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Finance Officer
International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.

 


 Salary: $960-$1200
 Section/Unit: Finance
 Grade Level: 8B
 Supervisor: Finance Senior Manager/Senior Field Coordinator
 No. of Post: 1
 Duty Station: Khartoum-Gadaref-Blue Nile-White Nile-River Nile
 Duration: 12 Months
 Closing Date: 26 Sept 2024

 
 Background:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

The IRC was present in Sudan from 1981 to 2009. In November 2019, the IRC re-registered in Sudan and opened a main office in Khartoum, with programming beginning in 2020. It is currently operational in Al Jazeera, White Nile, Gadaref, and Blue Nile states, including a satellite office in Tunaydbah (Gedaref). The IRC’s impact groups are vulnerable individuals impacted by conflict and crisis, including women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, refugees, mixed populations, and host communities.



 
 Duties and responsibilities:

Field Finance Reporting and Auditing.

  • Responsible for preparation of non-PO invoices journals and submission to the workflow for review and approval. 
  • Coordinate with Human resources department to ensure the incentive payroll is timely submitted to Finance monthly for review and proper allocation is done to ensure the available grants are proportionately charged.
  • Responsible for running the balance-sheet accounts and reconciling on timely manner. Follow up and monitoring outstanding Advances and Payables for timely liquidation.
  • Any long outstanding balances to be brought to the attention of the Finance Senior Manager for further action. 
  • Support the Audit focal person during Audit procedures by Internal and External Auditor.
  • Ensure all program advances are accounted for as per advance policy.
  • Review and confirm the filling system is properly organized in the folder for easily accessible and reference.
  • Support Finance Manager in preparing BVA/Monitoring and participated during BVA review meeting.

 Integra System Payment Processing.

  • Review and ensure approved vendor invoices and non-invoice processed by Finance Assistant are posted on integra system.
  • Review and ensure that all supporting documents are fully signed and sequentially filed.
  • Coordinate with all relevant staff to ensure that the outstanding POs are invoiced and accurately paid in time.
  • Create and Upload Dynad journals entries arising from balance sheet account reconciliations and any other reclasses and submit to Finance Senior Manager.
  • Prepare payment Journal greater > USD 10K of invoice including incentive payroll and payment journals and submit to the workflow for approval and ensure timely posting and settlement is done.                  

Bank & Cash management.

  • Responsible for reviewing bank reconciliation statement prepared by finance assistant to ensure its accuracy.
  • Work with relevant departments to provide the necessary information to help develop accurate cash forecasts and ensure adequate cash is available for field operations. 
  • Monitoring cash usage, requirements and regularly informing finance senior manager or field coordinator on the liquidity position.

 

Staff Support, Training, and management.

  • Daily supervision and review of other tasks of finance assistant for efficiency & effectiveness. 
  • Support the finance senior manager to create and sustain a healthy finance team environment of mutual respect and accountability where team members strive to achieve excellence. 

 
 Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

  • Knowledge of Excel and ERP system an added advantage. 
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and be well organized.
  • Ability to carry out work with a high degree of integrity and maintain confidentiality.
  • Strong communication skills
  • Any other duties as may be assigned by supervisor.
  • Be adaptable and flexible with a view to taking on board new tasks and new assignments in due course.
  • Good written and verbal skills in the English language and Arabic language would be ideal
  • Working experience on budget preparation, budget management and financial reports is a requirement. This job requires strong analytical skills to be able to make logical and strategic budget decision.
  • Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support from within the program organization.
  • Must be a patient and good communicator who can function in an organizational environment involving a diversity of cultures, languages, and personal interests and agendas.
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or CPA-II. 
  • Computer literate with significant experience in excel, accounting packages & Integra accounting system will be an added advantage. 
  • The candidate should be mature, with a stable personality and ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Minimum working experience of 2years in the same capacity.

Standard of Professional Conduct

 

IRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and several others. 

 

Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity

 

We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

Ensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of IRC acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organization without authority, except in the normal execution of duty.









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