Overview
This role will provide primary financial inputs into Treasury & Accounting for the Syria Country Office, supporting overall management and assisting in the implementation of finance policies, procedures, and systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing all aspects of day-to-day operations of Treasury department.
- Assist in the implementation of finance policies, procedures, and systems.
- Processing of daily bank and cash payments in line with SCI Finance manual.
- Oversee Cash Management processes, weekend and month-end cash count, and cash balance monitoring process to ensure the sufficient cash flow is available to support the program operations in country and in the field.
- Liaison with bank on all banking issues.
- Ensure proper calculation and on-time payments of payroll, benefits and applicable taxes.
- Managing the month-end accounting close process, amortization, account reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the ledgers, journal bathes and all supporting documentation in the country office and field offices (coding, approval, uploading...)
- Prepare the monthly financial report and any other required reporting to Regional Office and Centre Office in precise and timely manner.
- Review of Trial balance on daily basis and resolving issues in Balance sheet accounts.
- Tracking of pending items in the balance sheet and duly communicate to FO’s for the appropriate entry.
- Finalizing country program cash forecast each month.
- Maintaining close coordination with field and CO finance focal persons.
- Maintaining a schedule for monitoring and support to the field offices.
- Train finance field staff on preparation of effective cash forecast.
- Review the reclassifications proposed by program staff for eligibility in line with donor regulations an in line with SCI Financial policies.
- Ensure field offices receive adequate support to operate efficient accounting systems.
- Carry out inductions and staff trainings for finance procedures, donor requirements etc.
- Lead the audit processes within the assigned location. Proactively Liaising with Program and sub-award units as necessary.
Required Experience
- 5 years of post-qualification accounting experience.
- Experience of and well developed skills in staff management, supervision and capacity building.
- Proven track record of supporting a senior management team, and providing strategic support across multiple sectors and/or regions.
- Knowledge of the requirements of the major emergency donors and experience in budgeting and reporting to donors.
- Significant experience with NGOs in an international emergency environment.
Qualifications
BSc degree in accounting/finance or equivalent.
