Finance Coordinator - RTP
- JOB POSTING – Finance Coordinator
- CLOSING DATE: August 1st 2023
- ORGANIZATION: Right To Play – Palestine
- WORK LOCATION: Gaza Strip, Palestine
BACKGROUND:
Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity using play. By harnessing play, one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in a child’s life, we helped 2.3 million children last year to stay in school and out of work, to prevent life-threatening diseases like HIV and malaria and to stay safe from exploitation and abuse. We are the only global development organization focused exclusively on using play to transform the lives of children and youth impacted by poverty, war, disease and inequality.
Established in 2000, Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has operations in 15 countries across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
With a shared passion for our mission, our Culture Code guides how we act and interact based on five core pillars:
- Accept Everyone – Be intentional about inclusion
- Make Things Happen – Seek opportunities to lead and innovate
- Display Courage – Act with integrity
- Demonstrate Care – Look after yourself and one another
- Be Playful – Have fun at work
Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do, and watch this video to find out about the five pillars of our Culture Code.
PROJECT:
The MAÁN /TOGETHER project: Towards Gender – Responsive and Empowering Education for Girls and Boys in the West Bank and Gaza is a five years project which started in 2019. The Project addresses barriers to quality education for Palestinian Refugee children in UNRWA schools in the WB and Gaza by providing primary teachers, physical education teachers, and school counsellor with skills to support children’s learning and psychosocial wellbeing. Child centered interventions will be integrated into teaching practices, both in and out of schools, and will result in improved quality of education for children. The Project will offer safer and more inclusive school environments for girls and boys in UNRWA schools by rehabilitating play spaces and school WASH facilities.
Visit us at www.righttoplay.com.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Finance Coordinator reports directly to the Finance Manager (FM). The incumbent is responsible for providing supports to the FM in financial administration tasks such as data entry, processing transactions, ensuring all transaction supporting documents are complete and properly filed and reconciling bank accounts entries.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Job Responsibility #1: Accounting (50% of Time):
- Performs three-way match in comparing invoice with purchase order and goods received note before processing any payment.
- Ensures that all documents are complete with the appropriate supporting documents, reviewed and approved before processing for payment.
- Reviews transaction-supporting documents to ensure that all are complete and filed accordingly.
- Ensures that all payments are processed on time.
- Oversees the daily management of financial transactions; assists the Finance Manager/ Officer in the monitoring and follow up of project finances in the country.
- Performs monthly petty cash count as well as petty cash spot checks
- Oversees routine banking services including collecting bank statements, making bank transfers depositing and withdrawing cash.
- Assists in cash planning and forecast for the duty station.
- Reviews all petty cash expenditures and replenishment requests.
- Oversees the management of petty cash in the country including bookkeeping.
- Responsible for elaboration, maintenance, and reconciliation of cashbooks.
- Imports and Records all financial transactions into the Accounting management system.
- Produces monthly bank reconciliation statements and consolidates these in hard copy for review by the FM.
- Responsible for budget follow up and the checking of correct use of Donor codes
- Responsible for filling all financial documentation for cash and expense management for the duty station.
- Provides financial reports and forecasts.
- Job Responsibility #2: Financial implementation and management: (40% of Time):
- Implementation of an appropriate accounting system and sound finance function.
- Produces and presents regular financial and written finance reports.
- Timely review of the field Activity Financial Reports (verifying the coding, arithmetical accuracy, documentation, authorization) and subsequent feedback to ensure timely submission to Finance Manager.
- Provides assistance in preparing year-end accounts in line with regulatory requirements ready for audit.
- Ensures that an appropriate financial policy and procedures framework is in place to guide the Organisation's financial decision making.
- Ensures restricted funding is ring-fenced and complies with grant conditions.
- Assists with preparing budgets for funding application.
- Supports FM/FO on staff trainings on RTP rulers, policies and procedures and donor requirements.
- Supports FM/FO to ensure that partners are aware and adhering to partnership manuals procedures.
- Maintains and tracks cash/salary advances in coordination with HR and ensure all amounts are reconciled and liquidated.
- Follow up with Partners and ensure that all their reports, supporting documents are according to RTP and donor policies and procedures.
- Supports partners on compliance matters and ensure timely submission of reports that are accurate and complete.
- Stays abreast on program priorities and makes occasional field trips to monitor finance related issues and procedures.
- Stays abreast on the latest development in tax and other related laws in the country; ensures that RTP complies with all Government statutory regulations including licensing payment of taxes and social security fund; ensures timely submissions of such deductions to the relevant authorities.
- Ensures all financial files are complete and up to date including National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and Taxes.
- Job Responsibility #3: Team Management (5%):
- Provides the necessary guidance and coaches to the team as required by the Finance Manager
- Job Responsibility #4: Perform Other Duties (5% of Time):
EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related discipline.
EXPERIENCE:
3-4 years’ experience in accounting or grant management.
COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
- Ability to work independently with little supervision
- Ability to work well under pressure and deadline
- Integrity and details focused
- Ability to multitask and work within deadlines
- Good analytical skill
- Ability to work with staff at all levels
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
- Proficiency in use of Microsoft applications, including Excel and Word
- Good skill at using financial software applications
- Skilled in maintaining documentation
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good knowledge of accounting and Human Resources practice, policies and procedures
LANGUAGES
Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Previous work experience with an l/NGO
Employment Start Date:
August 2023
Contract Duration:
One year Contract ( Until Sep 2024)
Compensation:
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package
How to Apply:
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While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for video interviews will be contacted. Right To Play provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We offer a family-friendly environment that allows for flexible work arrangements in order to support staff diversity and ensure a healthy work-life balance.
We are a child-centered organization. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory police record check as a condition of employment.
To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com