Finance Officer, Kenya Country Office - Nairobi (Internal candidates only)

Contract

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

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

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

The Finance Officer is responsible for generating and consolidating financial reports from all field offices. Finance Officer reports to the Finance Manager

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Finance, commerce or Accounting

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), level 2

3 years experience from working as a Finance Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context

Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

Specific familiarity with donor reporting

Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

Knowledge about own skills/profile

Good computer skills in MS Office

Good Knowledge of English

Responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

Ensure adherence to Financial Handbook, other NRC policies and donor requirements

Review bank account and cashbox reconciliations for the country office

Review bank reconciliation statements and vouchers from the Field Offices to ensure that they are executed according to the Financial Handbook and other requirements, and give relevant feedback to the Field Offices

Prepare the financial Project Summary

Ensure proper filing of documents and transactions both from the field and country office.

Distribute information and reports as required

Train and develop financial team

Specific responsibilities

Review of payment vouchers to ensure coding of transactions and supporting documents is correct before posting to the financial system.

Assist the Finance Manager in Preparation of financial reports and budget reviews.

Assist in the planning of all internal and external audits

Conduct training in financial management and monitoring in the Area offices staff, Specialists, Budget holders/Coordinators and other relevant project personnel and Implementing Partners

After projects are completed, assist closeout of grants in accordance with applicable NRC, policies, and procedures.

Conduct Finance induction for new staff on Finance Manuals, Budget Monitoring and general Finance procedures

Distribute severance, medical and WIBA monthly charges for staff to various projects as allocated in the monthly salaries distribution

Circulate the timesheets for both national and international Staff on a monthly basis to HR and uploading the signed timesheets for international Staff to Aggresso.

Be the finance representative in Bid analysis and tender processes happening in country office

Assist in review of partners documentation and report.