DRC PRESENTATION.
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, working in over 40 countries to provide appropriate assistance with a rights-based approach to refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees and migrants.
Our vision is to help refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities to a dignified life. We protect lives and human rights and empower beneficiaries throughout conflict displacement by providing shelter, food and hope in terms of work, education and integration towards a sustainable future.
DRC established an operational presence in Colombia in 2011 with a focus on Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) and providing support to the conflict-affected population in the south of the country. With the onset of large mixed migration flows into Colombia due to the Venezuelan crisis, DRC initiated an integrated humanitarian response in 2018 to meet the urgent needs of refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, Colombian returnees, and host communities in some of the most vulnerable areas of Colombia, such as the Caribbean coastal areas (Riohacha and Barranquilla), urban centers (Bogotá and Cundinamarca), and Caquetá. In 2021, DRC opened field offices on the South Pacific coast in the department of Nariño and the northern part of Colombia in Norte de Santander.
POSITION OVERVIEW: Responsible for supporting financial operations to meet internal, external and regulatory requirements, as per DRC and donor standards.
Main Responsibilities:
Accounting and Treasury Management
- Cause obligations with suppliers and/or service providers, public services and any economic event of the Norte de Santander (NDS) database, in the DRC DYNAMICS ERP.
- Record the income corresponding to SEDE monetizations and/or donations
- Preparing reports for accounting closings in DRC Dynamics.
- Prepare accounting reports related to banks, cash registers, and income as required.
- Prepare bank account and cash reconciliations.
- Keep track of advances on a monthly basis in accordance with the procedures established by DRC.
- Verification of travel expenses according to the travel tables established by DRC in Colombia.
- Support to other offices with tax-related issues, DRC Dynamics and others that are considered relevant.
- Safeguard and control the petty cash of the Norte de Santander (NDS) database, following DRC guidelines and policies.
Budget and Financial Management
- Support in monthly budget monitoring of projects.
- Audit management
- Support the documentation required for external and internal audits and requests for information from donors and DRC HQ.
- Support the consolidation, review and presentation of information for audits.
- Respond to audit requirements.
- Support audit response.
Accounting documentation
- Maintain the file of supporting documents, accounting vouchers, extracts, bank and cash books.
- Maintain physical and digital archives in accordance with DRC guidelines.
- Check that the accounting supports comply with the legal, accounting and tax requirements and procedures.
Tax Management
- Support in the preparation of exogenous information.
- Support in the requirements requested by the tax administration.
Information
- Assist in collecting, reviewing, correcting and archiving all donor financial progress reports.
- Support the preparation of financial reports to donors and internal stakeholders.
Experience and Technical Skills:
- Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in the accounting field.
- Experience in an NGO or other non-profit organization.
- Experience in performing administrative tasks.
- Advanced mastery of Excel.
- Well-developed organizational and planning skills to meet deadlines
- Excellent skills to work with tablets and computers
- Excellent skills in MS Word and Excel
- Will and ability to learn.
- Experience with standard procedures and guidelines.
Desirable Requirements:
- Of calm and diplomatic character.
- Good teamwork.
- Ability to create a good atmosphere.
- Good communication skills
- Verbal fluency
Educational Level:
Relevant diploma or professional qualification in accounting or related financial fields.
All DRC functions require the incumbent to master the DRC core competencies:
- Achieving excellence: focusing on achieving results and ensuring efficient processes.
- Collaboration: Involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
- Taking the initiative: Taking ownership and initiative while pursuing innovation.
- Communicate: listen and speak effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrate integrity: act in accordance with DRC’s vision and values
We offer:
The opportunity to belong to one of the best NGOs worldwide.
- Access to over 1,000 free online training courses and certificates.
- Prepaid medicine, 100% coverage of the policy for the employee and special price for beneficiaries.
- National fixed-term contract for 6 months with all legal benefits
- Salary starting at $2,367,000 depending on the candidate’s experience and skills.
- Start date: October 15, 2024
- Salary and conditions in accordance with the terms of employment in Colombia.
Application Process: All applicants must upload a cover letter (max. 1 page)
and an updated CV (max. 2 pages, without supports) in Spanish, on the DRC employment platform. Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 25 September 2024 at 11:59 am Local Time. If you apply for this position we assume that you are available to relocate to the Tibú area or live in the area. Please note that applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews will be scheduled as soon as a suitable candidate is identified. DRC reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date once a suitable candidate is identified. It is recommended that you apply for this vacancy as soon as possible, if it is of interest to you.
Note 1: Applicants who apply for this call authorize DRC to validate the personal information provided in the resume. Your identification will be verified in public and private databases for the exclusive use of validating the information, in accordance with our anti-fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing policies.
Note 2: The applicant who freely and voluntarily wishes to take part in the selection process to fill the position of this call, must strictly adhere to the rules that apply to the subject (suitability of the degrees presented, execution of tests on a personal and individual basis and veracity of the information) adhering to the DRC manuals and anti-fraud policies, under penalty of declaring disqualified the applicant who incurs in any irregularity in the judgment of the organization, even by mere suspicion, and even in possible criminal conduct according to Colombian legislation.
