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| Finance Coordinator | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Kabul, |
| Categories | Finance, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2024-01-17 | Close Date | 2024-01-22 |
| Vacancy No | VA-2024-0010 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | 31-12-2024 (Extendable) |
| Education | Bachelor or Master Degree in Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management & Financial Management. | Experience | Minimum 3 years of experience in similar role with international NGOs or UN with master degree and 5 years of experience with bachelor degree. Knowledge of security context in northern region. |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | Based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale |
About Company
About Norwegian Refugee Council: The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. Job Overview: The Finance Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day operational finance processes at area level, and for coordinating budget preparation/reviews related to grants, funds, and budgets for all related programmes, donors, and departments by ensuring adherence to NRC’s policies and donor requirements.
Job Description
Generic responsibilities:
- Ensure to adhere to Financial Handbook, NRC policies, donor, and auditor requirements.
- Implement NRC’s financial systems, routines, and procedures.
- Maintain overall budget control and monitor cash flows.
- Management of financial team.
- Training of line managers and staff with financial responsibilities.
- Provide regular analysis and reports.
- Implement anti-corruption policy.
- Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.
- Development of holistic and needs based programmes, including cash-based interventions and marked based programmes
Specific responsibilities:
- Ensure that cash and bankbooks records are updated on daily basis, ensuring that all coding is in line with donor and country coding structure.
- Participate in budget preparation for new proposals, grant applications, budget revisions to ensure compliance with NRC and donor guidelines.
- Prepare budget forecasts/analysis and assist in Master budgets preparation & revision at area level.
- Review financial transactions and ensure that the supporting documents meet NRC securing supporting documentations and donor regulations.
- Support in area level month/project and year closures as per NRC set procedures.
- Daily posting of transactions in the online system.
- Assist with Internal and External Audits at area level as needed.
- Perform weekly cash counts with cash holder as well as verifying posting the cash. transactions to the system.
- Participate in tender openings with procurement team.
- Coordinate closely with Project Managers and Staff to ensure proper communications and work between program and Finance function.
- Ensure optimal allocation of expenses in line with approved budgets and projected expenditures (master budget, allocation tables, etc.).
- Coordinate and liaise with programs on implementation of integrated activities related to finance department.
- Implement any other finance related task as requested by the Support Manager or Finance Manager.
Job Requirement
Generic professional competencies:
- Experience working as a Finance in a humanitarian or recovery context.
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Experience in web-based financial software
- Knowledge of cash-based interventions and market based programs
Context/ Specific Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:
- Bachelor or Master Degree in Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management & Financial Management.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in similar role with international NGOs or UN with master degree and 5 years of experience with bachelor degree.
- Knowledge of security context in northern region.
- Strong computer skills (proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel is mandatory)
- Creativity, curiosity and willingness to try new things and to challenge the status quo
Behavioural competencies:
- Managing resources to optimize results
- Managing performance and development
- Handling insecure environments
- Empowering and building trust
- Team player & working with people
- Flexible and creative
- Long term committed, honest & straightforward thinker.
- A positive and collaborative attitude and willingness to work in a team
We Offer:
- Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
- NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents.
- Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labor Law.
- Top up Credit card on monthly basis.
Submission Guideline
For applying and more information, please click on the name of the position below:
Note: All applicants are supposed to create and properly fill online CV profile in the NRC site, example (personal, education, experience background etc..) and only attaching CV won’t be enough.