Finance Assistant

JOB TITLE:  Finance Assistant

TEAM/PROGRAMME:  Finance Department

LOCATION: Jordan/ Amman Main office plus all the camps

POST TYPE:  National

External representation and communications Level 1

No regular contact with any external partner

 

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

ROLE PURPOSE: 

To prepare and record all type of financial transactions according to SC and donor regulations.

 

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Finance Coordinator

Staff directly reporting to this post: None.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Support the delivery of effective Programs, in both development and humanitarian contexts, by:

  • Paid and cover all the expenses related to the camp in cash or checks
  • Review all invoices before payment in accordance with SC procedures and ensure proper supporting documentation before payment Prepare, record, and enter all voucher information and properly file them
  • Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of crisis or emergency.
  • Track staff advance accounts and make sure they are settled on time.
  • Manage petty cash funds.
  • Assist in the preparation of the monthly finance report
  • Undertake any other duty as reasonably requested by the  Officer
  • Commitment to serving members and their donors, and to helping build a culture of member service throughout organization
  • Conduct regular visits to the Azraq and Zaatari camps to provide on-site assistance to field teams as needed.
  • prepare the bank reconciliation on a monthly basis

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (Our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

Takes responsibility for decision-making and efficient resource management, and holds team and partners accountable for delivery of their responsibilities by delegating effectively, affording staff professional autonomy, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved;

Creates a managerial environment across the Country Programme to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding, achieving results together with children and role modelling Save the Children values.

Ambition:

  • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility for own personal development, and encourages team to do the same;
  • Engages and motivates others by widely sharing their personal vision for Save the Children; Future orientated, strategic and global thinker.

Collaboration:

  • Builds and maintains effective relationships with team, colleagues, members, donors and partners; Values diversity as a source of competitive strength;
  • Approachable, diplomatic, and supportive, with well-developed listening skills.

Creativity:

  • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions both on a personal level and by building and leading teams willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

  • Honesty, openness, and transparency;
  • A strong commitment to Save the Children’s vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
  • Minimum 1 Year of experience.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Able to work within a team.
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate and maintain appropriate and productive relations with a range of actors, including children, parents, local and national authorities in political and militarily sensitive environments.
  • Experience of working with partners and a participatory approach.
  • Ability to manage stress, flexible and accommodating in difficult and frustrating working circumstance.
  • Excellent Command of Computer Skills.
  • Very good English communication Skills.
  • Very good in Microsoft Office especially in Excel.
  • Very good experience in accounting systems

 

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Publisher: Akhtaboot
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