Finance Team leader will be overseeing daily financial operations across multiple refugee camps like (Bokolmayo, Melkadida, Hilaweyn, Buramino, and Kobe camps), this requires strong leadership, attention to detail, and a deep understanding of financial compliance and accurate financial reporting, budget oversight, and adherence to NRC’s policies.
Generic responsibilities
Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at the Filed office level.
Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines, and donor requirements
Prepare and submit reports and analysis
Ensure proper filing of all support documents in accordance with the Ethiopia local Financial Handbook country SOP
Support line manager in procedures and require support team training
Ensure that the accounting, monitoring, and reporting are according to procedures
Specific responsibilities
Responsible for managing the daily finance activities at the Field office.
Ensure accounting and recording are in line with NRC finance guidelines
Monitor the project spending plan and refer any concerns to the support manager and the program managers
Responsible for ensuring timely submission of the monthly forecast, monthly closure, and payroll.
Responsible for managing the cash flow in the bank and the office safe
Review and submit donor budgets and donor reports
Responsible for the Audit process
Management of the finance team
Deliver training for non-finance staff at the Field office.
Generic Professional Competencies
Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
2. Behavioural competencies
About UsThe Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.
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Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.
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About the Team
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRC’s representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in around 31 countries with approximately 14’000 staff. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavors to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.
NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to promote the full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people; secure and maintain access for humanitarian operations and promote the achievement of durable solutions. NRC Geneva, with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), are NRC’s primary presence in Geneva.
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