Finance Coordinator Afghanistan Kabul Central
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 7 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 7 (NRC) contracts.
Caution: This is an Afghan National Position (M/F)
Purpose of the Job:
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.
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Responsibilities:
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.
Qualifications
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 related 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
Behavioral 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.
- Eid Bonus once per year.
- Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labour Law.
- Top up Credit card on monthly basis.