Finance Manager Jordan Amman Country Office

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 9 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 9 (NRC) contracts.

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager for our NRC Jordan Country Office, a leader with great team management and analytical skills.

Job Purpose

The main objective for the Finance Manager position is to oversee financial setup according to NRC standards and to support programme implementation. The position holder will ensure that NRC Jordan is well positioned to respond to current and future needs and shall demonstrate strong engagement and leadership in all major Finance actions while ensuring capacity building of Finance teams across the country.

What you will do

• Ensure that country standard financial systems are established and maintained in line with NRC Financial Handbook, donor and local legislation requirements.
• Update the Master Budget on regular basis to ensure that all funding gaps are covered
• Maintain overall budget control and monitor cash flows and forecasts, oversee budgeting and monitoring of direct and shared costs, provide cost analysis and make recommendations for determining effective resource utilization and no deficit
• Provide strong leadership to the Finance team in all offices whether with a direct line management or technical, ensuring competent and motivated staff are hired and retained.
• Provide financial advice to the budget holders, ensure adequate support is provided to programs and support functions ensuring the alignment of resource allocations with organizational priorities at budgeting and implementation stages.
• Provide timely, accurate and complete financial reporting and analysis including monthly reporting on budget vs. actual reporting for all NRC Jordan projects that can be used for further improvement of service delivery and support informed decision making by Country Management Group (CMG)
• Manage internal and external financial risks, highlight & resolve relevant issues with CMG while implementing NRC anti-corruption policy
• Perform audit and compliance checks on all related Finance matters in all related offices and follow up on corrective measures as needed and perform quality control of area offices’ reports and ensure appropriate measures are taken to address audit findings and recommendations.
• Implement global and regional initiatives rolled out in NRC Jordan.
• Oversee and be responsible of mainstreaming protection guidelines in the NRC’s related activities as per NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and ensure that all breaches/concerns reported are properly resolved.

Professional competencies & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or any related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience of working as a Financial Manager in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Team management experience and analytical skills
• Experience of working in complex and fragile contexts
• Experience of financial systems and structures development
• Proficient in MS Excel and accounting systems
• Fluent in English, written and verbal. Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

Behavioral competencies

• Managing performance and development
• Empowering and building trust
• Analysing
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Handling insecure environments
• Coping with change

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.

At NRC we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take initiative.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Additional Information:

Duty Station: Amman, Jordan

Duration of contract: Fixed term and renewable, full-time, in accordance with local labour laws.

Grade 9 in NRC's grading structure

Travel: Up to 30%, mostly domestic

Reporting line: Head of Support, Jordan

For further details on the position you can view a copy of the job description here

We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates (both National and International). National candidates are encouraged to apply.

We encourage you to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline.