Finance Coordinator Ethiopia Shire

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  • Added Date: Monday, 14 October 2024
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Position: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Finance Coordinator

Reports to: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Area Manager

Supervision of ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Finance staff

Duty station: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Shire

Travel: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  5% travel to project sitesย 

Project number: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Duration and type of contract: ย  12 months

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisationโ€™s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.ย 

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

  1. Role and responsibilities

    The purpose of the Finance Coordinator is to be responsible that the financial set up is according to NRC standard and to support programme/ project implementation Shire Area Office. Ensure that the accounting, monitoring, and reporting are according to procedures. Review payment documents and ensure accuracy and compliance with donor requirements.

    The following is a brief description of the role.

    Generic responsibilities

  2. Ensure that Area Office set up adhere to Financial Handbook, NRC policies, donor, and audit requirementsย 
Implement NRCโ€™s financial systems, routines, and proceduresย  Maintain overall budget control and monitor cash flows.ย  Support the Area Finance Manager for the Management of Area officeโ€™s finance teamย  Provide regular analysis and reports for the projectsย  Support the management to Implement anti-corruption policyย  Management the financial software for proper control and regular periodic closingย 

Specific responsibilitiesย 

Ensure that the accounting, monitoring and reporting are according to procedures Review and ensure accuracy of all the financial data entered in to Agresso and timely closure of the accounts every month. Review payment documents and ensure accuracy and compliance with donor requirements. Support project staff in financial matters especially with timely payments. Represent finance in procurement process meetings. Support Area Program team in following up with the budget holders on BVAs, spending plans and monthly cash forecast. Support in dealing with Banks, the relevant reconciliations, etc. Focal point between the Country Finance Manager and Area Office finance team Support preparing Master Budget and Donor Budgets for the Area Office Ensure data archiving as per NRC standards and policies. Support in audit related requirements as and when required. Ensure timely submission of financial reports and supporting documentation from Implementing Partner Organisations. Capacity building of finance and non-finance staff of Area Office.

Generic professional competencies:ย 

Minimum 5 years of experience as a Finance Coordinator/Officer in an INGO or humanitarian agency University degree in accounting, finance or equivalent is preferred Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts Documented results related to the positionโ€™s responsibilities Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile Solid knowledge of computer software and modern accounting systems. Fluency in English both written and verbal is must.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:ย 

Knowledge & experience of working in Agresso accounting system Knowledge of the context in the Jijiga Area Officeย  Willing to travel to remote project locations, ability to work flexibly including weekends.

Behavioral competencies

Managing resources to optimize results Managing performance and development Analyzing Handling insecure environments Empowering and building trust

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