Finance Assistant Cameroon Maroua

II- Specific responsibilities

Assume day-to-day responsibility for the management of petty cash and safe.

Assumes day-to-day responsibility for the management of check payments.

Maintain records, project accounts on system to ensure timely, accurate and appropriate information is available and reported.

Prepare payment vouchers for cash and checks and ensure timely settlement of all undisputed invoices.

Assist the Finance Manager with cash and bank reconciliations.

Ensure that daily, weekly, monthly and periodic cash counts are performed.

Assist the Finance Officer in monitoring advances and ensure clearance of advances is done on time as per standard finance procedure.

Ensure that all supporting documents are complete and accurate before the financial transaction is recorded in Unit4.

Upload all financial documents to the finance filing tree daily and report the filing status to FO/FC weekly.

Ensure that all transactions over $10,000 are scanned and made available to CF for compliance checklist update.

Be the focal point in the Maroua office during the audit on all the documentation necessary for the auditors.

Be the focal point between the Country Office and the local office regarding remittance requests and other payments through the bank and in cash.

QUALIFICATIONS

I- General professional skills:

Hold a university degree (Bac +3) in Finance / Accounting / Management;

Have a professional experience of at least 3 years in humanitarian activities in complex and unstable contexts;

In-depth knowledge of the social, cultural, economic and legal context;

Master the computer tool (Windows, Word, Excel);

Have good writing skills in French and a basic knowledge of English;

II- Context-specific skills, knowledge and experience:

Be able to work in a team and in a heterogeneous and international environment;

Be able to break down a project/activity into achievable tasks;

Perform assigned tasks in accordance with set deadlines;

Communicate professionally; speak and write clearly, effectively and respectfully

Accept new ideas and necessary changes;

Adhere to NRC values, code of conduct, NRC administrative and security policy

Knowledge of the security context and the socio-cultural environment of the Far North of Cameroon is an asset

We offer:

A 12-month CDD, renewable depending on the availability of funds

Position based in Maroua with 30% field travel

Desired start date: November 2022

ABOUT US

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for displaced people within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

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