Senior Finance Officer

27 أبريل، 2023

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الوصف الوظيفي

Job Purpose

Under the authority of the Senior Finance Manager – Budget Management unit Senior Finance Officer will be in charge of supporting the Senior Finance Manager in his/her functions. More specifically, s/he will be in charge of the implementation and follow-up of financial management and control tools.

Objectives

Support the Senior Finance Manager in budget preparation and contractual review
Consolidate and follow-up the Financial Internal Control tools and Financial Reporting.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Budget preparation and contractual review

Upon request of the Senior Finance Manager, in coordination with the CFM, prepare budgets by gathering information from the relevant departments to consolidate budgets for project proposals according to project/mission needs and donor constraints; propose sufficient programme and support budgets including mission’s investment plans in close link with country coordination. Ensure the financial feasibility of projects, respecting ACTED and donor’s rules and deadlines
Whenever a new contract from a donor is received, prepare a contract sheet clarifying al the financial rules applicable for the Finance Manager validation (eligibility, flexibility etc…)

2. Implementation and Follow-Up of Financial tools

Cost Analysis
Update the Running Costs follow-up tool and conduct analysis.
Update the Allocation Tables and time sheets files (monthly and upon new contract signature as well).
Review the ACTs of projects under her/his responsibility and suggest potential reallocations
Upon request, present a cost analysis to the FM/CFM to support the decision-making process
Allocations
Follow up of ACTED’s resources allocation per project at country level
Budget Control and Funding Structure
Update the monthly BFU, CFU, DFU for the projects of the Area in collaboration with the AC/DAC and PMs
Provide an analysis of ACTED resources to be funded on new proposal
Identify funding gaps and risks

3. Financial Reporting preparation and support

Ensure the preparation of Financial Reports to donors, crosscheck allocation tables with the financial reports and update the allocation tables accordingly, if needed
Plan, consolidate, draft & crosscheck with Project Development Department (PDD) financial reports when requires (ad’hoc, interim and final), respecting contractual deadlines and rules such as flexibility, eligibility and liquidation period etc.
Follow-up payments from donors and financial project close-out (contract liquidation)

4.Participation to the Midyear and Annual Accounting Closures process

Under the supervision of the CFM, support the preparation of the v2 Closure (ATROCE: Final reports, SAGA allocations checking, reallocations, instalments from donors and cash tracking, ACT review) to ensure a smooth freezing of the accounts

5.Any other tasks upon request of his/her manager, such as (but not only)

Training of capital and base finance staff on ACTED FLAT Procedures and tools
Support the finance and administration teams in the mastering of financial documents
Support/act as area finance officer when needed

Key Performance Indicators

Timely submission of financial reports to donors
Accuracy of the mission financial data
Number of alert and action plans developed by the finance department to improve system, process and practices
Degree of autonomy of finance team

*ACTED's proposed monthly salary: 1405JOD's

المهارات

Skills & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or any related field (Master is a plus).
Excellent knowledge of Excel
Previous experience as a Finance Officer in International NGO
Ability to communicate easily in Arabic and English
Rigorous and detail orientated
Ability to work in Amman
At least 4 years’ experience working in Finance
Knowledge of SAGA