Finance Technical Assistant Ukraine Odessa (for nationals only)
Assist in financial procedures implementation.
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Overview
Assist in financial procedures implementation.
You have:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Finance
- 1 year of relevant NGO/Commercial work experience
- Experience in working on accounting/auditing in a humanitarian context
- Proficiency in MS Office applications
- Proficiency in English both spoken and written
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 4 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 4 (NRC) contracts.
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.
- Role and responsibilities
The Finance Assistant is responsible for assisting in the day-to-day implementation of financial procedures in Lebanon by ensuring adherence to NRC’s policies and donor requirements.
Generic responsibilities
- Comply with Financial Handbook and other NRC policies
- Verify that all vouchers and supporting documents are according to standards set in the Financial Handbook, and enter them into the accounting system
- Make and verify approved payments
- Record all cash movements
- Follow up on advances and refunds
- Prepare and arrange for bank withdrawals and transfers and present for verification
- Maintain the filling system for all financial and accounting documents
- Ensure that expenditures from the main account are accounted in appropriate budget lines and on relevant projects
- Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action.
Specific responsibilities
- Utilize the use of the NRC Agresso Accounting System and ensure daily bookkeeping.
- Manage the office petty cash and ensure its accuracy and sufficiency on a daily basis.
- Assist the Finance Officer in the monthly accounting closing process, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the ledger and all supporting documents.
- Support the Finance Officer in the preparation of the monthly financial report
- Provide scanned copies of payments related to other countries.
- Work closely with Logistics on Purchase Requests and Purchase Orders and follow up accordingly
- Liaise with other NRC departments to issue due payments
- Ensure that all payment requests comply with donor requirements
- Monitor bank accounts to ensure the availability of sufficient balances
- Ensure that all transactions are properly authorized and fully documented.
- Prepare payments for beneficiaries and vendors; in accordance with NRC’s financial procedures
Critical interfaces
- Field Finance teams
- Support departments
- Auditors (Internal and External)
- Competencies
1. Professional competencies
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Finance
- 1 year of relevant NGO/Commercial work experience
- Experience in working on accounting/auditing in a humanitarian context
- Proficiency in MS Office applications
- Proficiency in English both spoken and written
2. Behavioural competencies
- Planning and delivering results
- Working with People
- Analyzing
- Communicating with Impact and respect
- Coping with change
- Handling insecure environments
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to ensure compliance with financial policies? | This question assesses your attention to detail and understanding of financial protocols. | Provide a specific example and highlight the outcome of your actions. |
| How do you manage tight deadlines while working on financial reports? | This question aims to evaluate your time management and prioritization skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What steps do you take to ensure accuracy in financial documentation? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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