Finance Officer Accounting Ethiopia Addis Ababa

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contracts.

Role and Responsibilities

The purpose of the Finance Officer position is to assist in the day-to-day implementation of the finance functions responsibilities. Use action words such as to conduct or assist for the position’s relevant responsibilities. The following is a brief description of the role.

Generic Responsibilities

• Ensure to adhere to Financial Handbook, NRC policies, donor and auditor requirements
• Implement delegated CC project portfolio according to the plan of action
• Implement NRC’s financial systems, routines and procedures
• Prepare and develop status report as required by management
• Provide regular analysis and reports
• Explore and assess the new and better ways to support the project target beneficiaries most in need
• Oversee the proper filing of financial documents according to NRC standards and the Securing Supporting Documents (SSD) policy into the online system
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function

Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for verification of payments to contractors, & other payments as stipulated in the contract/agreement(s) & in line with NRC financial policies and procedures.
• Maintain all financial records properly (hard copy and soft version)
• Verification of per-diem, overtime, travel and other allowances
• Responsible for verification of all purchase requests and cash advances
• Monitor, check and post the CO office post-backs on daily bases
• Responsible for cash counts, reconciliation, pending checks and reporting on a monthly basis.
• Establish control for the prevention of waste, fraud, and mismanagement.

Generic professional competencies:

• Experience working as a Finance Assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Some knowledge of English, both written and verbal

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Bachler degree in the field of Accounting with a minimum of two years’ experience handling cash, recording accounting data/tax data/procurement data
• Basic computer skills (common Microsoft Windows and Office applications)
• Goal-orientated with the ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Fluency in both spoken and written English and Amharic

Behavioural Competencies

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results

• Empowering and building trust

  Communicating with impact and respect