Finance Specialist

Black and Veatch, a USAID Contractor located in Ramallah working in the infrastructure sector throughout the West Bank is seeking with its partner’s experienced and qualified candidate for the following position:

Position Title: Finance Specialist

Primary Function:
Responsible for supporting basic project accounting activities. This position ensures the project fulfills all obligations in a timely & economic manner in accordance with B&V & USAID policies and goals.

Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
-Payroll tax and compliance: Recording, calculating and maintaining payroll spreadsheet. Ensuring all time sheets have been received and checked; prepare payroll for submission to HSBC.
-Understanding and applying the appropriate taxes for payroll in addition to other taxes that may apply with respect to paying vendors. Understanding of taxes and applying them is essential.
-Invoice backup and assistance. Tying back all relevant backup to summary expenses on the invoice; organizing backup so that it follows the summary of expenses in a coherent manner. Responsible for getting backup together and having it bound and ready to present.
-Responsible for ensuring that all payments/invoices received are accompanied with all the necessary backup required according to USAID rules and regulations.
-Prepare payments for vendors.
-Maintains petty cash reconciliation on a weekly basis.
-Assist in expense analysis
-PO and payment tracking
-Bank Reconciliations
-Tracking of monthly and year to date expenses spent locally and from home office.
-Assist in budget tracking.
-Maintain filing current filing system for vendor invoices and backup, USAID invoices and backup and subcontractor tracking files and backup.
-Maintain Severance ledger monthly.
-Must be prepared to make journal entries on a weekly or monthly basis.

Key Competencies:
-attention to detail and accuracy
-planning and organizing
-scheduling and monitoring
-communication skills
-problem analysis and problem-solving skills
-initiative
-team work
-confidentiality

Education and Experience
-Bachelor’s degree and with minimum two years experience.
-knowledge of accounting principles and practices
-Acute knowledge of USAID rules and regulations as it pertains to Finance and Financial reporting to USAID
-knowledge of finance principles
-knowledge of financial reporting
-Knowledge of Palestinian Law regarding finances and taxation
-technical accounting skills
-previous experience of general accounting
-proficiency in relevant accounting software, especially excel

Please send a cover letter, your CV and salary history, via email to [email protected] , no later than 4:00 PM, May 12, 2012. Your email subject line should include your name and the position title you are applying for. All candidates must possess good working command of English and Arabic, both spoken and written.

Only candidates meeting or exceeding the minimums requirement will be considered.