Finance Officer, Kenya Country Office - Nairobi (Internal candidates only)
Ensure adherence to financial policies and manage financial reports
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Overview
Ensure adherence to financial policies and manage financial reports
You have:
- 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
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.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to prepare a financial report under a tight deadline? | This question assesses your ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines. | Highlight your organizational skills and provide an example of the process you followed to complete the report. |
| How do you ensure compliance with donor reporting requirements? | This question evaluates your understanding of donor relationships and reporting standards. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Have you ever identified a financial discrepancy? How did you address it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you trained a team on financial management practices? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What methods do you use to stay organized in managing multiple financial tasks? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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