National Finance Assistant

A European Union mission work to support the Palestinian Authoritiy in Establishing sustainable and effective policing arrangements is advertising the following vacancy at the Head Quater office in Ramallah:

Job Description
Under the overall supervision of the Head of Administration and Finance and the specific supervision of the Finance officer, the National Finance Assistant attends to the mission requirements dealing with Finance.
1-Process invoices for payment on a daily basis
2-Following up the invoices considering the procurement procedures
3-Preparing and following up the payments considering the different payment procedures: transfers, cheques and petty cash
4-Following up the statements of the different EUCOPPS bank accounts and ensuring that the expenses were eligible
5-Booking all the payments in Sage software, enter and maintain the financial data and records, both on paper and electronically in line with good and sound financial management
6-Maintaining any financial control as appropriate and as asked by Head of Admin and/or Finance Officer
Job requirements :
-University Degree in Finance or equivalent
-Minimum 5 years of accounting experience
-Ability to prioritize and manage a high workload expeditiously
-Office management skills, excellent knowledge and experience in Excel and accounting software
-Ability to prioritize and manage a high workload expeditiously
-Good understanding of tendering and project cycle management
-Ability to work as a team member
-Tidy appearance and excellent manner and interpersonal skills are an absolute must
-Previous experience with international organisations
-Excellent written and verbal English and Arabic, knowledge in Hebrew is desirable

Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae with a covering letter, both in English, indicating the position they apply for and explaining their interest including an analysis of their suitability for the position. “ All applicants should have a Driving licence, to be able to drive in West Bank and Israel and in a possession of a Jerusalem ID
We will only consider application sent by e-mail to: [email protected]
Deadline is 26 August 2009 at 24:00
Application will be treated in confidence and only those short listed will be contacted for interviews