Finance Manager, Syria Response in Jordan

Position Title:	Finance Manager, Syria Response in Jordan	Application Deadline Date:	29 Jan 2014
Position Location:	Amman	Position Start Date	15 Feb 2014
Region:	Middle East/Eastern Europe	Position End Date:	14 Feb 2015
Requisition Category:	International	Recruitment Priority:	Need Immediately
Country Name:	Jordan	Program/Office Name:	Syria Refugee Crisis Response
City/Province:	Amman	Employee Type:	Contract
Job Grade Level:	15	Recruitment Status:	Advertising in Progress
Is this a family post?	Non-family - Staff only
		Requisition Num:	2014JRUO-9FDDSL

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

Assist in maintaining the financial records by preparing accounting reports and statements, reconciling accounts, and processing/reviewing journal entries and vouchers in order to ensure smooth functioning of World Vision Middle East & European Region (MEER) Syria Response Jordan Operations and provide quality service to the program, working closely with all relevant stakeholders.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Financial Management:

• Ensure compliance w/Grant/Donor requirements.
• Ensure that all financial transactions have relevant backup documentation, corresponding to WVI and donor regulations.
• Deal with project specific Cash and Bank Books.
• Train the project(s) local partner organizations in financial reporting according to WVG and donors’ guidelines and requirements.
• Make sure that all BS and IS accounts relating to the project are reconciled on a monthly basis.
• Work closely with Project Manager/Response Manager on donor compliance issues and procedures, advice on possible disallowed costs, budget amendment(s).
• Advise and make relevant projections of the expenditures taking into the consideration the burn-rate and exchange rate issues.
• Work closely with Finance Director/Finance Officer and SO on compliance, reporting and projections issues.
• Assist Finance Director in designing, implementing and maintaining systems of internal controls in order to provide appropriate levels of security over the organizations’ resources and operation.
• Prepare/review coding on financial vouchers for valid account/cost center and donor combinations, review source documents and enter financial data into SunSytems as required. Actively follow-up on any issues identified in the FFR reviews.
• Reconcile PBAS and ensure support office funding is committed on a timely basis. Ensure PBAS funding requests are entered in a timely manner, and that PBAS commitment are reconciled at least monthly, and follow up action with Support Offices is taken.
• Other tasks and responsibilities as requested by Response Manager and Finance Director.
• Work closely with external and internal auditors on interim and final audits (provide required documentation, coordinate explanations as required, etc.), - prepare interim 'desk audits' of Local Partner in-countries.
  
  Reporting:
• Extracting and Sending Preliminary and Final Monthly Financial Reports for review of the management.
• Prepare other reports in donor formats as required.
• Follow up on variance explanations and projections with Project Managers/Operation Team.
  
  Coordination and Capacity Building:
• Ensure institutional understanding of donor regulations.
• Research and share knowledge of key donors’ regulations/guidelines with colleagues in programme and finance departments.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with all budget holders, providing sound advice on grant financial management and compliance.
• Identify, train, and mentor relief office staff in the application and interpretation of grants financial management practices.
• Assist Finance Director with development of guidelines to improve procedures in place for administering grants.
• Regularly communicate grants financial management practices to colleagues in programme and finance departments.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Required:

• Degree or equivalent in accounting and finance or any relevant field.
• Practical knowledge of financial basics.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles is required.
• Effective in written and oral communication in English. Knowledge of Arabic is considered to be a plus.
• Requires good computer skills (Excel, World, Spreadsheets).
• Must be self-motivated, innovation, able to work under pressure.
• Basic understanding of business principles.
• Be organised, accurate and able to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
  
  Preferred:
• Experience with international NGOs or other similar organizations is desirable.

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