🤓 Finance Officer

Undisclosed salary

🌍 NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL | Domaniewska 44,Warszawa 02-672, Warszawa

NRC Poland was established in March 2022 in response to the Ukraine crisis and to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. Equally NRC started operations in Romania and Moldova, as well as is scaling up its humanitarian response in Ukraine where it has been operational since 2014

About the role:
We are looking for a motivated Finance Officer based in Warsaw to ensure proper day-to-day implementation of the financial responsibilities and NRC’s financial system and procedures. This position will be the focal point with the downstream partners for finance-related issues:

Timely records of NRC Poland transactions on NRC Accounting System (Unit 4/Agresso)
Prepare bank accounts and cashbox reconciliations on a monthly basis
Ensure proper filing of Finance documentation for the country office operation, including downstream partner's agreements and their financial reporting
Support in the financial Capacity building of NRC Poland downstream partners, and perform Finance Assessments of potential new local partners
In close coordination with Partnership, PDMs and M&E staff working on downstream projects agreements, verify that the expenditures submitted in financial reports correspond to the activities reported in narrative and progress reports.
In close coordination with the HR officer and the external auditing/accounting service provider to ensure taxes, social contributions and payroll meet the national Polish law requirements

You will have:

Experience of 2 years working as a Finance Officer, accountant. Humanitarian/recovery context knowledge is an asset
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance or Accounting
Knowledge about the Polish fiscal law, including taxes, payroll, and social contributions calculations
Strong Excel skills and relevant accounting software
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Good financial analysis skills
Good knowledge of financial reporting systems
Ability to work well with people from diverse cultures and communicate effectively
Proficiency in English and Polish, both written and verbal
Good computer skills in MS Office

What We Offer:

Duty Station: Warsaw (Poland)
Contract: 12 months contract with the possibility of extension
NRC’s Salary Scale: NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package

· Start date: Immediately – within the next few weeks

We shall be collecting applications on a rolling basis and if your profile fits our immediate need then a recruiter will reach out to you. Due to large response, NRC will not provide feedback to those candidates who do not meet criteria and/or not follow the application process.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation 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 Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced 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.