• Application Deadline: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Finance Officer - Mubi



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 2 years



• Location Adamawa




• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  
  

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines


• Implement delegated support function portfolio according to plan of action


• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management


• Ensure proper filing of documents 


• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function

Specific responsibilities 

• Daily supervision of finance assistants


• Reconciliation of NRC bank accounts and cash boxes


• Establish a good tracking system for advances and ensure that clearance of advances is done on time.


• Ensure that weekly, monthly finance reports are prepared on time.


• Daily verification of POs, PRs Bid Analysis, per diem claim and other documents within the finance officer threshold


• Verify that all transactions have complete supporting documents and ensure that all costs are timely booked into Agresso on a daily, weekly and monthly basis 


• Support to ensure month end closure is completed according to the timeline provided in the finance handbook


• Support to verify the monthly National Staff Payroll and posting


• Follow up to ensure prompt processing of daily vendor payments and Ensure that all supporting documents are complete and accurate before payment is done.


• Ensure that all supporting documents are complete and accurate before payment is done.


• Travel to field sub-field office to monitor and support the finance assistants


• On a monthly basis Ensure all deductions are timely remitted to statutory authority according to the provision of the law. 


• Collaborate with the financial institutions to ensure that queries related to payments are timely resolved (return payments, under/over payments of staff, suppliers and contractors incorrect account details etc)


• Support the Finance Coordinator facilitate monthly BVA meetings, Project summary and spending plans


• Facilitate daily cash counts and safeguard of cash in the office.


• Facilitate audit activities


• Perform other related tasks that will be assigned by line manager 

Qualifications

Competencies 

Generic professional competencies: 

• Experience from working as a Finance officer in a humanitarian/recovery context


• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts


• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities


• Fluency in English and Hausa

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

• Good skills in Excel and Word


• Good knowledge of accounting packages; preferably Agresso 


• Good knowledge to initiate finance SOPs 


• Good knowledge of the North – Eastern Nigeria context


• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in similar position preferably with an NGO


• Minimum of University degree in related field

Behavioral competencies

• Handling insecure environment


• Planning and delivering results


• Empowering and building trust


• Communicating with impact and respect