Grants Financial Specialist

The Palestinian Health Sector Development and Reform Project (Flagship Project) is a fiveyear
project funded by USAID. The Project is seeking to recruit a short-term Grants Financial Specialist.
 

This is a short-term position reporting to the Finance and Contracts Manager and working closely
with the grants team. The primary responsibilities of the Grants Financial Specialist will be to review
grantee financial reports and to confirm that all proper documentation is included and all costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable and in accordance with the approved grant budget. In addition, the Grants Financial Specialist will liaise with the grantees to answer questions and serve as a resource to them during their preparation of the monthly financial reports. The Grants Financial Specialist will be responsible for providing capacity building assistance to grantees in financial management throughout the duration of the grant period and shall:
-Review grantee financial reports on a monthly basis including detailed review of all backup documentation and spot checking with vendors. This includes cost share back up documentation.
-Liaise with grantees to request any missing documentation for the financial report.
-Serve as a resource to grantees for questions regarding monthly financial reports, expenditures,
costs share, allowability issues, etc. This will include field visits to grantees as often as required.
-Provide training to grantees on an individual and group basis on the Grant Agreement, financial
requirements and any financial management issues with the goal of improving the quality of the
financial submissions to Flagship and improve their overall capacity in financial management.
-Maintain grantee expenses in an excel spreadsheet and a simple database, as required.
-Assist in preparing bank reconciliations for the grants bank account
-Maintain grantee accounting records and files
-Perform other duties as assigned by the Finance and Contracts Manager to achieve Flagship
Project’s goals and objectives related to the grants program.

Education, Qualifications and/or Equivalent Experience
-A degree in accounting, business or commerce
-Strong knowledge and understanding of USAID regulations
-A minimum of 4 years experience in booking and accounting support
-Experience working with NGOs in a financial capacity
-Training or mentoring experience in an individual or group setting is a bonus
-Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheets and preparation of graphs, tables, charts
with Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and QuickBooks is necessary
-Professional level English and Arabic language skills

Interested candidates that meet the minimum qualifications should submit a cover letter and a CV
via email to [email protected] with the subject: Grants Financial Specialist by no later than
4:00pm Sunday, October 2. No phone calls please.