Finance Officer At The Day After

Job Title: Finance Officer

Department: Finance Department

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Contract Type: Part Time

Application Deadline: 06-11-2022

About TDA

The Day After (TDA) is a Syrian non-profit organization that is working to countering authoritarianism and support democratic transition in Syria. It adopts the values of human rights in accordance with international conventions and covenants.

OUR VISION

Syrians’ rights, peace, stability, and prosperity can only be achieved through a process of democratic transition and a comprehensive national program for transitional justice that lays the foundation for justice and reconciliation.

OUR MISSION

Empowering Syrian civil society and influencing decision-makers to serve democratic transition and justice in Syria.

OUR GOALS

TDA identifies the following as goals that should guide the efforts of political transition:

• Supporting civil initiatives locally inside Syria and supplying them with knowledge in the areas of justice, human rights, and the political transition from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one.
• Supporting justice and accountability efforts by supporting victims of human rights violations in Syria, especially victims of arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance and displacement, and monitoring patterns of violations and raising awareness of relevant actors and stakeholders.
• Supporting the efforts of the political transition from its position in the Syrian civil society in line with its values and objectives.
• Coordinating the efforts of Syrian civil society in the areas of transitional justice and engaging in the formulation of a political transition.

For more information about us and our programs please visit our website:

https://tda-sy.org

Job purpose:

Assist the Finance Manager in budgeting, procurement oversight, and records management, and be responsible for preparing timely and accurate financial reporting and monthly financial spreadsheets, cash flow forecasts, and data entry.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Record the daily transactions on the accounting systems, with proper project allocation, and ensure sufficient supporting documents.
• Ensure compliance with Disbursement by having all the required and sufficient supporting documents.
• Conducts monthly bank reconciliation and presents to the management for approval.
• Handles day-to-day accounting and transactions, including invoicing and organization of receipts.
• Organizes project finances, prepare budget projections, and ensure cash flows and transactions are functioning and accurately reported.
• Assist in preparing financial reporting and records for multiple donors.
• Ensures the timely payment of invoices and reimbursement requests.
• Ensure compliance with donor’s requirements and TDA policies and procedures.
• Assist with annual organizational and financial audits.
• Assist Finance Manager in following up with the Turkish legal Accountant, ensuring all books are up to date.
• Assist Finance Manager in following up all needed actions regarding Turkish Government requirements (Decision book etc.)
• When needed, handle logistical requests for projects, such as hotel and travel arrangements, conference administration and minor translation.
• Assist in tracking the Payment schedules from donors and funds transfer.
• Maintain project budgets; update the budget vs actual on a monthly basis (Master & Grants, including brief commentary on variances), including Donors’ budgets.
• Assist in inventory tracking and recording.
• Any other task that has been assigned by the manager according to his specialist field.

Academic Qualifications and Experiences:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics

Requirements:

• Work experience as an Accountant or similar role for at least two years.
• Previous experience in GIZ projects.
• Residence preferably in Istanbul.
• Experience using financial software (QuickBooks).
• Proficiency in Microsoft office, especially in excel.
• Written and verbal (English, Arabic, and Turkish is a plus).
• Knowing the Turkish Labor Law.
• The ability to periodically prepare financial statements and financial inventories.
• Integrity, and transparency, with the ability to manage confidential data.

Skills:

• Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
• Acute time management skills.
• Excellent Monitoring, Reporting, Presentation, Facilitation, and Communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, independently, and with limited supervision.
• Flexibility
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and to multi-task to meet deadlines
• Promotes teamwork, contributes towards building team consensus and acts as a team player.