Finance Officer DR Congo GOMA NK

Job Description

The Finance Officer is responsible for the daily management of the organization's financial and accounting activities, including recording transactions, tracking payments, verifying supporting documents and vouchers, performing necessary financial reconciliations for periodic reporting, and rigorously archiving financial documents. They play a crucial role in monitoring financial management, ensuring compliance with NRC's internal procedures and controls, while maintaining transparency, compliance, and reliability of accounting data.

Professional Competencies

• Proven experience as a Finance Officer in a humanitarian context, with similar responsibilities as described in this job posting.
• Experience working in complex and unstable contexts.
• Proven track record of achievements in previous roles.
• Strong computer skills, particularly Excel and Word; advanced Excel skills are an asset.
• Fluency in English is an asset.
• Good understanding of labor legislation.
• Excellent written and spoken French.
• Minimum of one year of experience in a similar role.

Context-specific Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences

• University degree (3 years of university studies) in accounting, business administration, management, economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of one year of experience in the field. Candidates with a lower-level degree but at least 4 years of relevant experience may be considered.
• Knowledge of local languages is an asset.
• Knowledge of the Congolese financial system.

General Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to NRC policies, manuals, and guidelines.
• Ensure daily accounting of transactions handled.
• Rigorously verify supporting documents submitted in accordance with procedures, SOP, and NRC directives.
• Ensure adequate physical and electronic archiving of supporting documents.
• Report any difficulties encountered during task execution to the supervisor and propose improvements to financial and accounting processes, tools, and systems.
• Contribute to bank and cash account reconciliations.
• Perform financial and accounting tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Specific Responsibilities

• Use accounting tools (Postback, Vouchers, etc.) appropriately and ensure recorded information matches verified supporting documents.
• Make payments via established platforms, in accordance with established procedures.
• Contribute to regular archiving of supporting documents, ensuring monthly period X documents are correctly archived on Filing Tree within X+1 period.
• Visit the archives room regularly to ensure proper physical storage and conservation of supporting documents.
• Rigorously verify payment supporting documents in accordance with NRC minimum standards, authorization matrix, and established procedures.
• Periodically perform financial and accounting reconciliations (bank, cash, restoration, and other related accounts) to ensure timely monthly closure and swift implementation of corrective actions.
• Contribute to monthly closing work by analyzing and clearing assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Participate in ROD reconciliation work and ensure accuracy.
• Work closely with base assistants to meet financial review needs and provide additional support as required.
• Contribute to the smooth conduct of project audits and annual audits by providing requested financial and accounting information (supporting documents, reconciliation statements, reports, etc.) within the specified deadlines.
• Contribute to the verification of financial statements for monthly and annual tax declarations (Declaration of amounts paid to third parties and various tax declarations such as IPR, CNSS, ONEM, INPP, and IRL).