The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunities for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfillment of the wish to return home.
The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956 and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced.
All of our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.
In 2003, following the start of foreign military operations in Iraq, DRC became one of the first organisations to provide humanitarian assistance in the country and now operates in 11 governorates, including Anbar, Baghdad, Babel, Diyala, Duhok, Erbil, Karbala, Kirkuk, Najaf, Ninewa and Salah-al-Din.
Overall purpose of the role: • Moderate planning, analysis, and problem solving and taking minor decisions relating to the tasks at hand. Responsible for keeping finances and accounting in adherence to DRC’s Internal Controls and support operations
Responsibilities:
1. Cashbooks /Bankbooks and Accounting
• Manage Mosul Area office payments and cashbook
• Control, provide technical support and give feedback on the cashbooks sent by the different field offices supported from Mosul
• Initial review of cashbooks and in consultation with Budget holders in Mosul regarding costs allocations
• Uploading of Cashbooks at Mosul office, into the Finance and Accounting software by the stipulated deadlines and ensuring that balances in the system are reconciling. Bring to the attention of the Finance team leader - Mosul,any unreconciling balances.
• Track open Working advances outstanding from cashbooks and liaise with the FTL - Mosul for further analysis on risk exposure
• Carry out the various payments (Cheques and Bank transfers) at Mosul Office via the laid out internal controls
. • Conduct weekly cash counts with the Finance Assistants and ensure cash certificates are signed, or otherwise, cash differences are reconciled.
• Handling all the bank correspondence to effectively complete all bank transfers, reports, and statements.
2. Cash-flow Management
• Monitor the Country office cash flow levels on a weekly basis and advise FTL- Mosul accordingly
• Pre-validate and consolidate the cash requests received from the field offices and Mosul and forward to FTLMosul for timely processing and dispatch to Country office
• Prepare the cash transfer orders for replenishment of Mosul Area and Field bank accounts (where applicable)
3. Records Keeping and Audits
• Review of Documentation provided for payments at Mosul Office to ensure that it is adequate and in line with DRC Iraq’s internal control Procedures
• Ensure proper referencing of documents and proper filing and archiving of Finance vouchers for easy future retrieval
4. Additional Tasks
• Keep the Mosul Office inventory records updated in cooperation with Mosul Supply Chain Department and assist in performing random physical inventories / Stock taking
• On request perform any other additional duties assigned by the supervisors in order to allow the organization to function optimally.
• This job description is not a definitive task list but has been done to clarify the responsibilities of the employee.
Experience and technical competencies: