Finance Officer

The NGO Development Center (NDC) is a Palestinian non-profit non-governmental organization
whose main function is to provide technical and financial support to Palestinian non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) to empower them to respond to the needs of the poor and marginalized in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip. In line with NDC’s mandate, NDC is currently seeking to fill the following



position to be based at its office in Al-Ram.
Post Title: Finance Officer
Reports to: Finance and Administration Manager (FAM)
Location: The Finance Officer will be based at the NDC Offices in Al-Ram, and is
required to travel extensively throughout the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel.

The Finance Officer reports directly to the Finance and Administration Manager (FAM) and coordinates closely with grants programs’ unit. The Finance Officer is responsible for reviewing the financial statements and internal financial reports, providing support to the Partner NGOs and producing financial reports to the donors and NDC management as needed.

Functions of the Accountant:
-Review and analyze the audit reports and financial statements submitted by the partner NGOs to ensure compliance with the donors’ requirements.
-Provide feedback to NGOs on their financial statements and audit reports.
-Ensure that the NGOs budgets and expenditures are in line with their agreed upon budgets and strategic plans.
-Identify/Improve the financial reporting capacity of the partner NGOs.
-Provide support to and work closely with the NGOs to ensure a quality and timely submission of the semi annual and annual financial reports.
-Assess the existing internal controls of the NGOs and provide support and guidance where needed.
-Keep track of requests for payments and disbursements made to NGOs.
-Carry out the financial appraisal of proposals for grants submitted to NDC and submit recommendations to the Technical Assessment Committee (TAC) at NDC as needed.
-Maintain a computerized and up-to-date filing system of the project.
-Undertake any assignments or duties requested by the FAM.

Education and Experience
1-Have a B.A degree in accounting or finance. Audit experience is an asset.
2-Have at least five years of experience working with NGOs.
3-Knowledge of procurement procedures.
4-Excellent communication skills both in English and Arabic
5-Ability to work in a team.
6-Computer skills and a valid driving license.
 

The deadline for application for the position is Thursday, April 7, 2011.