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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs
Job description
The purpose of the Finance Coordinator is to provides support in ensuring that NRC Kenya Mission consistently complies with all the legal regulations, financial requirements and humanitarian standards set by NRC and its donor partners, while ensuring that the Country Office has effective governance, risk management and control system are in place.
Finance Coordinator reports to the Finance Manager
CANDIDATES SHOULD APPLY ON LINE BY GOING THROUGH www.nrc.no. EMAIL AND PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
Job description
- Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at KCO level
- Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements
- Prepare and submit reports and analysis
- Ensure proper filing of all support documents
- Support line managers in procedures and require support team trainings
- Management of support team
- Ensure that the accounting, monitoring and reporting are according to procedures
- Support project staff in financial matters
- Maintain budget control and monitor cash flow for the area
- Ensure development and implementation of administrative systems and procedures
- Assist the Finance Manager in maintaining overall Kenya Programme Financial Management - budget control and monitoring, cash flows and expenditures management, and financial accounting and reporting
- Conduct training in financial management and monitoring for the Finance Officers in the Area offices, Specialists, Budget holders/Coordinators and other relevant project personnel
- Oversee all financial requests made by the projects, and ensure that NRC’s external financial obligations are met
- Conduct regular field trips to Area Offices for monitoring purposes, compliance checks, conducting training or identifying need for training
- Risk Management -ensure financial risks in CO are well managed and be focal person for all compliance related matters
- Assist the Country Director in investigations, as and when needed
- Focal person for audits and ensure recommendations are implemented
Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPAK).
- Good knowledge of financial reporting systems in donor funded work
- At least 4 years’ experience with large donor funded projects- grants management & reporting
- Strict attention to policy and practice detail
- High integrity
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Good cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Ability to function independently and as a work team leader/facilitator
- Excellent computer skills with hands on experience on computerized accounting systems; and Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
- Experience from working as a Finance Coordinator in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Education field
Finance / Economics
Education level
College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal qualities
- Managing resources to optimize results
- Managing performance and development
- Initiating action and change
- Handling insecure environments
Language
English
We offer Duty station: Nairobi
Contract period s for 12 months with possibility of extension.
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions, The candidate will observe NRC’s code of conduct and working hours for the NRC Office in Nairobi.
Miscellaneous info
Travel: Some travelling must be expected
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