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Finance Officer

Website Al-ameen

for Humanitarian Support

Job Title: Finance Officer

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location:  Turkey-Gaziantep

Length of Contract: 12 Months

The last date for submission: 30-04-2023

About Us:

ALAMEEN for Humanitarian Support is a non -governmental organization established by a group of volunteers in Syria during the crisis in 2012 and registered in the USA, Sweden, and turkey.

ALAMEEN is implementing projects through regional offices in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, Iraq, Palestine, and Somalia.

Our work sectors are Health, Nutrition, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Protection, Shelter & Non-food items, Wash and Sanitation.

ALAMEEN also manages development projects, advocates to empower civil societies and local governance

Summary:

 Finance Officer will be responsible for managing the financial activities of the organization. You will oversee the financial operations, prepare financial reports, develop budgets.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Monitor and coordinate the financial management functions supporting all activities for the organization.
  • Support the preparation of donor financial reports by Alameen regulations.
  • Inspect payroll versus budgets, ensuring that salaries are correctly allocated to projects consistent with Al ameen’s criteria.
  • Oversight of all financial aspects, including implementing economic systems, budget preparation, expense tracking, financial reporting, and accounting.
  • Ensure that the project’s financial accounting environment is compatible with the AL ameen’s policies, procedures, regulations,

and legal requirements.

  • Preparing and submitting monthly financial reports according to the specified due dates.
  • Define donor reporting requirements and develop standardized reporting forms to help standardize grant budgets and expenditures
  • Preparing financial reports for various donors according to contractual obligations.
  • Review all accounting transactions to ensure proper coding and entry of all transactions into accounting software.
  • Facilitating any external or internal audit.
  • Provide solutions to budget challenges and strategically utilize financial expertise to ensure maximum utilization of available funds.
  • Assessment of training and development needs.

Ability to:

  • Ability to work in a stressful setting and adapt quickly to changing environments
  • Ability to conduct work in a professional and mature manner
  • Ability to mentoring and training; experience in supervising staff desirable
  • Ability to prioritize, manage time effectively, and work under pressure with deadlines.
  • Ability to travel

Personal qualities required:

  • Attention to detail.
  • Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  • Ethical and trustworthy.
  • Leadership skills.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Financial Management, Accounting, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience.
  • Advanced computer skills (Microsoft Office, Excel, QuickBooks or other accounting software)

Experience

  • Work experience in financial management, accounting and budgeting;
  •  Experience in preparing clear and concise financial and management reports
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in finance or accounting.
  • Experience in financial analysis and reporting.
  • Experience in budgeting and financial planning.
  • Experience in managing investments and financial assets.
  • Experience in a supervisory role.

Languages:

  • Arabic and English are mandatory (oral and written)

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS: 

The Alameen and Alameen  Staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the Alameen Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. By these values, the Alameen enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Compliance & Ethics

Promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout Alameen. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of Alameen and donor compliance and ethics standards and adhere to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicate these values to staff and partners and require them to adhere to them.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within Alameen

and amongst beneficiaries served by Alameen

NB: considering the purpose and values of the organisation, Alameen requests its complete employee flexibility in terms of duties and commitment, as their job description and title can be adjusted throughout the year according to needs and priorities.