Finance Team Leader Tunisia

Finance & Economy

Overview

Lead the finance team and manage financial processes.

You have:

• Experience from working as a Finance Team Leader in a humanitarian/recovery context will be preferred.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about Accounting, Banking and Auditing.
• Reasonable knowledge in English, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of the context in Tunis.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.
• Experience with Tunis and Libya government financial laws/regulations.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

Position: Finance Team Leader

Reports to: Finance Manager

Supervision of: N/A

Duty station: Tunis (Country Office)

Project number: LYFX0000

Duration and type of contract: Until December 2025 with possibility of extension

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

Qualifications

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

Scale and scope of position

Staff: Finance officer, Finance Coordinator, Finance Technical Assistant Stakeholders: Key external stakeholders the post has relationships with (e.g. UN agencies, INGOs, local NGOs, civil society, governmental bodies) Budgets: List of budgets covered by postholder, and size of budget Information: Brief description of the information resources the postholder is responsible for at CO level (e.g. GORS, Agresso, Webcruiter, Intranet) Legal or compliance: Brief description of any legal or compliance responsibility the post holder has (term of employment, vendors, donors) 1. Competencies

Competencies are important for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

1. Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies:

• Experience from working as a Finance Team Leader in a humanitarian/recovery context will be preferred.

• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

• Knowledge about Accounting, Banking and Auditing

• Reasonable knowledge in English, both written and verbal

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge of the context in Tunis

• Fluency in Arabic and English

• Experience with Tunis and Libya government financial laws/regulations

2. Behavioural competencies (max 6)

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Build meaningful relations
• Empower people
• Act with integrity
• Deliver results

1. Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

• The Job Description
• The Goals and Performance Plan
• The NRC Competency Framework

Responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and Development plan.

1. Support and Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at area level.
2. Support the adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines, and donor requirements.
3. Ensure proper filing of all support documents.
4. Support line supervisors in procedures and require support team training.
5. Support the supervisor for the Management of Country office financial team.
6. Support the management to Implement anti-corruption policy.

Specific responsibilities

Accounting, Banking, Auditing, Budgeting and Reporting

• Looking after and managing the Cash and Bank of NRC at the Country Office level including preparation of cash request to be shared with HO
• Review, process, and follow-up on payments related to Country Office (CO) and Area Offices (AOs)
• Be the main focal person to post payments on Agresso (UNIT4 ERB) for Country Office
• Lead on process of the monthly financial closure including closing all balance accounts and submitting BRS to MENA office
• Clear Amortization, bank reconciliation, intermediate accounts, and 1560/1561 at Country office level
• Monitor exchange rate on monthly basis and report to FM
• Monthly transaction list check at Country Office level to identify any missing/incorrect budget IDs, donor codes, and activity code
• Maintain and develop a good archiving system at country office level
• Be the focal person to communicate with Tunis chartered accountant regarding Tunis monthly payments for Tax and quarterly payments for social security. In addition to the monthly financial statement’s preparation
• Be the focal point for legal Tunisian annual audit including preparation and submission of financial documents
• Monthly update of TopDown to reflect the actuals and spending plan for projects
• Work on preparation of the BVAs on a monthly basis and share with budget holders
• When requested, review and post of the master budget
• Attend procurement meeting as finance focal person for Country office
• Review and approval of PR, PO, expenses claim, and payments at country office level according to the authorization table
• Monthly clearance of LYFX0000, national salary, and international salary account
• Post and clear Tunis social security and Tax accounts on a monthly basis
• When requested, review and post of budget and TopDown
• When requested, review and post of spending plans
• When requested, prepare and share the financial report of project with FM
• Any other Finance accounting, Banking, and Auditing tasks as requested and delegated by the Line Manager

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