whenever required through the following actions: -
• Register projects in Agresso master file (both Oslo and country office clients).
• Ensure accurate master support budget, the funding gap identified, monitored and flagged to AMs, CMG and CD, measures suggested and followed up to reduce the deficit. Support the Area Managers and CD to effectively use the Master Budget vs. Actual
• Share summary Budget vs. Actual for the entire CO with the CD upon request and at least once a month. Ensure documented BvA meetings with action plans and follow ups. Update the CD on the status of the agreed action plans before the next BvA meeting.
• Prepare interim and final donor financial reports for All NRC Projects in donor formats.

Other: -

• Training staff on anti-corruption policies, guidelines and procedures and ensuring that anti-corruption procedures are implemented.
• Contribute to decisions as member of Country Management Group (CMG)

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience from working as a Finance Coordinator or Finance Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities. BSC/HND in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or an related field. Other essential Professional qualifications such as ICAN, ACA, ACCA, ANAN is an added advantage.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile 
• Solid knowledge of computer software and modern accounting systems
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.