Finance Technical Assistant -Jerusalem(Nationals only)
Contribute to the finance unit responsibilities including payments and reconciliations.
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Overview
Contribute to the finance unit responsibilities including payments and reconciliations.
You have:
- Experience from working as a Finance Assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context
- At least one year of experience in a similar position
- Very Good command of English and Arabic, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of Hebrew language is preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree in business, Finance and Accounting or any related field
- Experience with computers, particularly Excel and database programs
- Ability to work under pressure and independently
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 4 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 4 (NRC) contracts.
The purpose of the Finance Technical Assistant position is to contribute to the day-to-day implementation of the finance unit responsibilities. Responsible for petty cash payment, suppliers’ payments, bank transfers, reconciliations of bank accounts.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Responsible for petty cash payments & ensure that the cash payments are correctly recorded in cashboxes and cash count is conducted on daily basis.
- Responsible for clearing all suppliers’ payments, including Checking of all supporting documents in compliance with NRC rules and regulations and local laws.
- Responsible for issuing cheques and bank transfers for WB/JRS Office payments.
- Prepare all WB/JRS Post-backs for Banks & cash.
- Prepare salary transfers & ensure correct booking of projects, accounts, and amounts.
- Follow up with logistics on payments supporting documents
- Responsible for the follow-up and settlements of advanced and travel claims.
- Responsible for Banks reconciliation for WB/JRS office
- Responsible for finance backlog/SSD.
- Responsible for photocopying, scanning, and archiving Finance documents in the file systems.
- Responsible for NRC Finance files.
- Stamp all invoices by Paid and donor Stamps
- Undertake any other reasonable task assigned by management
Professional Competencies:
- Experience from working as a Finance Assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- At least one year of experience in a similar position.
- Very Good command of English and Arabic, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of Hebrew language is preferred.
- Bachelor’s Degree in business, Finance and Accounting or any related field
- Experience with computers, particularly Excel and database programs.
- Highly approachable, trustworthy and confidential
- Ability to work under pressure and independently
Behavioural competencies:
- Handling insecure environments
- Planning and delivering results
- Working with people
- Analysing
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Coping with change
Additional Details:
Duty Station: Jerusalem
Type of Contract: Open end
Salary: Based upon the NRC grading Scale
All applications should be submitted in English!
NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience working as a Finance Assistant in challenging environments? | This assesses how your background aligns with the role's requirements in humanitarian contexts. | Provide specific examples and emphasize your adaptability and problem-solving skills. |
| How do you ensure accuracy in cash handling and financial reporting? | The interviewer wants insights into your attention to detail and financial integrity. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to handle pressure while meeting tight deadlines? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain how you approach verifying supporting documents for payments. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a situation where you had to work independently on a financial task. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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