Job ID
51280
Job Title
Finance Coordinator
To work for
Human Aid and Development -HAND
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Finances/Accountancy
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
- Financial Review & Control
- Review procurement-related financial transactions and supporting documentation prior to payment.
- Review and validate Payment Orders before submission for final approval.
- Ensure accurate expense allocation in line with approved project budgets.
- Review administrative payroll inputs (timesheets, leave records) prior to payroll finalization.
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- Payroll & HR Coordination
- Review monthly payroll prepared by HR/Finance Officers prior to approval.
- Ensure salary slips and payroll documentation comply with internal policies and approval thresholds.
- Project Financial Reporting
- Review and consolidate project financial reports prepared by Finance Officers.
- Ensure donor reports comply with budget lines, agreements, and reporting formats.
- Prepare consolidated financial reports for management review.
- Communication & Coordination
- Provide guidance to Finance Officers on financial documentation requirements.
- Coordinate with the Accounting Coordinator to ensure consistency between accounting records and financial reports.
- Escalate complex compliance or financial risks to the Finance Manager.
- Technical Supervision
- Guide Finance Officers on Budget vs. Actual (BVA) analysis and financial report preparation.
- Ensure accurate project coding, expense allocation, and donor compliance in all reports.
- Compliance & Internal Control
- Ensure financial transactions and reports comply with the Finance Policy and donor regulations.
- Monitor and support the implementation of internal control procedures within finance operations.
- Support internal and external audit processes.
- Review procurement-related financial transactions and supporting documentation prior to payment.
- Review and validate Payment Orders before submission for final approval.
- Ensure accurate expense allocation in line with approved project budgets.
- Review administrative payroll inputs (timesheets, leave records) prior to payroll finalization.
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- Payroll & HR Coordination
- Review monthly payroll prepared by HR/Finance Officers prior to approval.
- Ensure salary slips and payroll documentation comply with internal policies and approval thresholds.
- Project Financial Reporting
- Review and consolidate project financial reports prepared by Finance Officers.
- Ensure donor reports comply with budget lines, agreements, and reporting formats.
- Prepare consolidated financial reports for management review.
- Communication & Coordination
- Provide guidance to Finance Officers on financial documentation requirements.
- Coordinate with the Accounting Coordinator to ensure consistency between accounting records and financial reports.
- Escalate complex compliance or financial risks to the Finance Manager.
- Technical Supervision
- Guide Finance Officers on Budget vs. Actual (BVA) analysis and financial report preparation.
- Ensure accurate project coding, expense allocation, and donor compliance in all reports.
- Compliance & Internal Control
- Ensure financial transactions and reports comply with the Finance Policy and donor regulations.
- Monitor and support the implementation of internal control procedures within finance operations.
- Support internal and external audit processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- Minimum 4–5 years of relevant professional experience in finance, accounting, financial reporting, or financial coordination, preferably within an NGO/INGO environment.
- Demonstrated experience in project financial management, donor reporting, budget monitoring, and internal controls.
- Experience coordinating or providing technical guidance to finance staff is highly desirable.
- Experience with UN agencies/INGO financial requirements and audit processes is an advantage.
- Minimum 4–5 years of relevant professional experience in finance, accounting, financial reporting, or financial coordination, preferably within an NGO/INGO environment.
- Demonstrated experience in project financial management, donor reporting, budget monitoring, and internal controls.
- Experience coordinating or providing technical guidance to finance staff is highly desirable.
- Experience with UN agencies/INGO financial requirements and audit processes is an advantage.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
- Strong knowledge of donor reporting requirements (UN agencies, INGOs).
- Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills. • Good understanding of procurement and payroll cycles.
- Excellent communication and coordination with finance teams and management.
- Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills focused on compliance.
- Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills. • Good understanding of procurement and payroll cycles.
- Excellent communication and coordination with finance teams and management.
- Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills focused on compliance.
Salary and Benefits
- According to HAND salary scale.
About us
- Human Aid and Development (HAND) is a non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian and development organization dedicated to creating positive and sustainable change for vulnerable and underserved communities. Guided by the principles of inclusion, accountability, dignity, and sustainability, HAND works to expand opportunities, strengthen resilience, and improve access to essential services for people affected by crisis and other challenging circumstances.
- Building on its regional humanitarian experience, HAND established its operational presence in Syria in 2025 and is expanding its programmes to respond to evolving community needs and contribute to recovery and development efforts. HAND works with children, young people, women, persons with disabilities, returnees, internally displaced persons, and other vulnerable groups through an integrated, multisectoral approach covering Education, Youth Development and TVET, Child Protection and Psychosocial Support, Food Security and Livelihoods, Shelter and Infrastructure Rehabilitation, WASH, and Emergency Response and Basic Assistance.
- With its main office in Damascus and operational presence across Damascus and Rural Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Idleb, Hama, Latakia, and Tartous, HAND works closely with communities, local authorities, national and international partners, donors, and other stakeholders to deliver relevant, quality, and sustainable programmes. HAND is officially registered and licensed to operate in Syria under License No. 173/2025, and is also registered and operational in Lebanon.
- At HAND, we believe that people are at the heart of sustainable change. We are committed to building a professional, collaborative, and inclusive working environment where dedicated individuals can contribute their expertise, develop their skills, and make a meaningful difference in the communities we serve.ba
- Building on its regional humanitarian experience, HAND established its operational presence in Syria in 2025 and is expanding its programmes to respond to evolving community needs and contribute to recovery and development efforts. HAND works with children, young people, women, persons with disabilities, returnees, internally displaced persons, and other vulnerable groups through an integrated, multisectoral approach covering Education, Youth Development and TVET, Child Protection and Psychosocial Support, Food Security and Livelihoods, Shelter and Infrastructure Rehabilitation, WASH, and Emergency Response and Basic Assistance.
- With its main office in Damascus and operational presence across Damascus and Rural Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Idleb, Hama, Latakia, and Tartous, HAND works closely with communities, local authorities, national and international partners, donors, and other stakeholders to deliver relevant, quality, and sustainable programmes. HAND is officially registered and licensed to operate in Syria under License No. 173/2025, and is also registered and operational in Lebanon.
- At HAND, we believe that people are at the heart of sustainable change. We are committed to building a professional, collaborative, and inclusive working environment where dedicated individuals can contribute their expertise, develop their skills, and make a meaningful difference in the communities we serve.ba
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Sep 27, 2026
Expiry Date
Oct 12, 2026
CV Language
English
