Job ID
44762
Job Title
FINANCE OFFICER
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Finances/Accountancy
Job Type
Full time
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
- Assist in monitoring program management budgets, and bring to the attention of Line Manager and Finance Manager any significant variances
- Revise, audit, and process all the payments assuring it includes all the supporting doc’s: invoices, receipts, proof of payment, procurement doc’s, and or contracts, etc. This will require seeking appropriate authorization and ensuring that all supporting documents are appropriately filed.
- Upload monthly accounts into PeopleSoft as per set up deadlines
- Prepare monthly accounts (Account reconciliation) for submission to Regional Centre and ensure that they are properly authorized; print PeopleSoft reports.
- Updating balance sheet accounts: Accruals, prepayments, creditors and debtors’ accounts.
- Prepare information required by auditors.
- Assist in preparing the yearly council budgets
- Ensure that Oxfam financial procedures are followed
- Coordinate with Logistics to ensure that fixed asset registers A, B, & C are regularly up to date
- Ensure all records are filed in an orderly and accessible manner
- Prepare Top-up requests for Syria Program and cash-flow forecasts.
- General support to Finance Assistant
- Any other reasonable duties and tasks you are asked to do.
- Revise, audit, and process all the payments assuring it includes all the supporting doc’s: invoices, receipts, proof of payment, procurement doc’s, and or contracts, etc. This will require seeking appropriate authorization and ensuring that all supporting documents are appropriately filed.
- Upload monthly accounts into PeopleSoft as per set up deadlines
- Prepare monthly accounts (Account reconciliation) for submission to Regional Centre and ensure that they are properly authorized; print PeopleSoft reports.
- Updating balance sheet accounts: Accruals, prepayments, creditors and debtors’ accounts.
- Prepare information required by auditors.
- Assist in preparing the yearly council budgets
- Ensure that Oxfam financial procedures are followed
- Coordinate with Logistics to ensure that fixed asset registers A, B, & C are regularly up to date
- Ensure all records are filed in an orderly and accessible manner
- Prepare Top-up requests for Syria Program and cash-flow forecasts.
- General support to Finance Assistant
- Any other reasonable duties and tasks you are asked to do.
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL
- Self-Awareness
- Mutual accountability
- Enabling
In addition:
- University Degree in Finance or Accountancy qualifications.
- Minimum two years’ experience in Accounting, Finance with International Agencies or NGOs is favorable.
- Excellent knowledge of accounting and accuracy skills
- Excellent computer literacy skills of MS Excel and Word primarily
- Ability to operate in spoken and written English and Arabic
- Excellent follow up skills.
- Self-motivated and takes initiative
- Proactive in anticipating problems
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good planning skills to include flexibility and adaptability
- Good team player
Desirable
- Recommends, influences and implements improvements
- Previous experience of People soft database
- Able to coach other staff
- Self-Awareness
- Mutual accountability
- Enabling
In addition:
- University Degree in Finance or Accountancy qualifications.
- Minimum two years’ experience in Accounting, Finance with International Agencies or NGOs is favorable.
- Excellent knowledge of accounting and accuracy skills
- Excellent computer literacy skills of MS Excel and Word primarily
- Ability to operate in spoken and written English and Arabic
- Excellent follow up skills.
- Self-motivated and takes initiative
- Proactive in anticipating problems
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good planning skills to include flexibility and adaptability
- Good team player
Desirable
- Recommends, influences and implements improvements
- Previous experience of People soft database
- Able to coach other staff
Salary and Benefits
as per Oxfam Salary scale
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Oct 08, 2025
Expiry Date
Oct 22, 2025
Photo
Required
CV Language
English