Finance Manager-National

Join Save the Children as a Finance Manager in Syria, overseeing treasury and accounting operations while implementing finance policies and ensuring compliance.

• Managing all aspects of day-to-day operations of Treasury department.
• Assist in the implementation of finance policies, procedures, and systems.
• Processing of daily bank and cash payments in line with SCI Finance manual.
• Oversee Cash Management processes, weekend and month-end cash count, and cash balance monitoring process to ensure the sufficient cash flow is available to support the program operations in country and in the field.
• Liaison with bank on all banking issues.
• Ensure proper calculation and on-time payments of payroll, benefits and applicable taxes.
• Managing the month-end accounting close process, amortization, account reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the ledgers, journal bathes and all supporting documentation in the country office and field offices (coding, approval, uploading...)
• Prepare the monthly financial report and any other required reporting to Regional Office and Centre Office in precise and timely manner.
• Review of Trial balance on daily basis and resolving issues in Balance sheet accounts.
• Tracking of pending items in the balance sheet and duly communicate to FO’s for the appropriate entry.
• Finalizing country program cash forecast each month.
• Maintaining close coordination with field and CO finance focal persons.
• Maintaining a schedule for monitoring and support to the field offices.
• Train finance field staff on preparation of effective cash forecast.
• Review the reclassifications proposed by program staff for eligibility in line with donor regulations an in line with SCI Financial policies.
• Ensure field offices receive adequate support to operate efficient accounting systems.
• Carry out inductions and staff trainings for finance procedures, donor requirements etc.
• Lead the audit processes within the assigned location. Proactively Liaising with Program and sub-award units as necessary.

• BSc degree in accounting/finance or equivalent.) with 5 years of post-qualification accounting experience.
• Experience of and well developed skills in staff management, supervision and capacity building
• Proven track record of supporting a senior management team, and providing strategic support across multiple sectors and/or regions
• Knowledge of the requirements of the major emergency donors and experience in budgeting and reporting to donors.
• Good attention to detail and analytical skills
• Computer literate (i.e. WORD, advanced Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems).
• Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams
• Experience with any Save the Children financial systems and overseas accounting software.
• Significant experience with NGOs in an international emergency environment
• Fluent in English and Arabic

• Able to assess and analyse key issues in the humanitarian situation and formulate actions around them
• Leads on the development of an organisational response based on an understanding of the contexts
• Remains focused on the objectives and goals in a rapidly changing environment
• Suggests creative improvements and different ways of working
• Demonstrates personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
• Makes time to learn from experience and feedback and applies the lessons to a new situation