Finance Technical Officer Moldova

Organize and deliver day-to-day operational finance processes.

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Application deadline 1 year ago: Monday 23 Sep 2024 at 20:59 UTC

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Overview

Organize and deliver day-to-day operational finance processes.

You have:

  • Bachelor degree in Finance or a related major.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience in Finance/Accounting.
  • Knowledge of audit requirements.
  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
  • Fluent in English and Romanian, both written and spoken.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Contract

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

  1. Role and responsibilities

The Finance Technical Officer is responsible for organizing and delivering the day-to-day operational finance processes by ensuring adherence to NRC’s policies and donor requirements.

Generic responsibilities

  1. Ensure adherence to Financial Handbook, other NRC policies and donor requirements
  2. Implement financial systems and procedures according to Financial Handbook and other NRC policies at office level
  3. Advise and support staff on procurement financial policies, and documents required.
  4. Prepare and develop periodic related reports on activities and as requested by the line manager
  5. Promote and share ideas for improvement of the Finance function.
  6. Ensure proper filing and archiving of all financial documents according to NRC standards
  7. 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

A – Dailly operation

• Ensure timely payment of contractors, suppliers, taxes and other expenditures. Verify that vouchers and the supporting documents (purchase requests, purchase orders, quotations, authorization of payment, etc.) comply with NRC’s procedures

• Ensure that cash and bankbook records are updated on daily basis and reconciliation is done between bank/cash and internal ERP Unit 4/Agresso. Ensuring that all financial credentials are in line with donor and country coding structure.

• Perform daily bookkeeping and utilize the NRC Agresso accounting system.

• Coordinate with Finance teams in different areas regarding cost allocations of basic running costs, before recording.

• Focal point of a local tax regulation and reporting requireme

• Support the Finance Manager with tasks related to annual country audits and project-specific audits

• Perform other Finance related tasks as requested

B. - Partnership

  • Focal point of the budgeting and financial reporting processes of implementing partners and proving capacity building in financial aspects, as well as monitoring of data quality provided by them.
  • Review partner financial reports (monthly, quarterly)
  • Prepare financial verification report in line with NRC partnership policy and respective annexes
  • Ensure all submitted supporting documents are in an accurate manner, readable and traceable
  • Communicate with partner representative in case of comments/questions

1. Professional competencies

  • Bachelor degree in Finance or a related major
  • Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience in Finance/Accounting
  • Knowledge of Audit requirements
  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Fluent in English and Romanian, both written and spoken
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Kindly note that t****his position is open to candidates who have the legal right to work in Moldova and note that we are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position.

Please note that the empty or incomplete applications as well as CVs received via email will not be considered official and will not be processed.

Potential interview questions

Can you provide an example of a financial system you implemented successfully? This question assesses your experience with financial systems and your ability to improve processes. Discuss the challenges you faced and the impact of your implementation on financial processes.
How do you ensure compliance with donor requirements in your financial reports? The interviewer wants to evaluate your understanding of donor requirements and financial accountability. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a situation where you had to advise staff on financial procurement policies. What was the outcome? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: nrc.no