Overview

Seeking a Finance Adviser to lead financial management in Germany, ensuring compliance and driving financial planning, monitoring, oversight, and control.

Tasks Summary

• Comply with NRC and national policies, systems, procedures, and practices
• Manage and optimize finance processes including budgeting, reporting, closing, payments, financial statements, and audits
• Reconcile, monitor, control, and report on office finances, budget, and cash flows
• Contribute to efficient financial management of programs/projects
• Provide guidance, technical support, and capacity development on finance issues
• Cooperate with Head of Support to manage financial systems and processes
• Enter transactions, maintain general ledger, and accounting records
• Manage banking, payables/receivables, payroll, intercompany, budgeting, and reconciliation
• Process information, prepare monthly closing package, balance sheet, and profit/loss statement
• Assist in optimizing and digitalizing internal accounting processes
• Produce regular updates and analysis on office finances
• Co-lead on external and year-end audits
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures
• Provide technical support on project proposal development and implementation
• Conduct quality checks and reviews of program/project budgets and financial reports
• Support timely, accurate, and complete proposals, payment requests, and reports to German donors
• Engage with NRC Global, Regional, and Country level finance teams
• Monitor, document, and verify incoming project funds
• Deliver training and capacity building on NRC’s finance policies and German donor rules
• Conduct country field visits to monitor compliance

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 10 years’ experience providing financial support across complex projects and budgets
• Familiarity with institutional funding and understanding of donor requirements
• Experience of working in complex and volatile contexts

Qualification Requirements

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in German and English

Languages Preferred: • Knowledge of French

Contract Duration: • 2 years

Remuneration: • Grade 8 on NRC’s Resident salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions