Finance Officer - Syria

Damascus

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Damascus
Grade: Mid level - Mid level
Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Banking and Finance
Closing Date: Closed

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

NRC in Syria
NRC is in Syria to support people affected by forced displacement (IDPs, returnees, host community etc.) so that they can have access to timely and effective assistance, to cope with the crisis and when the crisis ends return and rebuild their lives. Since the start of its activities in mid-2016 in Syria, NRC has reached with humanitarian assistance more than 360,000 people, out of which more than 150,000 reached in 2018 alone in the Governorates of Damascus, Aleppo and Rif Damascus.
NRC will continue to apply an integrated programming approach, where Education, capacity building, Shelter/WASH, and Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) programmes work jointly to enable displacement-affected populations to meet their basic needs, enjoy their rights, and benefit from pathways to durable solutions.

Job description

1. Support Finance coordinator on the financial monthly closing of Damascus accounting books.
2. Ensure effective cash flows, preparing forecast of expenditures and submitting cash call requests to SRO/Head Office.
3. Provide finance verification of purchase and payment request up to his/her authorization limit.
4. Verify all transaction vouchers in cash & Bank postback, which prepared by finance technical assistant, post the transactions in NRC accounting System, and print the system-posting voucher.
5. Verify the monthly payroll, reconcile the deduction, prepare voucher
6. Prepare & Follow up the monthly Social security payment and reconcile it with ledger.
7. Prepare the Payroll income tax report, reconcile with ledger and follow up all process the payment on time every six month.
8. Participate in Tenders (closed + open national tender) as committee member and provide the required analysis of supplier financial capacity and other analysis as required.
9. Verify CBA analysis for (Competitive bid+ Closed Tender+ National Tender).
10. Verify the monthly report for implementing partner and prepare the voucher send to Finance officer/Finance coordinator for Posting in NRC accounting System
11. Follow up the monthly advanced payment for implementing partner as per signed agreement.
12. Provide Finance Induction for New NRC Staff.
13. Relieve as Cashier when required
14. Any other tasks as per supervisor request

Our Ideal Candidate
A university graduate in in Accounting, or finance-related fields. With minimum 4 years’, experience in a finance role, such as Accountant, Chief Accountant, Finance Officer.
Proficiency in Arabic. Very good level of English written and spoken
Advanced computer Skills.
Knowledge in accounting system is preferable.
Previous experience in INGO/UN is preferable

Additional Information
Contract period: up to one year renewable based on fund and performance.
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Duty station: Damascus

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