Finance Assistant

The International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is an international non-governmental, development and relief organisation, working worldwide to alleviate suffering and need and sharing God’s gifts of food, shelter, economic self sufficiency and hope.
With funding from USAID, through Mercy Corps’s Palestinian Community Assistance program (PCAP), IOCC will be implementing a project in Gaza entitled: From Relief to Recovery: Improving Food Security for Vulnerable Families in Gaza. The project will aim at improving food security at household level through the provision of agricultural inputs, technical assistance and job opportunities.

IOCC seeks a Finance Assistant to work in IOCC Office in Gaza Strip.

Job Summary:
The Finance Assistant will work under the direction of the Program Director and Finance /Admin Manager in supporting IOCC Finance team and Gaza team. The Finance Assistant fundamentally keeps the day to day accounts accurately documented and also leading on the filing, and archiving of financial data/ documents of the office, beneficiaries and partners.

 Key Responsibilities:
-Manage the office petty cash according to IOCC procedures.
-Prepare payment vouchers, receipts, etc. according to IOCC rules and regulations.
-Ensure that original invoices, receipts or contracts are available upon payment.
-Seek appropriate authorization and making sure all transactions have the supporting documents and approvals.
-Weekly cash books reconciliation.
-Help and support of the office yearly budget.
-Support IOCC partner(s) finance team in periodic visits for monitoring and auditing of their project-related financial documents.
-Record all transactions in the cash books, making sure that all the transactions have the corresponding right budget code (project & account).
-Handling work advances registers.
-Prepare monthly lists of accounts payable and accounts receivables, vehicle rental, house/office rent, telephone, etc.
-Make sure that all documents are properly filed.

Knowledge and Skills:
-Good planning, communication and time-management skills.
-Quick and enthusiastic learner.
-Strong organizational skills.
-Ability to produce accurate work under tight deadlines.
-Well-developed interpersonal and team skills.
-Detail-oriented.
-Full computer literacy.
-Advanced verbal and written communications skills in Arabic and English (fluency in English is mandatory).
-Commitment to the values and principles of IOCC.

Experience:
At least 3 years experience in relevant field with international NGOs.

Education:
University degree in accounting and/or finance. Significant relevant work experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Position Type: Full-Time.

Interested candidates with relevant education and experience are encouraged to submit their resume and a cover letter by email to: [email protected] no later than 30 September 2011, indicating the position code in the subject line.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.