Finance Officer Iraq Nineveh – National

The purpose of the finance officer position is to implement day to day support functions, and implementation of the NRC finance policies and procedures.

• Looking after and management of the Cash and Bank management of the area office, including the forecasting.
• Management of the bank account of Area office. And making the forecast for the projected data.
• Make sure that financial internal controls are in place while the banking and cash system is working.
• Post the entries on daily basis to Agresso. Make sure that Data has proper correct codes and as per the project documents.
• Prepare the regular Agresso Bank reconciliations for all the balance sheet items.
• Proper close of the projects and year end close.
• Enter the Agresso rebooking and keeping proper record of it.
• Devise a system so that all the vouchers are safely preserved.
• Train the staff on the Agresso and excel tools.
• Support the supervisor in the management of Area offices financial team.
• Support the FC whenever the work circumstances needed.

Professional competencies :

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience from working as a Support Function Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Some knowledge of English
• Fluency of English and Fluency Arabic is required.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• 2 years’ work experience from working as a Finance officer in a humanitarian/recovery context will be preferred.
• University degree in equivalent fields
• Knowledge about keeping the bank accounts and record keeping
• Knowledge & experience of working in Agresso accounting system .
• Good Knowledge of English and Fluency Arabic is required.
• Past experience of working in middle-east or Iraq

  Behavioural competencies:

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect.

Other Information:

• Contract Duration: 11 months
• Duty Station: Nineveh- Iraq
• Health Insurance is provided
• Salary: G5/S1, According to NRC’s Iraq salary scale and terms and conditions.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• NRC is an equal opportunity employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• For more information please read Job Description

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRC’s representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in around 31 countries with approximately 14’000 staff. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavors to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.

NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to promote the full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people; secure and maintain access for humanitarian operations and promote the achievement of durable solutions. NRC Geneva, with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), are NRC’s primary presence in Geneva.