The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Technical Assistant

Job Identification: 16912
Location: Monguno, Borno
Job Schedule Full-time
Job Category: Finance

Job Description

• 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 Technical Assistant to join our team in Monguno, Borno State. You will be responsible for day to day implementation of the support functions.

Responsibilities
Generic responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Implement delegated support function portfolio according to 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 are 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 are 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 in regard to funds transfer requests and other payments through bank.
• Ensure timely clearance of field office cash box.
• Be responsible for 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 keeping of cash in office
• Responsible for scanning and archiving finance documentation as per SSDi guidelines for the Field Office on a weekly and monthly basis.

Qualifications
Generic professional competencies:

• Experience from working as a Support Function Officer 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.

Behavioural competencies:

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

Application Closing Date
19th December, 2024.