Field Finance Officer

General Description of the Organization:

Orange is non-profit civil society organization, Orange works on the ground in Turkey and Syria to build the capacity of civil society organizations working to address the significant humanitarian disasters caused by the Syrian crisis.

Orange is one of the leading NGOs working in the areas of (Capacity Building, Training, Development, Peace Building, Consultancy, Women Empowerment, Need Assessment, Organizational Development, and Third-party Monitoring and Evaluation).

Our work helps to improve the lives of all those impacted by this disaster, as we give civil society the tools they need to effectively carry out their work in the region. Ultimately, we strengthen their ability to provide the right solutions to the people who need it the most – the innocent men, women and children who are unwitting victim of the crisis.

Job purpose:

The main purpose of this position is to manage, account, monitor, all payments, and other relevant finance matters in relation to Orange activities for day to day updating, and ensuring proper systems and that procedures are being followed. He/she will be responsible for all orange accounting activities inside Syria.

Duties, objectives and competencies:

• Maintain all the bank and cashbooks related to Orange and do their reconciliations on a timely basis for Syria Office.
• To assist and advice Orange office in Syria with recording expenses and maintaining finance books.
• To assist and advice Orange staff getting familiarized with systems and procedures.
• Ensure all purchases have been made following Orange purchasing procedures and have all relevant supporting documentation attached to payment requisition
• Prepare weekly cash report & submit to the Director for review.
• To ensure that cash books and supporting documents at month end are submitted on a timely basis.
• Keep the Director updated on your work progress throughout the month, and bring all major finance issues to his or her attention;
• To work closely with Finance Coordinator inside Syria and other team members

Requirements

• Finance qualification preferably with a professional accountancy qualification in progress orِ copmleted
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and prioritize a varied workload in a rapidly changing work environment.
• Excellent Microsoft excel experience, and knowledge of Sag or other accountancy packages.
• At least 2 years’ experience in accountancy.
• A flexible approach to work and willingness to take on extra duties, work additional hours or on weekends as required.
• Willingness to learn and to take on extra duties as required.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Trustworthy and honest; and bility to write, speak and work in English (intermediate).
• Diplomacy and negotiation skills.

We believe that:

Maintaining a positive, healthy, and trusting relationship is central to making partnership a success.

Appropriately trained and resourced staff and volunteers are key to effective and efficient service and program delivery in the development sector.

We are committed to:

Shared responsibility, accountability, and decision-making in any partnership.

Providing access to high quality learning to empower people and professionals in the development sector, particularly in the developing world.

Learning from each other to strengthen and enhance the long-term sustainability of our services and programs for the benefit of children and communities that we serve

Child safeguarding policy

Orange aims to create an organization that is safe for children but is also aware of the need to keep child protection concerns proportionate and to guard against over-zealous attitudes. Child abuse thrives in closed and secretive atmospheres. Orange’s best protection is to create an open and aware culture where people are not afraid to speak about their concerns.