Finance Officer

The European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point – code name EUBAM Rafah – was launched on 24 November 2005, to monitor the operations of the border crossing point between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, after Israel and the Palestinian Authority concluded an Agreement on Movement and Access on 15 November 2005. The Council of the European Union welcomed the Agreement and approved that the EU should undertake the third-party role proposed.

The Mission is currently seeking for a candidate to fulfil the position of Finance Officer to be recruited as soon as possible.

Position reference: ADM LS01

Organizational Unit: EUBAM-RAFAH, Administration Department.

Duty Station: Ramat Gan-Tel Aviv

Contract Regime: PA Local Contractual Staff, with Jerusalem ID, for 12 months

Number of Posts: 1.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting to Head of Administration and Finance (HoAF)

• -To do budgetary planning/forecasting and and monitoring compliance with EU Financial Regulations and internal SOPs;
• -To prepare and follow up on payments with vendors;
• -To process the invoices and other documentation related to projects funded from the Mission budget (Quick Impact Projects);
• -To prepare the monthly entitlements and payments of the international and local staff (salaries, per diems, hardship, removal allowance etc.) taking into account private use of the Mission assets;
• -To book the expenses in the accounting software on a monthly basis;
• -To follow up on statements of different EUBAM RAFAH bank accounts and informing the Head of Administration and Finance Office about the deviations noticed; to prepare the bank reconciliation; 
• -To acts as an accounting officer for the implementation of the EU funds allocated to the relevant CFSP Financing agreement between EUBAM RAFAH and the European Commission;
• -To prepare VAT request according to Palestinian and Israeli VAT Departments’ requirements;
• -To manage petty cash procedures, chequebooks and to act as a financial guarantees custodian;
• -To prepare files and the necessary reports for the Audit verifications;
• -To liaise with the EU Delegation for Financial issues;
• -To ensure the interface with Israeli/Arabic speaking partners (vendors, banks, officials) and the translation of the finance related documents;
• -To create a backup of the financial files and to create and update the financial templates;
• -To draft financial reports;
• -To perform administrative duties related to maintaining electronic and hard copy filling and registry systems of financial documentation in the office;
• -To continuously develop skills relevant to the above specified duties;
• -To respect others and to value diversity;
• -To perform other duties as required by the Head of Administration and Finance.

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Qualifications and Experience: -

Successful completion of a full course of university studies attested by a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Audit or other relevant filed. An equivalent relevant professional experience of 6 years after successful completion of secondary education in lieu of the required university degree may be considered;

Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in finance after having fulfilled education requirements;

Excellent level of written and spoken English, Hebrew and Arabic.

Ability to prioritize and manage a high workload;

Good organisational, analytical, research and problem-solving skills;

Ability to take initiative and careful attention to details;

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations as a member of a team;

Previous experience in an international environment would be an advantage;

ERP experience is an asset;

Excellent Computer skills are required: MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Microsoft Power Point, Outlook) and accounting software; knowledge of SAGE would be an advantage;

 For detailed job description and application form, please visit EUBAM RAFAH’s website:

Finance Officer

Application procedure:

General rules for the applications to be considered - candidates shall:

• use and duly complete the EUBAM RAFAH application form provided on the official website or the application will not be considered;
• send the application by email to: [email protected]
• the subject of the email should include reference number followed by candidate’s name in capital letters (i.e: ADM LS01_FIRST NAME_LAST NAME).

Applications not fulfilling the criteria above, incomplete or sent after the closing date will be disqualified.

Applicants are strongly advised not to wait until the last day to submit their applications, since heavy internet traffic or a fault with the internet connection could lead to difficulties in submission. EUBAM RAFAH cannot be held responsible for any delay due to such difficulties.

Furthermore, please be aware that:

• if at any stage during the selection procedure it is established that any of the information provided by a candidate is incorrect, the candidate in question will be disqualified.
• due to high number of applications usually received, only shortlisted applicants for the next phase of the selection process shall be contacted.
• the selected candidates will be employed provided that they submit a medical fit for work certificate and criminal record’s clearance.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE APPLICANTS

Applicants are reminded that the selection committee’s works are confidential. It is therefore forbidden for the applicants to make direct or indirect contact with the selection committee members or to ask anybody to do so, on their behalf.