Finance Team Leader Tunisia

Position:                                           Finance Team Leader

Reports to:                                        Finance Manager

Supervision of:                                  N/A

Duty station:                                     Tunis (Country Office)

Project number:                               LYFX0000

Duration and type of contract:        Until December 2025 with possibility of extension            

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

Generic responsibilities 

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and Development plan.

1. Support and Implement NRC’s systems and procedures at area level.
2. Support the adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, guidelines, and donor requirements.
3. Ensure proper filing of all support documents.
4. Support line supervisors in procedures and require support team training.
5. Support the supervisor for the Management of Country office financial team. 
6. Support the management to Implement anti-corruption policy.

   Specific responsibilities 

   Accounting, Banking, Auditing, Budgeting and Reporting

7. Looking after and managing the Cash and Bank of NRC at the Country Office level including preparation of cash request to be shared with HO
8. Review, process, and follow-up on payments related to Country Office (CO) and Area Offices (AOs)
9. Be the main focal person to post payments on Agresso (UNIT4 ERB) for Country Office
10. Lead on process of the monthly financial closure including closing all balance accounts and submitting BRS to MENA office
11. Clear Amortization, bank reconciliation, intermediate accounts, and 1560/1561 at Country office level
12. Monitor exchange rate on monthly basis and report to FM
13. Monthly transaction list check at Country Office level to identify any missing/incorrect budget IDs, donor codes, and activity code
14. Maintain and develop a good archiving system at country office level
15. Be the focal person to communicate with Tunis chartered accountant regarding Tunis monthly payments for Tax and quarterly payments for social security. In addition to the monthly financial statement’s preparation
16. Be the focal point for legal Tunisian annual audit including preparation and submission of financial documents 
17. Monthly update of TopDown to reflect the actuals and spending plan for projects
18. Work on preparation of the BVAs on a monthly basis and share with budget holders
19. When requested, review and post of the master budget 
20. Attend procurement meeting as finance focal person for Country office
21. Review and approval of PR, PO, expenses claim, and payments at country office level according to the authorization table
22. Monthly clearance of LYFX0000, national salary, and international salary account
23. Post and clear Tunis social security and Tax accounts on a monthly basis
24. When requested, review and post of budget and TopDown
25. When requested, review and post of spending plans
26. When requested, prepare and share the financial report of project with FM
27. Any other Finance accounting, Banking, and Auditing tasks as requested and delegated by the Line Manager

    Critical interfaces

    By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are: 

    Scale and scope of position Staff: Finance officer, Finance Coordinator, Finance Technical Assistant Stakeholders: Key external stakeholders the post has relationships with (e.g. UN agencies, INGOs, local NGOs, civil society, governmental bodies) Budgets: List of budgets covered by postholder, and size of budget Information: Brief description of the information resources the postholder is responsible for at CO level (e.g. GORS, Agresso, Webcruiter, Intranet) Legal or compliance: Brief description of any legal or compliance responsibility the post holder has (term of employment, vendors, donors)

     

28. Competencies 

    Competencies are important for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

     

    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

    ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

    1. Professional competencies 

    These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance. 

    Generic professional competencies: 

    •             Experience from working as a Finance Team Leader in a humanitarian/recovery context will be preferred.

    •             Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

    •             Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

    •             Knowledge about Accounting, Banking and Auditing 

    •             Reasonable knowledge in English, both written and verbal 

    Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

    •             Knowledge of the context in Tunis

    •             Fluency in Arabic and English 

    •             Experience with Tunis and Libya government financial laws/regulations

    2. Behavioural competencies (max 6)

    These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

29. Build meaningful relations

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews: