Finance Coordinator Assistant

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Thank you so much for your interest to MSF!

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters, and victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of religion, creed or political affiliation. To develop this work from the Jerusalem district, we are recruiting a:

Main Purpose

Assisting the Finance Coordinator in the implementation and follow-up of the finance activities of the mission, while executing the accountancy and payment related tasks for the capital, according to MSF policies, standards and procedures in order to ensure documentary traceability as well as compliance with local labour and fiscal regulations.

We expect you to share our humanitarian values to offer assistance to people based on needs and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. In MSF we treat our beneficiaries with dignity, and with respect for their cultural and religious beliefs.

Accountabilities 

• Supporting the Finance Coordinator with delegated tasks to ensure proper management in the mission (budget, accounting, treasury, reporting, donors, auditing procedures, legal financial obligations, etc.) including the translation of documents and assisting in meetings upon request
• Keeping updated on local laws and regulations and informing the FinCo of any changes or misalignment with the practices in place. Ensuring respect and strict compliance to MSF standards (chart of accounts, quality of documents, guidelines, expense validation procedures, cash security rules, etc.)
• Carrying out delegated accounting tasks and activities for the capital, ensuring confidentiality on all finance issues related to MSF as well as the strict control of all expenditures and the reliability of statements and documentation.
• Processing payments , ensuring that receipts and supporting documents meet the necessary quality standards.
• Filing and/or scanning hard copies of documents, entering information in the accounting software and performing monthly closing procedures for the journals under his/her responsibility
• Following up on rental/service contracts and insurances dates and informing the FinCo on time to organize payments and renewals.

This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.

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Education

• Essential degree in finance, business or administration related studies.

Experience

• Essential working experience of at least two years in relevant jobs.
• Desirable experience with MSF or other NGOs in developing countries

Languages

• Essential fluently in English orally and in writing
• Essential local language

Knowledge

• Essential computer literacy on a high user level (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.).
• Have the capability to learn new digital platforms very fast by self-studying.

ACCESS TO DUTY STATION ON WORKING DAYS IS A MUST WITH THE VALID LEGAL PERMITS/TRAVEL AUTHORIZATIONS/ ID

We require all applicants to write a cover letter containing an introduction of yourself, explaining why you are applying for the position, and explaining why you think you are suitable for the position. Failure of submitting this letter would make the application invalid and the application would not be considered.

All documents of application must be in English.

Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter including aforementioned instructions in English.

The deadline for application is Sunday 21/04/2024

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for technical test and interview.

All the steps of the recruitment will be done in ENGLISH.

In order to submit your application via Google Forms, you shall have a GMAIL account. If you do not have one, you shall create a GMAIL Account.