Finance Coordinator

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

Purpose of the role

The Finance Coordinator is responsible for internal and external financial reporting and for assisting in budget preparation related to grants, funds, and budgets for all related programmes, donors, and departments by ensuring adherence to NRC’s policies and donor requirements.

What you will do

- Implement NRC’s financial systems and procedures at national level

- Ensure adherence to Financial Handbook, other NRC policies and donor requirements

- Maintain budget control and monitor cash flow for the area

- Prepare and submit reports and analysis as required

- Prepare budget forecasts and assist in Master budgets preparation

- Ensure proper filing of all financial documents

- Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within  NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and reports any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action.

Specifically you will;

- Contribute in the production of donor financial reports and any other financial management reports – Act as grants focal point.

- Participate in budget preparation for new proposals and grant applications to ensure compliance with NRC and donor guidelines.

- Act as focal point for the organization master budget with direct supervision of finance reporting manager and CO finance manager.

- Ensure that all project’s budgets are uploaded into Agresso system and update the data accordingly.

- Prepare the provision of Payroll, NSSF and income tax in accordance to NRC’s financial procedures.

- Prepare transactions to be posted in Head Office accounts

- Coordinate with independent auditors for reports and tax declarations.

- Communicate financial related matters to all concerned parties and act as the focal person to report projects’ results.

- Coordinate and hold monthly meetings to review financial reports, and budget preparations with field Finance Officers, Project Managers, Area Manager, Head of Programme, Head of Support and Country Director and follow up accordingly.

- Coordinate and be focal point with partners and implementing partners in consortiums

- Ensure optimal allocation of expenses in line with approved budgets and projected expenditures (master budget, consolidated allocation tables, BPO, etc.).

- Assist the Finance Reporting Manager with preparing monthly reports and performing financial analysis.

- Maintain financial archives in accordance with donor requirements.

- Monitor and control funds and expenditures related to local donors.

Professional competencies

- Bachelor degree in Finance or a related major

- Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience

- Familiar with grants proposal writing and reporting

- Proficient in English, both written and spoken

- Proficient in Microsoft Excel

- Experience in Consortium or direct coordination with partners, donors is a plus

Behavioral competencies

- Managing resources to optimize results

- Managing performance and development

- Analyzing

- Handling insecure environments

- Planning and delivering results

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

- To be dedicated in what we do;

- To be innovative with our solutions;

- To act as one unified and inclusive team;

- To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.