CARE
CARE International seeks a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. In Jordan, CARE will be recognized for its commitment to the humanitarian protection and empowerment of communities especially women and girls, where rights are secured, and human potential fulfilled for all.
CARE in Jordan leads humanitarian protection, economic empowerment, and civic engagement interventions for women and girls from poor and vulnerable communities in the fight to overcome poverty, gender-based violence, and social injustice. We nurture accountability, leadership and political will internally and among our partners to achieve this mission.
CARE values equality, integrity, transformation, excellence, diversity, and respect for the dignity and worth of every human being, where we affirm the dignity, potential, and contribution of all; communities we work with, partners, donors, and staff.
CARE International established a presence in Jordan in 1948, created in the wake of the Palestinian refugee crisis. Over 70 years later, CARE has served the needs of the Palestinian, Iraqi, Somali, Sudanese, and now Syrian refugee communities.
CARE’s scope of work has evolved from emergency response to long-term development programming, now encompassing an Urban Refugee Protection Program, the Azraq Camp Program, and the Sustainable Development Program.
CARE International in Jordan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or disability.
CARE is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us
CARE International in Jordan has a vacancy for the post of Finance Assistant:
Job Summary:
The function of the Finance Assistant is to ensure the effective and efficient financial operations of the Country Office (CO). The Finance Assistant will assist in the processing and recording of payment transactions in timely and accurate manner.
This position will assist Finance Officers in Reviewing, Filing, and Scanning of vouchers in addition to financial data entry in to the financial software timely and correctly. The incumbent is also responsible for preparation of bank reconciliation statements and cash recap on a monthly basis, follow up for the settlement of project/travel advance with CARE staff and vendor advances with procurement.
The Finance Assistant profile includes: very strong accounting and finance knowledge, analytical skills, attention to detail, ability to work effectively under time pressure, team player, and proactive individual with ability to offer structured guidance, ability to ensure that the right priorities are identified and proven experience of training of non-finance staff, and proficiency in Excel and financial software packages.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
JOB RESPONSIBILITY 1: Cash disbursement.
1- Check invoices by verifying mathematical accuracy and ensuring that appropriate procurement authorization and supporting documentation are attached.
2- Consult with Administration and Procurement staff at all times on completeness of supporting documentation for all payment requests, and take necessary action to expedite the settlement of all outstanding invoices or utility bills.
3- Review and adjust outstanding advances, pre-paid, accruals, for house rentals, office building rental etc.
4- Prepare disbursement vouchers, checks and bank transfer requests and ensure all the supporting documentation is attached and bank account information are correct and updated.
JOB RESPONSIBILITY 2: Cash receipt
1-Review the cash receipts or bank deposit slips for booking Cash receipt in to financial software.
2- Adjust appropriate sub-legers of staff or vendor for all deposits slips in to the bank.
3- Record receipts from donor in AR for all fund received from donor for the project activities.
JOB RESPONSIBILITY 3: Sub-ledger Monitoring
1- Review and monitor sub-ledger balances for more than 90 days.
2-Inform the concerned staff for the settlement of their advances within the time limit.
3- Inform the Administration and Procurement departments for the settlement of old outstanding balances with the vendor.
4-Inform Project Managers on old outstanding balances under sub-grant account.
JOB RESPONSIBILITY 4: Daily scanning and filing
Ensure day to day filing and scanning the vouchers and GL
JOB RESPONSIBILITY 5: Emergency Response / Staff Security
- Take a lead role in facilitating timely, quality administrative support function delivery in the time of emergency response
2- Guides and supports management on staff security concerns
3- Promote a safe and secure work environment; foster a safety and security culture; and ensure consistent application of, and compliance with, CARE Jordan safety and security policies and procedures
Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting ,and At 3 years of experience in accounting
Experience/Technical Skills:
Required:
1- Good communication and presentation skills;
2-Well organized and ability to act in a professional and ethical manner;
3-Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, participatory approach and sustainable development.
4-High level of expertise in using Microsoft Word & Excel
5- Very good in communication and writing skills
6- Detail oriented
7- Multi-tasking
8- Ability to work under pressure
9-Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work on one’s own and complete tasks and produce high quality output.
• Should be customer focused, communicating with impact and managing performance effectively.
• Proactive in problem solving, initiating actions and making operational decisions.
Desired:
Experience of Financial software such as the people soft System