Finance officer at Sawa for Development and Aid

Sawa for Development and Aid is a Civil Society Organisation founded initially as a spontaneous initiative in December 2011 to respond to the arrival of the first 40 Syrian families displaced from Syria into the North of Lebanon.

This initiative then grew to include individual activists, locals and internationals, who worked together (literally meaning ‘Sawa’ in Arabic) to share their knowledge and exchange their experiences in order to support Syrians, internally displaced or refugees in neighbouring countries, united by their belief in their right to live in dignity and freedom, and to be active individuals in their communities, and wherever they are.

Sawa sees itself as part and parcel of the society, and that it is on a continuous learning journey based on a participatory relationship at all levels with the communities that it works with, whether host or displaced, as well as with local and international partners.

Sawa believes that humanitarian, developmental and civic work has to always strive to achieve social justice, and so it aims to work with individuals and communities through holistic interventions towards a society based on democracy, pluralism, and values of citizenship and human rights. 

Job Description:

1. Handling staff and project advances (documents, calculations, and booking)
2. Ensure that advances and payments are made upon approved budget and collect the supporting documents due deadlines.
3. Updating the donor’s financial report with the supporting documents of each project monthly.
4. Record the accounting journals.
5. Reviewing partners’ financial reports and supporting documentation according to the SAWA’s policies and procedures, booking accounting transactions related to partners in SAWA accounting system.
6. Make sure that SAWA’s accounting policies and procedures are being implemented.
7. Make sure that SAWA’s Procurement policies and procedures are being implemented.
8. Handle Filling system for Finance department.
9. Carry on SAWA’s Bank reconciliation on monthly basis.
10. Handle the petty cash of the office.
11. Proven experience within the accounting systems and accounting journals.
12. Assist the Finance manager with the bank procedures when needed.
13. Other tasks as requested by the finance manager.

Qualifications/Requirements, Knowledge and Experience

1.  Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance.
2. Experience between 1 and 3 years
3. Fluent English and Arabic, both spoken and written
4. Attention to detail
5. Numerical skills
6. Computer skills