Job ID
42711
Job Title
Finance Officer
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Der Al Zour
Field of Work
Finances/Accountancy
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
•Assist in monitoring programme management budgets, and bring to the attention of Hub finance officer (D1) and area 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 insuring that all supporting documents are appropriately filed.
• Ensure that request and purchase orders comply with the donor’s regulations and Oxfam’s procedures.
• Support and coordinate with other departments in order to participate in tender and RFQ process and ensure donor and Oxfam procedures are followed.
•Upload monthly accounts into PeopleSoft as per set up deadlines
•Prepare monthly accounts (Account reconciliation for the Hub) for submission to Regional Centre and ensure that they are properly authorised; print PeopleSoft reports.
•Updating balance sheet accounts: Accruals, prepayments, creditors and debtors’ accounts.
•Prepare information required by auditors.
•Assist the finance officer in preparing the yearly council budgets for the hub
•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 Programme and cash-flow forecasts for the hub.
•General support to Finance Assistant
•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 insuring that all supporting documents are appropriately filed.
• Ensure that request and purchase orders comply with the donor’s regulations and Oxfam’s procedures.
• Support and coordinate with other departments in order to participate in tender and RFQ process and ensure donor and Oxfam procedures are followed.
•Upload monthly accounts into PeopleSoft as per set up deadlines
•Prepare monthly accounts (Account reconciliation for the Hub) for submission to Regional Centre and ensure that they are properly authorised; print PeopleSoft reports.
•Updating balance sheet accounts: Accruals, prepayments, creditors and debtors’ accounts.
•Prepare information required by auditors.
•Assist the finance officer in preparing the yearly council budgets for the hub
•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 Programme and cash-flow forecasts for the hub.
•General support to Finance Assistant
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 favourable.
•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 favourable.
•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
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Closing date 1 MAY 2025.
Salary and Benefits
As per Oxfam salary scale
About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Apr 17, 2025
Expiry Date
May 01, 2025
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CV Language
English
