Finance Officer
Role and responsibilities
The purpose of a Finance Officer position is to implement delegated areas of responsibility. The following is a brief description of the role:
Generic responsibilities
- Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
- Ensure adherence to donors’ financial rules and regulations
- Responsible for organising and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards
- Implement delegated finance function portfolio according to plan of action
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
- Promote and share ideas for improvement of the finance function
- Use initiative in day to day problem-solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities and standards for the area of work
Specific responsibilities
- Follow up with logistics on payments and deadlines
- Revise and post petty cash payments and bank transfer payments on a weekly basis, and check all supporting documents of all payments to make sure that they are complete, correct, and in compliance with NRC rules and regulations
- Prepare invoice posting, post back tools, and Fair Share allocation.
- Prepare salary posting after receiving project allocations.
- Review and post all Gaza transactions
- Responsible for weekly and monthly bank reconciliation for Gaza office
- Take responsibility for the month-end closure, including the BRS and submit it to the finance coordinator
- Prepare Gaza staff timesheets monthly
- Prepare all Gaza transactions’ reallocation post-backs in close coordination with the finance coordinator
- Responsible for posting Gaza partners’ PRs.
- Cooperate with Finance assistant on filling and SSD securing documents.
- Follow up with country office Finance Coordinator on international payments to clear accounts monthly.
- Undertake any other reasonable task assigned by management
- Assist a range of support with the implementation of the Finance portfolio according to plan of action
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Competencies
Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organization to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
1. Professional competencies
These skills, knowledge and experience are important for effective performance.
Generic professional competencies:
- Experience working as a Finance Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Good command of English and Arabic, both written and verbal
Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:
- Bachelor Degree in accounting, finance, business, or any other related fields
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in working in a similar role
- Good Knowledge of the Palestinian taxation law
- Ability to work under pressure
- Highest standards of ethics and integrity and attention to detail
2. Behavioural competencies
These personal qualities influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioral competencies and the following are essential for this position:
- Handling insecure environments
- Planning and delivering results
- Working with people
- Analysing
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Coping with change
- Performance Management
The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:
- The Job Description
- The Work and Development Plan
- End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template
- The End-term Performance Review Template
- The NRC Competency Framework
Additional Information:
Contract duration: 12 Months
Working hours: 40 hours/week, Sun-Thu (5 days per week)
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
Duty station: Gaza (open to Gaza strip residents only)
Start Date: ASAP
What we Offer?
You will be working in an international and diverse organization with a dynamic atmosphere.
You will receive support and opportunities to expand your skills and enhance your expertise.
You will be working in our Office in Gaza,
This position is Grade (05) Step (01). Salary & Benefits are based on Gaza Duty Station.
Reports to: Finance Coordinator
Recruiter: Reham Khalaf
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Recruitment is being made on a rolling basis so please send in your application at the soonest opportunity, the recruitment will be closed once completed.
Internal candidates: to apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity Marketplace.
We receive many applications for each vacant position, so only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Only applications received through the system will be considered. If you face any issues, please send an email to [email protected] with a screenshot of the problem.
For more information about NRC's work in Palestine, please check:https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/fact-sheets/2024/factsheet-palestine-nrc_202405.pdf
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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