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Regional Finance Officer

Employer
Accounting for International Development
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Sep 25, 2020

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Job Role
Credit Control
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Our partner is a recognised organisation working to offer greater safety to people in conflict- affected communities, and the opportunity to rebuild their lives, livelihoods and futures in the aftermath of war. They are seeking a Regional Finance Officer to support in the provision of financial leadership to the programmes they are undertaking in the Middle East and North Africa. This is a newly created role, and is an excellent role for a charity finance professional looking to move to a field-based position.

Responsibilities


Work with the Regional Finance Manager in the financial monitoring the portfolio of grants and contracts across the region, supporting in the development of appropriate controls, processes and tools to ensure effective management of these.
Support in the production of timely donor reports, and in monitoring project costs to completion.
Provide support in developing donor budgets, and country budgets.
Support in the day-to-day programmes finance - entering monthly journals, reviewing and reconciling country cashbooks, and reviewing and reconciling payment requests and reports from implementing partners.
Assist in monitoring of compliance against donor regulations, the organisational requirements, and overseas statutory regulations.
Assist in preparing for grant and external audits.


Requirements


Qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong accounting, financial management, and risk management skills.
Strong finance business partner, able to coordinate and review information from country offices and implementing partners.
Grants compliance, management and reporting experience, specifically experience of managing DfID, ECHO and UN funds.
Astute & succinct, with excellent communication skills, and demonstrable experience of working with finance and non-finance staff.
Resilient and culturally sensitive, willing to work in a challenging environment.
Previous experience of working in a finance role in a humanitarian context is highly desirable.


This role is based in Amman, Jordan with travel to other countries in the region. Competitive salary, based on experience, & generous benefits.

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