Finance Officer

Finance & Economy

Overview

Manage day-to-day finance operations and ensure compliance with IRC policies.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting or finance is required. An advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience from an international NGO
• Strong accounting skills and experience, including management of general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables, and balance sheet.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel
• Prior staff supervisory experience and strong organizational skills are desired
• Excellent oral and written English skills
• Able to work in a high-pressure situation
• Ability to independently organize work, prioritize tasks and manage time
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, fluent in written and spoken English

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

Background --------------

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Since 2007, IRC has worked with refugees and other vulnerable populations in Jordan. Working in coordination with the humanitarian community and the Government of Jordan, the IRC's assistance programs for children in Jordan include both camp-based (Zaatari, and Azraq camps) and urban-based refugee assistance (Mafraq, Ramtha, Irbid).

Job Overview/Summary ------------------------

The Finance officer performs the day-to-day finance operations. works with the Senior Finance office in the maintenance and oversight of the accounting operations to ensure that all finance operations in Amman office are performed in accordance with IRC and country office policy and procedures. The position is based in Amman, Jordan

Key responsibilities: -------------------------

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1- INTEGRA and Month End Processing (Jordan & Regional Country program)

· Monitor inventories from integra and share with concerned staff.

· Prepare Journals and uploads to the system ensuring proper controls are enforced and appropriate systems in place to maintain all required supporting documentation.

· Support closeout and review journals

· Review of key journal prior to loading -financial reports, currency clearing and adjustment journals

· Ensure weekly and monthly bank reconciliations are performed.

· Review and approve field payments through integra.

· Review of Monthly payrolls

· Ensure strong internal controls and policies are checked and followed by all IRC staff.

2) Financial Management and Donor Reporting -----------------------------------------------

- Liaise with other Finance Staff to ensure timely record of expenses for Donor Interim and/or Final Financial Report’s.

3) Audit

· Internal audit activities as required by the Finance Manager

Key Working Relationships -----------------------------

Position Reports to: Finance Manager

Indirect/Technical Reporting: Senior finance officer & Regional Finance

Manger

Position directly Supervises: N/A -------------------------------------

Key Internal Contacts: The Budget & Reporting Manager, Deputy Director of Finance, Grants Department, as well other Finance, Program and support unit staff.

Key External Contacts: External to the Country Office: The Regional Finance Director, Global Finance Director, UK Office, Germany Office, IRC’s Program Field Coordinators and Program & Finance staff in other IRC offices handled through IRC Jordan office.

Qualifications

Requirements: -----------------

- bachelor’s degree or equivalent in accounting or finance is required. An advanced degree is preferred.

- Minimum of 1 years’ experience from an international NGO - Strong accounting skills and experience, including management of general ledger, journal entries,payroll, payables, and balance sheet. - Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel - Prior staff supervisory experience and strong organizational skills are desired - Excellent oral and written English skills.

Interpersonal specifications: ---------------------------------

- Able to work in a high-pressure situation, - Ability to independently organize work, prioritize task and manage time - Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, fluent in written and spoken English.

Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Working Environment: -------------------------

This Position is based in Amman, with frequent visits to IRC program sites and location in Jordan.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org