• Country: Bogota, Colombia 
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: NRC
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-01-26

JOB DESCRIPTION

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusion and accountability. These values ​​and attitudes must guide our actions and relationships.

The purpose of the position of Technical Assistant – Finance is to support the daily support service to the NRC office in Centro – URR in Medellín in the area of ​​Accounting and Finance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The purpose of the position of Technical Assistant – Finance is to support the daily support service to the NRC office in Centro – URR in Medellín in the area of ​​Accounting and Finance.

General responsibilities:

1. Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, manuals and guidelines.
2. Support with the implementation of the portfolio of support functions according to the action plan.
3. Prepare and develop status reports required by management.
4. Ensure proper filing of documents.
5. Promote and share ideas to strengthen support functions.
6. Support the planning and monitoring of all financial, accounting and administrative actions of the office.
7. Know and manage the accounting and financial tools that the NRC has implemented at a global and local level.
8. Carry out the application of internal control in the Office, in accordance with the NRC Policies and manuals, such as: Financial Manual, Anti-Corruption Policy, Internal Control Manual, Cash Manual, Control Procedures for Counterparts, among others. .

Specific responsibilities: 

1. Support the dissemination of NRC administrative, financial and accounting manuals and procedures.
2. Process the office’s accounting facts, respond to the documents generated, support the regional accounting closing and the preparation of monthly reports and analyzes or when requested.
3. Accompany administrative, financial visits, audits or any other internal or external entity, which are carried out on the projects developed with the Counterparts.
4. Support the order and permanent updating of the office’s financial files (physical and electronic).
5. Responsible for processing payments to suppliers and contractors, and monitoring the cash flow made to suppliers in the area, guaranteeing the due application and compliance with fiscal and tax regulations required in NRC and its respective internal control.
6. Carry out continuous financial monitoring of the office budget and ongoing projects.
7. Perform bank reconciliations and prepare checks.
8. Responsible for the resources assigned under your position and the financial/banking management of the office’s checking account(s).
9. Guarantee the due application of the fiscal and tax regulations in force in the country.
10. Attend previously delegated meetings, as well as travel to designated areas, with strict compliance with safety regulations.
11. Other tasks assigned by the immediate supervisor in compliance with the objectives of the position.

RATINGS

1. Professional skills: 

These are the skills, knowledge and experiences that are important for effective performance:

General professional skills :

• Minimum work experience of 1 (one) year in support functions in humanitarian aid contexts.
• Previous experience working in complex and changing contexts.
• Verifiable experience related to the responsibilities of the position.
• Some knowledge of the English language.

Specific skills, knowledge and experience of the context :

• Technologist or student of the last semesters of Public Accounting, Finance.
• Minimum one (1) year of proven experience in a similar responsibility.
• Solid knowledge of Colombian accounting and tax regulations.
• Proven experience using MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Advanced command of Excel is desirable.

2. Behavioral competencies:

The NRC competency framework establishes 12 behavioral competencies and the following are essential for this position:

• Manage unsafe environments.
• Plan and achieve results.
• Empower and build confidence.

Communicate with impact and respect.

ABOUT US

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization that helps people forcibly displaced.

We respond to crises in more than 30 countries, providing emergency and long-term assistance to millions of people each year. We protect people forced to flee, advocating for their rights.

NORCAP, our ability to mobilize experts, helps improve local and international skills to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) in Geneva, a global leader in information and advocacy for internally displaced people.

An employment contract with NRC may result in being employed – or posted – to a region, country, area or office where significant health and safety risks exist. NRC takes that very seriously and we have procedures to reduce exposure to known risks, without being able to eliminate the risk completely.

NRC is an equal opportunity employer and seeks diversity in its staff in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRC’s representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organization working in around 31 countries with approximately 14’000 staff. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavors to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.

NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to promote full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people; secure and maintain access for humanitarian operations and promote the achievement of durable solutions. NRC Geneva, with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), are NRC’s primary presence in Geneva.

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