Finance Officer – Hatay

The Opportunity

Responsible for preparing budgets, codes, uploading budgets to FIS, BvAs, donor financial reports, cost allocations and reconciliation in FIS (Agresso), reviewing all payments documents and posting transactions, cash and bank reconciliation, partner supports on budgeting, financial reports and payments, provide support on month end-close process, Master budget and monthly forecast preparations. This role will report to and support Finance Coordinator in ensuring full recovery of shared costs in proposal budgets, BvAs, managing non-thematic and cross thematic costs and managing the forecast process and uploading phased budgets in FIS (Agresso), proper month-end process and proper management on partnership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting qualification and/or relevant experience in the field.
• At least 2 (two) years of finance/accounting/audit experience is required.
• Experience with management information systems and strong excel skills.
• Turkish and English language is required.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Self-motivated with good time management skills and ability to prioritize workload, anticipate requirements, work to tight deadlines and communicate decisions on a regular basis.
• Ability to operate in a changing environment: adaptable, flexible and supportive approach.
• Strong computer skills, especially on Accounting packages.
• Ability and willingness to work under pressure as part of a professional team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including cultural sensitivity, assertiveness and negotiating skills.
• Willingness to travel to field offices occasionally

Position holders will be based in Hatay, therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.