Senior Finance Officer (Partnership) (INT10181)

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Annual Salary                             starting from JOD 21,412
Job Grade                                    National D1
Contract Type                             Fixed Term
Reports to                                    Finance Manager
Staff Reporting to this Role       Finance Officer (Partnership)
Location                                       Amman / Jordan

Department Purpose

• To ensure that people in the deepest poverty are able to exercise their rights to be healthy, educated and secure and these are respected, sustained and upheld 
• to ensure effective financial management and reporting within Jordan programme.

Job Purpose

• to be responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operation related to a defined accounting area.

Key responsibilities:

• Capable of supporting our partners with financial planning and monitoring in line with Oxfam and donor reporting requirements. 
• Liaise with programme on the development and maintaining of partner financial requirement and management.
• Assess partner’s financial capability, and assist programme on capacity building plan and implementation 
• Check grant payment request ensuring compliance to agreed condition of payment 
• Provide capacity building support to the partner re partner financial management 
• Assist programme on capacity building to partners on financial system and control in compliance to OGB and donor requirements. 
• Ensure financial compliance through audit check of finance reports from partner and provide written reports.
• Ensure financial compliance through audit check of finance reports from partner NGOs and provide written feedback to relevant programme coordinators/officer. 
• In coordination with FM, share responsibility of preparation of monthly financial report on monthly basis within given deadlines. 
• Ensure compliance of programme staff on grant monitoring, balances and closure of grants.  
• To make regular field visits and liaise with Oxfam’s partners/beneficiaries and prepare and file visit report.
• Conduct regular audits of projects and partners. 
• Check details of partner reports, chase reports, prepare reports and to be ensure that report from partner can be presented to the donor within Oxfam’s report to donor. 
• Working closely with FM, programme staff and funding on donor reporting, responsible for accuracy of partners’ financial reports as a part of consolidated report. 
• Perform audit of partner financial to ensure financial management systems and reports of partners are of the required standard.
• Responsible for safe keeping of all records received from partner (invoices, reports…etc)
• To be the link and coordinate financial issues between programme, partners and Oxfam finance.
• Communicates frequently with programme and line manager to ensure that all those who need to share information are well informed. 
• Share responsibility with other members of finance team to review and audit of all the payment requests, assuring it includes the entire supporting documents: invoices, receipts, roof of payment, procurement procurements and or  contracts…etc. This will require seeking appropriate authorization and ensuring that all supporting documents are appropriately filed. 
• Check People Soft reports, review journal entries, submit correction journal to PS for further authorization.
• Check project budgets and support programme to maintain financial aspects of OPAL 
• Prepare information required for the auditors. 
• Prepare donor report if necessary. 
• Any other responsibility or task that may be assigned by your line manager. 

 Technical Skills, Experience and Knowledge

Essential: (Skills and Competence)

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Finance/Accounting
• Manages resources and deadlines with minimum supervision.
• High level of initiative. 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Recommends and implements improvements.
• Influences ways of working.
• Coaches junior and peer staff. 
• Shows evidence of high level of planning skills. 
• Responsible, flexible and adaptable. 
• Good team player and builder.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting. 
• Strong organisational skills, detail oriented with ability to produce accurate work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with partners/beneficiaries to ensure compliance with Oxfam GB policies and procedures. 
• Ability to adapt to a fast changing environment and numerous conflicting job requirements.
• be computer literate, especially in Excel.
• Ability to speak, read, write and working in Arabic and English .
• Proven experience working in a similar role.

Desirable:

• Knowledge or appreciation of Jordan terms or political, economic and social trends plus a good understanding of the key development of humanitarian issues in the country. 
• Willingness to work extra hours as necessary. 

Flexfam:

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.