Head of Finance

•  Provide leadership, management, and oversight for all fiscal financial activities, including general accounting, cost accounting, budgetary controls, financial analysis and forecast, budget plans, cash flow monitoring, and periodic report
• Train, supervise, and evaluate finance personnel.
• Oversee digital fiscal management system, including ongoing analysis of software needs and development.
• Implement fiscal policies and accountability and control procedures and analyze and report variances.
• Coordinate developing CJ's annual budget and cash flow projections.
• Follow up on budget implementation on a regular basis. Create, coordinate, and evaluate the financial programs and supporting information systems of CJ to include budgeting, tax planning, properties, and conservation of assets.
• Oversee the approval and processing of revenue, expenditure, and position control documents, department budgets, salary updates, ledger, and account maintenance and data entry.
• Coordinate the preparation of financial statements, financial reports, special analyses, and information reports.
• Develop and implement finance, accounting, and financial risk management activities.
• Establish and maintain appropriate internal control safeguards.
•  Interact with other managers to provide consultative support to planning initiatives through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations.
• Ensure records systems are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards.
•  Develop and direct the implementation of CJ strategic and operational plans, projects, programs, and systems.
•  Cash flow management including analyzing cash flow, cost controls, and expenses to guide CJ leadership. Analyze financial statements to pinpoint potential weak areas.
•  Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
•  Serve on CJ’s senior management committees and other committees.
•  Coordinate with the internal auditor to ensure his/ her work is facilitated.
• Review and respond to management points raised by the external auditor.
• Follow up on issuance of the audited financial statements of CJ.
•   Other duties as assigned.

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• A minimum of a Master's degree in accounting, finance, or any related professional certificate (CPA, CA, CFA, CIA).
• 8-10 years experience in accounting, finance, or any related field in a managerial position.
• Experience in strategic planning and execution.
• Knowledge of contracting, negotiating, and change management.
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems.
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.
• Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects.
• Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings.
•  An ability to manage a team and function within a working unit in full coordination.
• Deep commitment to the Catholic church mission.
• Commitment to CJ Code of Conduct and Safeguarding ethics and policies. 
•  Adhere to Caritas Jerusalem’s mission and core values.
•  Valid Jerusalem driver’s license.

Candidates who meet the requirements mentioned above will be short-listed and invited to a job interview.