Finance Officer

Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries as part of a global movement for change. We aim to empower people to create a future that is secure, just, and free from poverty. Oxfam has been present in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel (OPTI) since the 1950s, and established a country office in the 1980s. We work with the most vulnerable communities in the occupied Palestinian Territory.

We welcome applications for the position from people who have the required experience and skills. The right attitude to Oxfam’s ways of working and a real passion for being part of our diverse workforce is required.

OXFAM GB JOB PROFILE
JOB TITLE: Finance Officer Jerusalem

DIVISION / DEPARTMENT / LOCATION:
International/ Finance/ Jerusalem
JOB FAMILY: Finance
SALARY: 106,660 – 141,858 ILS Gross Basic Salary per annum

OXFAM PURPOSE:
To work with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering

TEAM PURPOSE:
-People in deepest poverty in the West Bank and Gaza are able to exercise their rights to be healthy, educated and secure and these are respected, sustained and upheld.
-To ensure effective financial management and reporting within OPTI programme.
-To be responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operation related to a defined accounting area.

JOB PURPOSE: To be responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operation related to a defined accounting area.

JOB PURPOSE:
To be responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operation related to a defined accounting area.


REPORTING LINES:
Post holder reports to: Finance Manager Staff reporting to this post: None

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: None


DIMENSIONS:
-Handling queries (general) - wide-ranging internal and external, including detailed information
-Supervisor of day-to-day processing - problem solving
-Advice at a detailed level
-Contributing to procedures and strategy
-Project work
-On the job training - provision of training
-Problems will vary but usually have established solutions
-Manages own time to achieve departmental objectives


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Assist in preparing project`s budgets and monitoring them.
-Provide support to project partners in maintaining books of account and other reporting
requirements through periodic visits, training, communications, etc.
-Regular partners visit for reviewing the supporting documents of the financial reports &
stamping them.
-Conduct audits of projects and partners.
-Provide reports to the FM and Programme Coordinators on the status of
beneficiary/partner reports & accounts.
-Check project budgets monitoring and submit to FM regularly at least on a monthly basis.
-To carry out training to all staff and partner`s staff in Oxfam agreed procedures,, basic
accounting procedures, reporting requirements, financial reports supporting documents
and bookkeeping.
-Preparing donors reports & submit them to Finance Manager for review & approval.
-Update budget on Oxfam GB program software (OPAL).
-Responsible for timely disbursement ( cash and Bank) of grant payments for partners.
-If & When needed upload monthly accounts into PeopleSoft as per set up deadlines
-If & When needed prepare monthly accounts for submission to RC and ensure that they
are properly authorised; print PeopleSoft reports.
-Prepare information required by auditors.
-Prepare staff payroll & Update the monthly EOC sheets for both the local and int’l staff.
-Assist the FM in preparing the yearly country budgets.
-If & When needed revise, audit, and process all the payments assuring it includes all the

supporting doc’s: invoices, receipts, proof of payment, procurement doc’s, and or contracts, etc.. This will require seeking appropriate authorisation and submitting the documents to the FM for review & approval and insuring that all supporting documents are appropriately filed.
-To ensure that Oxfam financial procedures are followed
-Coordinate with Logistics to ensure that fixed asset registers A, B, & C are regularly up to
date.
-If & When needed follow up with Oxfam GB stakeholder like MOF, MOI, Banks....
-Finance induction for new staff.
-Responsible for the balance sheet accounts: Accruals, prepayments, creditors and
debtors’ accounts.
-TO ensure all records are filed in an orderly and accessible manner
-Any other responsibility or task that may be assigned by your line manager.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:
-Manages resources and deadlines with minimum supervision.
-High level of initiative
-Good communication and interpersonal skills
-Recommends and implements improvements
-Influences ways of working
-Coaches junior and peer staff
-Shows evidence of high level of planning skills
-Responsible, flexible, commitment, reliable and adaptable
-Good team player and builder
-Proactive in anticipating problems and promoting the function
-Excellent knowledge of accounting.
-Strong organisational skills, detail oriented with ability to produce accurate work under
tight deadlines.
-Ability to work and communicate effectively with partners/beneficiaries to insure
compliance with Oxfam GB policies and procedures.
-Ability to learn /adapt to a fast changing environment and numerous, conflicting job
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equirements.
-Be computer literate.
-Ability to speak, read, and writes in English, Arabic and Hebrew in preferable.
-Proven experience working in a similar role.

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Closing date: 26 April 2015.
 

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