About this role
Senior Finance officer
Location: Damascus – Syria
Position Status: Full-time
Salary Level: (Refer to the relevant salary scale)
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions
into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.
The Program / Department / Team (Program / Department Summary)
Mercy Corps works in places of transition, where conflict, disaster, political upheaval, or economic collapse present opportunities to build more secure, productive, and just communities. Providing emergency relief in times of crisis, we move quickly to help communities recover and build resilience to future shocks, and promote sustainable change by supporting community-led and market-driven initiatives. Recognizing both the great potential and the complex challenges faced by the Middle East, since 1989 Mercy Corps has been implementing a range of humanitarian assistance and development programs tailored to the specific needs of the region and of those communities where we work.
The Position
Senior Finance Officer is a key member of the finance department, and, as such, supports all aspects of financial management, working collaboratively internally with entire finance, program and operations teams, to ensure compliance with Mercy Corps internal policies and procedures as well as donor regulations. S/he works under the direction of the Finance Coordinator and assist in general accounting, compliance and budgeting functions, while working collaboratively with all field teams to ensure that financial resources are used efficiently; and a wide range of operational needs of the country program are met.
Essential Responsibilities
FUND TRANSFERS:
• Provide close and strong support for all fund transfer activities and for all payments done through money transfer agents, and ensure proper supporting documents are in place before submission.
• Ensure the completeness and verification process of all sub grant payments happening through the fund transfer process.
• Ensure the fund transfer payment trackers or processes charts are properly handled.
• Responsible for daily and weekly reconciliations of payment tracker.
• Coordinate payment request/money transfer orders/wire transfer and facilitate the timely release of funds for the program activities as well as a reimbursement to vendors/service providers, etc.
• Ensure all transfer related hard and soft copy of documents are properly maintained/archived.
• Lead on measurement and analysis of regional key performance indicators to inform strategic decision making.
General accounting
• Prepare and entry of transactions in the accounting system for WoS Ledger.
• Provide generic support to the Finance and Budgeting units in all aspects of the compliance and budgeting matters in the office.
• Review financial transactions, ensure its accurateness and completeness of supporting documentations (coding, approval, uploading...), and all in comply with MC & donors rules and regulations.
• Review the EOS calculation for the field offices and the WoS to ensure correct calculation and compliance with MC policies.
• Prepare the payroll for WoS and review for the other field offices .
• Provide active support during the month-end accounting close process such as: monthly amortization, account reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the ledgers, journal batches before posting
• Review of all monthly outstanding advances and perform aging analysis and ensure that all outstanding advances are settled cleared on time
• Assist in intercompany account reconciliation to ensure all outstanding balances are cleared from the country ledger plus any other transit accounts
• Review and reconcile balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis and advise for any corrections or alignment.
• Assist during the audit processes within the location. Proactively Liaising with Program and sub-award units as necessary.
• Maintain filing and archiving system for all financial records, ensure that financial records filled as per MC procedures.
• Any other related duties that assigned by the supervisor.
Organizational Learning
• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Supervisory Responsibility
Finance Assistant
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Finance Manager
Works Directly With: Budgets and Financial Analysis Unit; Field finance teams; Program Managers, Sub-Award Team , operation team and HR team.
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
• A BA/S or equivalent in accounting or finance required; advanced degree preferred.
• At least 4-7 years of progressive financial management experience
• At Least 1-3 years of Experience in grants management and understanding of OFDA, EC, ECHO, FCDO and other major donor regulations.
• Strong accounting skills and experience, including management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and balance sheet is required.
• Experience with online-based accounting/financial management systems, Navigator experience strongly preferred.
• Experience of working with Informal Money Transfer Agencies and excellent negotiating and communications skills.
• Highly developed time management and prioritization skills and ability to meet multiple deadlines in high paced, fluid environment
• High attention to detail and ability to maintain quality work under any circumstance
• Excellent oral and written English skills, effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work effectively with an ethnically diverse team in a sensitive environment.
Success Factors
Define the specific behavior and attitudes critical to success in the position at time of hire and as it develops over time in paragraph form (soft skills).
Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
The position is based in LOCATION and it requires up to 40% travel to support country programs, which may include travel to insecure locations where freedom of movement is limited and areas where amenities are limited. Housing for this role is in individual housing and staff will have access to good medical services and the living situation is of a high standard.
Ongoing Learning
In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development
Team Engagement and Effectiveness
Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work.
We recognize that building a strong and effective team is an ongoing process, and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.
Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.
As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline ([email protected]).
الصون و الأخلاق
ميرسي كور تلتزم بضمان المعاملة اللائقة واحترام جميع الأفراد اللذين نتواصل معهم من خلال عملنا, سواء كانوا أعضاء الفريق أو أعضاء المجتمع أو المشاركين في البرامج أو غيرهم. نحن ملتزمون بالمبادئ الرئيسية المتعلقة بمنع الاستغلال والإساءة الجنسية التي وضعها الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة واللجنة الدائمة للتنسيق بين الوكالات الإنسانية (IASC)، وقد وقعنا على نظام الإفصاح المتبادل بين الجهات الفاعلة في حالة السلوك الغير اللائق. عند التقديم لهذا الدور، يؤكد المتقدم أنه لم ينتهك في السابق سياسة السلوك الجنسي، والاستغلال والإساءة جنسية، صون الأطفال، أو الاتجار بالبشر لأي جهة عمل. ميرسي كور لن تتسامح مع إساءة معاملة الأطفال أو الاستغلال الجنسي أو الإساءة أو التحرش من قبل أو بسبب أعضاء فريقنا. كجزء من التزامنا تجاه توفير بيئة عمل آمنة وشاملة, من المتوقع أن يتصرف أعضاء الفريق بطريقة مهنية, تحترم القوانين والعادات المحلية. والالتزام بسياسات وقيم مدونة قواعد السلوك الخاصة بمنظمة ميرسي كور في جميع الأوقات. كما يتطلب من جميع أعضاء الفريق إكمال دورات التعليم الإلكتروني الإلزامية لقواعد السلوك عند التوظيف وذلك بشكل سنوي.
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