Job ID
18044

Job Title
Finance Assistant

To work for
Oxfam Syria

Country
Syria

City
Damascus

Field of Work
Finances/Accountancy

Job Type
Full time

Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)

Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree

Responsibilities
o Assist the finance dept in communications with local external contacts, such as banks, partners and suppliers
o Responsible for the office main cash according to Oxfam GB (OGB) procedures.
o Prepare payment vouchers, receipts, etc. according to OGB rules and regulations.
o Prepare cheques and settlement of payables in a reasonable period.
o Process Salary advances and floats and send to RMC whenever required.
o Assure that original invoices, receipts or contracts are available upon payment.
o Seek appropriate authorization and making sure all transactions have the supporting documents and approvals.
o Record transactions in cash/bank books.
o Weekly bank statement/book update.
o Upload cashbooks whenever requested.
o Help in providing unit costs for the yearly budget.
o Support the Finance Officer in visiting and stamping the partners supporting documents.
o Recording all transactions in the cash & bankbooks, making sure that all the transactions have the corresponding right budget code.
o Cash reconciliation on weekly basis.
o Handle float, and salary advances registers.
o Prepare monthly lists of accounts payable and accounts receivables, vehicle rental, house/office rent, telephone, medical costs.
o Make sure that all documents are properly filed.
o Assist in finding any audit requested doc’s and filing them back
o Scan the monthly accounts (cash counts, bank recon, etc) and send to RMC.
o Any other reasonable duties and tasks you are asked to do.


Qualifications
 University Degree in Finance or Accountancy qualifications.
 Responsible, flexible, adaptable, prioritising.
 Good team player and builder.
 Accuracy at speed and timeliness.
 Attention to detail and excellent numeracy.
 Good communication skills
 Reliable and consistent.
 Can follow instructions under limited supervision.
 Good computer skills with experience of using a finance package
 Excellent organisational skills
 Very good comment in both spoken and written Arabic and English


Specific Vacancy Requirements
Due to the urgency of this role, we will be reviewing CVs and interviewing candidate in advance of the closing date. For this reason, interested candidates are asked to submit their application as soon as possible.

"We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization."

Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us.

Salary and Benefits
As per Oxfam Salary Scale

About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organisations 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.

Required employees number
1

Posted On
Feb 05, 2019

Expiry Date
Feb 21, 2019

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CV Language
English




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