Finance Officer - NRC " Jerusalem "

Finance Officer -Partnership Jerusalem (Nationals Only)

Employer Description

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Responsibilities

Your passion, skills, and experience can make a big difference.

Duties & Responsibilities:

The purpose of the Finance Officer is to ensure the implementation of the financial monitoring, control and reporting of the Downstream Partners (DP) in line with NRC and Donors regulations.

Below is a summary responsibilities:

Responsible for Reviewing Downstream Partners financial reports and verify original supporting documents in accordance with NRC and donors’ rules and regulations.
Responsible for verifying that supporting documentation of costs charged to NRC by the Downstream Partners is in line with the procedures and regulations stipulated in the Downstream Partners agreement, for the cost to be considered eligible.
Ensure all original documents stamped with NRC stamp
Conduct quarterly visits to the partners during the project implementation
Conduct regular meetings with the Downstream Partners to ensure that issues identified during the implementation period of the project, or issues that may arise, are dealt with in a timely and correct manner.
Responsible for Downstream Partners financial reports and ensure that the Downstream Partner does not overspend or underspend
Responsible of tracking Downstream Partners payments
Monitor Downstream Partner financial management, including each member’s expenditure level
Provide support and training to Downstream Partner on financial and controls matters
Responsible for audit confirmation letters for Downstream Partners and coordinate with DPs on audit requirements.

Skills & Experience:

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance:

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

Minimum 3 years of experience working in a similar position
Previous experience working in monitoring partners’ financial reports is highly desired
BA degree in accounting, finance or any relevant studies
Strong knowledge working on excel
Solid knowledge of computer software and modern accounting systems
Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal; Hebrew highly desirable.
Working with people
Communicating with impact and respect
Analysing and detailed oriented

What do we offer:

Duty Station: Jerusalem

Type of Contract: Open end contract

Salary: Grade 5 based upon the NRC grading Scale

Reports to: Finance Coordinator

How to Apply:

If you are interested to apply for this position, please check the full Job Description - Finance Officer (Partnership).docx

Applications are only accepted if submitted through NRC website.

Applications are only accepted if submitted in English.

Recruiter: Nagham Yasin email:

nagham.yasin@nrc.no