Finance Officer - Internal Only

Finance & Economy

Overview

Manage invoices, tax liabilities and financial reporting for IRC Nigeria.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or CPA from recognized College/Institutions.
• Minimum of three (3) years of accounting experience.
• Significant experience in excel and accounting packages (SUN system knowledge is an advantage).
• Mature personality with ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Adherence to IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct principles.

Work Arrangement: In-person

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi state. In early 2014, IRC opened a field office in town of Adamawa state in NE Nigeria followed by offices in Yola (Adamawa state) in November 2014 and Maiduguri (Borno state) in October 2015. IRC has ECHO, OFDA, and Gates funds to respond to health, nutrition, GBV, and WASH activities. In late 2014 and early 2015, IRC received additional funds from SV, SIDA, USAID, and UNICEF to carry out education, child protection, general protection, emergency food distributions, shelter support, and NFI distributions to newly displaced IDPs. In late 2015 into early 2016, IRC received Swiss and UNHCR funds for additional emergency response humanitarian-focused programming in NE Nigeria

Key Responsibilities:

Specific Duties

- Invoice POs and Non-PO Invoices on Integra and ensure adequate documentation. - Settle and upload payments on the banking platform within 2 working days of invoicing. - Follow up and liquidate all travel and program advances immediately after the execution of the purpose of the advance - Prepare and pay Tax liabilities to the respective bodies on or before the 11th of every subsequent month. - Do weekly and Monthly bank reconciliations and cash counts by last working day of the week and 1st working day of subsequent month respectively. - Forward to the Finance Manager every month, outstanding personnel advances and charges related to D7, for recovery.

Finance/Budgeting

- Act at all times in accordance with country law and standards of accounting practice. - Review, with the objective of gaining a clear understanding, budget guidelines and instructions. - Review funding allocations to enable proper guidance to programs and proper coding. - Be receptive to training provided and to develop his or her technical and professional competence. - Follow any new procedures and guidelines designated in circulars from the Country Director and Finance Controller. - Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Senior Finance Manager Position directly supervises: Assistant Finance Officer

Indirect Reporting: Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal: All Sectors within IRC Nigeria

External: N/A

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or Finance or CPA from recognized College/Institutions with a minimum of three (3) years of accounting experience. Computer literate with significant experience in excel, accounting package knowledge (SUN system) will be an added advantage. The candidate should be mature, with stable personality and ability to maintain confidentiality. - Standards for Professional Conduct: - The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation - IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability. - The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org