This position is open to candidates who have the legal right to work in Jordan. Please note that we are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorship for this position.

Applicants are only considered if applying on Webcruiter using this link: 

Finance Officer

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 9000 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.
The purpose of the officer position is day-to-day implementation of the support functions responsibilities.

Duties and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities
-Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
-Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
-Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
-Ensure proper filing of documents
-Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function

Specific responsibilities

Accounting
-Support the Technical Officer in the consolidations of cash flows from the country office.
-Prepare the payments packages for approval and disbursement.
-Input of payments in the banking system online in a timely manner.
-Ensure timely updates of Logistics/Admin and CO Finance trackers.
-Act as Finance Focal point for any payment request coming from the admin office/staff charge to multiple donors/projects.
-Assist the Finance Technical Officer with the balance sheet reconciliation, covering areas such as supplier payables, banks and amortization of prepaid expenses.
-Collaborate with the Finance Coordinator during audits by providing documentation for selected samples and addressing any comments or questions on transactions.
-Responsible for the Petty Cash and reimbursements of the office related to expense claims. 
-Any other additional task assigned by the line manager

Financial Systems
-Collaborate with the Logistics department to ensure monthly reconciliation and closure of Purchase Requests (PRs) and Purchase Orders (POs) in Unit4 for the CO.
-Ensure Agresso records are booked on a timely manner at SRO country office.

Internal Control and Compliance
-Ensure complete archiving, ensuring that all transactions are properly documented and archived with fully supporting documents.
 

Qualifications

Generic professional competencies:
-Experience of 2 years working on a finance role, of which 1 as a Finance Officer/Assistant position in a humanitarian/recovery context.
-Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance-related fields.
-Mid-level of excel skills.
-Previous knowledge of working with Accounting Software.
-Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
-Proficiency in Arabic, fluency in English, both written and verbal.
 
Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
-Knowledge of Agresso Accounting System will be an asset.
-Training and capacity building skills.

Personal qualities

-Attention to detail
-Communication
-Analyzing
-Time Management
-Problem Solving

We can offer

-Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline.
-Contract period: 6 months (subject to extension depending on funding and performance).
-Duty Station: This position will be based in the NRC SRO office in Amman.
-Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions.
-Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
-Please refer to the Job Description for additional details.
-Deadline for applications: 29 January 2025.