Finance Team Leader, Benghazi Libya

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  • Added Date: Monday, 27 November 2023
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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 ย  Finance Team Leader Benghazi Libya

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 ย ย  Area Support Coordinatorย 

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 Technical Assistant and Technical supervision of the Finance officer in Dernaย 

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 ย  Benghazi, Libya

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  30%

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  LYFM2201 โ€“ LYFM2401

Duration and type of contract: ย  12 monthsย 

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.

Role and responsibilities

The Finance Team Leader is responsible for ensuring timely and quality internal and external financial reporting of the Area office east, and for assisting in budget preparation related to grants, funds, and budgets for all related programmes, donors, and departments by ensuring adherence to NRCโ€™s policies and donor requirements.

ย Generic responsibilitiesย 

Ensure adherence to Financial Handbook, other NRC policies and donor requirements Maintain overall budget oversight and monitor cash flowย  Ensure proper quality control and monitoring of the finance function activitiesย  Ensure Capacity Building of Finance and Project staff in the two Area East 04ย  Assess, promote and document ideas of technical improvement and further development options related to finance. Ensure proper filing of all financial documents Support Finance staff in both Area Offices with budget as per need and as delegated by Support Coordinatorย  Ensure that NRCโ€™s related activities are implemented within NRCโ€™s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and reports any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action.

ย Specific responsibilities

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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–!

Assist in the production of donor financial reports and any other financial management reports.ย  Participate in budget preparation for new proposals and grant applications on agresso and in donor formatsย  Prepare transactions to be postedย  Assist in preparing the auditors requirement and tax declarations.ย  Coordinate with area ASC, Finance TA, Project Managers, Area Manager regarding financial report and budget preparationย  Ensure allocation of expenses in line with approved budgets and projected expenditures (master budget, consolidated allocation tables, BPO, etc.).ย  Support the maintenance of financial archives in accordance with donor requirements. Post transactions and prepare financial reports (BvA, BRS, Donor reports, payroll) as per needย  Consolidate financial reports of East Areaย  Verify and post payrolls of East Area Follow-up on AO payments from different Financial Service Providersย  Provide ad hoc technical support and trainings for both Finance and Project staff in coordination with Finance Manage

Critical interfacesย 

Support Coordinators, Area Manager, Project Managers, Project Coordinatorsย  AO Finance teamsย  CO Finance Manager and Technical Officerย  Support departmentsย  Auditors (Internal and External)

ย Competencies

Professional competenciesย 

โ€ข Bachelor degree in Finance or a related major

ย โ€ข Minimum of 2-3 yearsโ€™ relevant experienceย 

โ€ข Familiar with grants proposal writing and reportingย 

โ€ข Proficient in English, both written and spokenย 

โ€ข Proficient in Microsoft Excelย 

2. Behavioural competencies

Build meaningful relations Empower people Act with integrity Deliver results

3.ย ย Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for and evaluated on the responsibilities and the competencies, based on NRCโ€™s Performance Management Framework. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

The Job Description The Goals and Performance Plan The NRC Competency Framework

ย Application Procedure:

Application is online for Libya National only. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. NRC does not at any stage of recruitment request candidate to make payments of any kind. NRC has not retained any agent to conduct recruitments on behalf of the organisation. NRC is committed to a diverse workforce through diversity, equity and inclusionย  Qualified females candidates and persons with disability are encouraged to apply. 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.

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