Job Ref | 260-SY |
Job Title | Assistant Financial Controller - Syria |
Job Type | Contract |
Location | Antakya, Turkey |
Salary APPLY | EUR 30500- 35000 per annum |
Description | |
Job Title: Assistant Financial Controller – Donors
Job Location: Antakya, Turkey Reporting to: Financial Controller Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 12 months General Description of the Programme: GOAL has been working in Syria since 2012, responding to the acute needs of conflict affected communities. GOAL is working in Idlib Governate, in close coordination with local partners, delivering food, non-food and cash voucher programming to highly vulnerable populations, and has expanded programme sectors to include the provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to those most in need. Job purpose: Support the Financial Controller in managing the GOAL Syria’s Finance Department in the month end process and under the supervision of the Financial Controller improve existing work practices to ensure compliance with donor and other regulatory requirements.
Duties, objectives and competencies
• Ensure timely preparation of donor reporting for review by the Financial Controller prior to submission to donors; • Coordinating with the Grants & Communication Coordinator, ensure donor files are complete and well maintained in accordance with GOAL Dublin and donor requirements • Assist in the preparation of the month end accounts for review with FC/CD • Respond to month end account queries from HO in a timely manner • Conduct periodic compliance checks of finance, HR, logistics, programme and partners documentation required for donor audits. • Review and update cost apportionment basis to Donors and ensure supporting documentation is reasonable and appropriately filed in the audit control file. • Assist the Financial Controller in the preparation donor budgets and budget narratives. • Support Financial Controller in liaising with programme staff to help ensure accurate expenditure forecasting and budget monitoring; update forecasts in SAGE • Provide finance training and capacity building to accounts staff and other staff in relation to donor compliance, budgets and internal control procedures. • Provide finance training and capacity building to partners staff in relation to donor compliance, budgets, internal control procedures and proposals • Review timesheets to ensure compliance with donor requirements and reconciliation to monthly accounts. • Preparation of documentation to facilitate in donor audits, and internal audits ; • Support Financial Controller in implementation and review of systems of financial control; • Any other duties as may be assigned by the Financial Controller or the Country Director. Requirements (essential) • A qualified Accountant (Chartered, Certified or Management) • Three years post qualified experience • Experience with management of Institutional Donor grants preferable eg: OFDA/ USAID, ECHO, DFID etc • Work experience in busy, changing environment • Excellent written and spoken English, outgoing personality with excellent communication and training skills • Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word and if possible have knowledge of Sage desirable or a similar package. • Ability to implement effective projects sometimes with limited resources. Good team player, flexible and capable of working with a multinational country team. Requirements (desired) • Experience of working with Sage and GOAL’s internal procedures • Written and spoke Turkish and/or Arabic an advantage GOAL has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Child Protection Policy, which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants and children from exploitation. GOAL also has a confidentiality policy ensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of GOAL, acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organisation without authority, except in the normal execution of duty. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to these policies any job offer made is also subject to police clearance. GOAL is an equal opportunities employer.
This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.
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Monday, August 4, 2014
CLOSED --- GOAL looking for ASSISTANT FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
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