Regional Finance Controller CEE

Background

The Norwegian Refugee Council has been present in Ukraine since 2014, helping more than 700,000 people with food, shelter, water, sanitation, and legal assistance. Following the escalation of conflict since 24 February 2022, NRC is scaling up its efforts inside Ukraine and in neighbouring countries to provide aid to tens of thousands people forced to flee. NRC has launched a humanitarian response plan for the next six months to support 800,000 people inside Ukraine and neighbouring countries. NRC will respond, largely through local partners, through an integrated approach combining our sectoral areas of expertise such as education, protection, legal aid (ICLA) and shelter. NRC is operational in Ukraine and is also in the process of setting up country operations in Poland and Romania and Moldova and potentially other countries subject to regional context developments. To support the regional response in the best way, NRC is in the process of setting up a regional office (Central and Eastern Europe Regional Office- CEERO) based out of Waraw, Poland. This will ensure a centralised structure in proximity to the crisis and provide a coordinated support and management to the country operations.

The purpose of the Regional Finance Controller position is to provide technical support to country offices in finance related matters such as, but not limited to:

• implementation of financial policies and procedures,
• budgeting, financial reporting and forecasting
• capacity building of NRC staff in CEERO region acting as the point of contact for all or designated Finance Managers in the region.

The Regional Finance Controller can also on behalf of the Regional Head of Finance perform quality and compliance control.

What you will do:

• Coordinate and quality assure Country Offices’ budgeting and reporting, produce required analysis and reports assigned by Head of Regional Finance Unit
• Map country offices’ finance structure (strengths and weaknesses) and contribute to the development of change plans that ensures CO finance comply with financial rules and regulations
• Report on deviations and recommend corrective actions based on financial reporting from Finance Managers in the region
• Ensure oversight to budgeting, accounting, year-end procedures, auditing and other financial processes in line Financial Handbook, Annual Budgeting and Planning Instructions, other NRC policies and donor and auditor requirements as well as perform regular control checks
• Contribute to the development of policies, strategies, tools and new approaches, with a focus on innovation and piloting, including implementation of global initiatives
• Advise and train Country Office management on the implementation of NRC’s financial systems, routines and procedures at CO level
• Ensure that financial management and finance trainings are conducted for finance and non-finance staff throughout the region on:
  • NRC budget design and reporting requirements
  • Donor specific budgeting and reporting requirements
  • Financial analysis
• Perform regular trips to COs and upon request from Head of Regional Support unit or Regional Head of Finance assist in the operation or cover for the Finance Manager for shorter periods
• Ensure that best practices are identified, documented and disseminated both within the region and beyond
• Carry out other duties assigned by the Head of the Regional Finance Unit

What you will bring:

• Minimum 3 years of experience as Finance Manager, Advisor, Expert or similar positions in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Ability to travel and work in complex and volatile contexts
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Knowledge of the context in Central and Eastern Europe
• Knowledge of languages in the region is an advantage
• Knowledge of the countries supported by the region is an advantage Knowledge of working with local partners is an advantage.
• Knowledge of NRC policies and procedures is an advantage

We encourage you to learn more about this role please click here to access the Detailed Job Description

Please note:

Kindly submit your CV and application in English and include your full name as written in your passport.

Please include all relevant employment history and education when completing your application. Uploaded CV’s will not be considered.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

To be dedicated in what we do;

To be innovative with our solutions;

To act as one unified and inclusive team;

To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible;

the people we exist to serve; and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

What we provide:

• Type of contract and Duration : 1 year (Renewal)
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC salary scale, terms and conditions.
• Duty station: Warsaw, Poland Travel: up to 20% (subject to discussion)

About Us

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.