Finance Officer Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Norwegian Refugee Council
 

Finance Officer – Kenya
 

Kenya Nationals Only

Ref. No.:

 2964499408
 

Commencement: As soon as possible
 

Duration of Contract: 1

year contract with possible extension

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been present in Somalia since early 2004

and has since expanded its Horn of Africa Programme to Kenya in 2006 and to

Ethiopia in 2011. 

Since 2004, the Norwegian Refugee

Council (NRC) has demonstrated a regional competence and expertise in working

with displaced populations. 

NRC has mainly focused on Somalis who

are displaced by the ongoing conflict and more recently by the drought and

famine.

NRC offers a comprehensive response

for Refugees, returnees and IDPs of high need, addressing their food security,

livelihood, shelter, education, ICLA, and water, hygiene and sanitation needs

and also responding to emergencies through NRC’s five core competences;

Shelter, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH and Information,

Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA).

NRC’s Horn of Africa operation comprises of large-scale multi-country

humanitarian and early recovery interventions spread across eight countries

(Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Yemen), and most recently Eritrea,

Uganda and South Sudan. 

NRC’s overall strategy in the region

is to ensure a greater number of vulnerable people in hard to reach areas get

access to humanitarian assistance, become resilient to future disasters and

find durable solution. 

The regional office is based in

Nairobi and works with country programmes to ensure standardisation of

programmatic and operational approaches, promote multi country programming and

ensuring quality and coordination.

The Finance Officer is responsible for generating and consolidating financial

reports from all field offices.

The position holder reports to the Finance Manager- Kenya

Job Description

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


• Review bank account and cashbox
  
  reconciliations for the country office


• Review bank reconciliation statements and
  
  vouchers from the Field Offices to ensure that they are executed according
  
  to the Financial Handbook and other requirements, and give relevant feedback
  
  to the Field Offices


• Prepare the financial Project Summary


• Ensure proper filing of documents and
  
  transactions both from the field and country office.



• Distribute information and reports as required


• Train and develop financial team


• Review of payment vouchers to ensure coding of
  
  transactions and supporting documents is correct before posting to the
  
  financial system.


• Assist the Finance Manager in Preparation of
  
  financial reports and budget reviews.


• Focal person for all internal and external
  
  audits

• Degree in Financial Management and accounting
  
  related qualification.


• Certified Public Accountant of Kenya CPA 11 or
  
  ACCA.


• Experience from working as a Finance Officer
  
  in a humanitarian/recovery context


• Previous experience from working in complex
  
  and volatile contexts


• Documented results related to the position’s
  
  responsibilities


• Knowledge of Agresso financial system will be
  
  an added advantage


• Some knowledge of English

Education Field: Finance / Economics

Education Level:

 College / University, Bachelor’s degree

Personal Qualities

• Ability to interpret donor regulations an all
  
  context of grant management and transactions;


• Wide knowledge of the NGO operations, internal
  
  strategy and the dynamics of development sector and donor business
  
  processes;


• Attention to policy and practice detail;


• Knowledge of development programming skills
  
  and program evaluation and impact measurement


• Knowledge of developing and building
  
  partnerships;


• Understanding of the Kenyan environment and
  
  the context of development sector program implementation;


• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal
  
  communication skills;


• Excellent concept presentation and general
  
  report writing skills;


• Excellent facilitative, supervisory/coaching
  
  skills;


• Excellent computer skills with hands on experience
  
  on computerized accounting systems; and Microsoft Excel, Word and
  
  PowerPoint.

Salary / Benefits: According to NRC’s general directions. The

candidate will observe NRC’s code of conduct and working hours for the NRC

office in Nairobi.

How to Apply

Candidates should apply on line by

going through www.nrc.no. 

Email and paper applications will not

be considered.