JOB TITLE:
Finance Assistant
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TEAM/PROGRAMME:
Finance Team
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GRADE:
5
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LOCATION:
Greater Cairo area, Egypt
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TYPE OF CONTRACT:
Fixed Term
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START DATE:
As soon as possible
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END DATE:
31st of July 2017
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Child Safeguarding:
Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff
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ORGANISATION PROFILE / PROGRAMME SUMMARY:
Save the Children International is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries and work, together with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. In Egypt, Save the Children International has been working to ensure that children’s rights are respected, protected and promoted since 1982. We carry out both long-term development work and, more recently emergency humanitarian work.
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ROLE PURPOSE:
The post holder performs major roles in finance, including implementation of internal SCI accounting and provision of finance SCI procedures in order that the Egypt programme is run in a cost-effective and efficient manner in the fulfilment of its strategic aims.
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SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Finance officer
Staff reporting to this post: None
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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Project Implementation:
- Review Monthly payroll for service staff and volunteers
- Reviewing request for Program advances.
- Follow-up on receiving due settlements of program advances and sending appropriate reminders for advance holders
- Settlements of program Advance including reviewing settlement documents and alerting Program team for any supporting documents/actions needed, preparation of settlement voucher, signing it by the Grant and finance officer and senior finance manager, and ensuring that the settlement reached the checks unit for further action (Reimbursement check or cash deposit)
- Reviewing payment requests and advising relevant support and program staff for missing documents / approvals.
- Focal point for support and program staff for any inquiries on financial matters on the operational level
- Extraction of monthly financial exports and distribution of financial reports
- Ensure Child Safeguarding standards are understood and met in liaison with the Child Safeguarding focal point.
- Ensure that project activities are implemented in line with Save the Children’s policies and procedures, and adhering to donor requirements and guidelines;
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SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving results together with children and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
- Creates a managerial environment in-country to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility for own personal development and encourages team to do the same
- Widely shares personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with own team, colleagues, members, donors and partners
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
- Always acts in the best interests of children.
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EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
Essential:
- Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance or any relevant experience.
- Recommended a minimum of 2-3 years in finance & accounting experience an INGO environment.
- Very good experience in Microsoft applications (Excel – Word).
- Ability to plan and organise a workload that includes diverse tasks and responsibilities.
- Demonstrated credibility with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of an organization
- Good oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic
- Ability to submit a timely and accurately reports and data.
- Good communication skills and ability to support and deal with different staff member from different functions and government representatives.
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Date: September 2016
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Author : SCI
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