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Intersos – Finance Officer – Yemen

Data: 04/05/2016

La ONG umanitaria Intersos sta selezionando una nuova figura per la sua operatività in Yemen. Partenza imminente. Candidatura da inviare entro il 16 Maggio 2016.


Finance Officer – Yemen

Starting date: Immediate availability
Duty station: Sana’a, Yemen
Duration: 1 year, renewable


Role, tasks and responsibilities

The Finance Officer is responsible for the proper technical performance of all accounting-financial activities of the mission and its projects. In this context, he/she ensures the correct and effective management of financial resources, in accordance with the Organization procedures and the Regional Finance Officer’s guidelines.

Specifically he/she is responsible to:
• To ensure compliance with INTERSOS and donors procedures;
• To manage country and project accounting and coordinate administrative personnel;
• To assume responsibility for cash account administration, ensuring conformity to existing procedures; shortages or thefts must be reported, bearing the joint signature of both, the Country Finance Officer and the Head of Mission;
• To update the economic and financial status of the mission and related-projects, in terms of expenses, appropriations, available cash and liquidity (Prima Nota);
• To update monthly the Global Management of the mission under the coordination of the Regional Finance Officer;
• To provide support to the Head of Mission on the drafting of new projects.
• To check Bank accounts of the mission of the mission and provide the Regional Finance Officer with monthly Bank Statements and Bank reconciliations;
• To check the interim and final financial reports and submit them to the Project Manager and Head of Mission for approval (with the support of the Regional Administrator);
• To assume responsibility for local personnel register;
• To ensure the proper execution of goods, works and services procurement processes and conformity to INTERSOS and donors procedures;
• To be responsible for mission administrative-accounting documents and all finished project Documentation (with the support and overall responsibility of the Regional Administrator).

Specifically:
• To set up, organize and manage the administrative files pertaining the mission and in loco projects, based on criteria defined by the Protocols and any indications from the Regional Finance Officer;
• To check that warehouse bookkeeping and related documents are d stored and filed;
To update inventory records pertaining INTERSOS and third-parties assets and verify the completeness of the supporting documentation;
• To provide the Regional Finance Officer with official documentation on individual projects and contracts;
• To update the list of reliable suppliers, as indicated by the Head of Mission, for subsequent use in specific procedures;
• To manage the local personnel register, subdivided by project;
• To submit to the Regional Finance Officer and the Foreign Finance Director the accounting report and the supporting documentation.

Job requirement:
• Advanced university degree in finance, business administration or other related field;
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience at national and international level working as admin-finance officer;
• Minimum of 1 year of experience at national and international level working as admin-finance manager;
• Strong understanding of budgeting and financial management;
• Excellent English language skills required; knowledge of Arabic is a plus but not a must;
• Excellent computer skills, especially Excel;
• Strong representation and negotiation skills;
• Demonstrated leadership and very good interpersonal/communication skills;
• Demonstrate experience with different donor compliance and reporting;
• Ability to perform and assure high accuracy in work under stress;
• Positive and solution oriented personality.

How to apply:
Qualified applicants are requested to submit their comprehensive resume, cover letter expressing interest in the position and references to: [email protected] with subject line: “Finance Officer_Yemen”.


Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.


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