Finance Officer at Syrian American Medical Society Foundation

Position: Finance officer

Job Location: Gaziantep, Turkey

Reporting to: Senior Budgeting and Cost Allocation Officer

Working area: Gaziantep, Turkey

Number of positions open: 1

Last date for application: December 19, 2021

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Key relationships:

Turkey Staff

General objective of the position:

Computerizes, classifies, records, verifies and maintains numerical data for use in maintaining financial records.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

· Ensures the smooth day-to-day financial management of Turkey office through effective supervision and management of the finance/accounting team.

· Ensures that SAMS finance policies, procedures and systems.

· Collaborates with field, country and HQ offices to implement, improve and maintain financial management policies, systems, structures, and procedures.

· Oversee petty cash maintenance and bank register maintenance, ensuring all expenses are reasonable and appropriately authorized and recorded.

· Coordinates compiling of all project monthly financial reports for submission to the HQ office

· Ensures all financial documentation are adherent to SAMS’s standards and/or donor requirements.

· Assists project coordinators in ensuring compliance with field accounting policies and procedures, compliance with donor agreements and audit requirements.

· Plans and supervises work of the country finance staff

· Prepares country office budget vs. actual reports on monthly basis.

· Works closely with the Country Director and program managers to prepare and monitor the office and project budgets.

· Assist in facilitating any internal / external audits.

· Makes sure that financial records and backup documentation are ready for internal and external audits and works closely with external auditors to answer any inquiries.

· Review & reconcile physical cash to the cash book on a weekly basis

· Prepare weekly cash report & submit to the country director

· Prepare monthly financial reports related to all office operations

· Ensure payroll remittances are made each month on a timely basis.

THE CANDIDATE’S REQUIREMENTS

Mandatory Qualifications required

· University degree in Accountancy or Finance

· Minimum 2 years’ experience in Accountancy, Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, Bill and Account Collectors

· Desired 2 years’ experience in Accounting software: QuickBooks – Alamen – AFAK

Languages

· Fluency written and spoken in Arabic

· Intermediate written and spoken English

Competencies:

· Maintaining Charts of Accounts

· Professional Knowledge in Finance/Accounting

· General Entries and Their Entries

· Preparing Financial Reports and Analysis

· Procedures and Supporting Documents

· Accounting Systems

· Financial Records and Archiving Management

· Cash & Bank Reconciliation

· Microsoft Office (Excel)