Regional Finance Manager - Mashriq Program (National Contract)

 Handicap International (HI) is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.

Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and implement its actions and social mission. For more details on the association: http://www.handicap-international.fr/en/s/index.html

Mashriq Program is a decentralised regional division working in the Middle East and covering Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, while merging with Syria mid 2026 and reintegrating Palestine late 2026 / early 2027.

In this region, activities cover the full HI mandate– emergency, Armed reduction violence and development with strong focus on continuum and resilience. There are 5 main sectors of intervention: rehabilitation, education, early child development, BaNEREI (basic needs, economic recovery and economic inclusion) and armed violence reduction. Inclusion Humanitarian Action is both crosscutting within main sectors and sometimes a standalone intervention.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

Reporting to Mashriq Regional Director, the Regional Finance Manager is responsible for leading the finance teams in the region, ensuring compliance with HI’s standards and local rules in the finance field, financial strategy and steering and operational financial management within his/her area of responsibility.

The Regional Finance Manager is the finance focal point for the regional Director and as such advise her in the field of responsibility. The main mission of the Regional Finance Manager is to manage the Finance teams in the different country of the program.

Reports to: Mashriq Regional Director

Manage: Country Finance Manager(s), Regional Finance Senior Officer, Regional Accountant Controller

Interacts with: Program and HQ finance function team

Internally: Country Manager(s), Regional Senior Management team, Business development team

Externally: Banks, Donors, local and international actors, Partners organization

Responsibilities

Responsibility 1: Strategy & steering

• Contributes towards the drafting, revision and implementation of the financial section of Operational Strategy (StratOp) within his or her area of responsibility area and in line with HI’s financial policies.

• Oversees the breakdown of financial strategy into action plans and advises on financial issues.
• Produces, compiles and analyses financial indicators and, if necessary, creates additional indicators.
• Is in charge of the assessment, mitigation and treatment of financial risks and disputes.
• Reports on financial incidents and risks and their treatment to his or her line manager and functional managers.
• Oversees HI external representation activities related to financial issues, takes part in inter-NGO working groups and ensures the development of partnerships in his or her geographical area.
• Leads the financial capacity assessment of local partners and the resulting capacity building plans.

Responsibility 2: Standards & expertise

• Oversees the deployment and monitors compliance with all of HI’s financial policies, processes and tools within his or her area of responsibility and, if necessary, develops specific financial tools overseen by his or her line and functional management.

• Directs and controls HI's compliance with the legal framework of the country or countries of intervention and monitors changes in standards and case law and in the practices of other stakeholders working in the finance field.
• Ensures the production and filing of financial documents ensuring the legality of HI's operations in the country or countries of intervention.
• Ensures implementation of and compliance with procedure for archiving financial documents and the publication and updating of financial documents in the dedicated workspaces.
• Suggests improvements to process and tools within its area of responsibility if necessary.

Responsibility 3: Internal control

• Identifies risks and contributes to risk mapping within its area of responsibility.
• Checks compliance with process in force and the quality of first-level controls.
• Ensures the effectiveness of risk management and internal control systems.
• Ensures that the internal control standards defined by the organisation are applied, by carrying out spot checks.
• Ensures the implementation of recommendations and the remediation of identified non-compliances and internal control weaknesses.
• Implements indicators/KPIs and dashboards relating to risk management and internal control within its area of responsibility.
• Reinforces the rules of internal control according to the context of intervention.

Responsibility 4:  Operational implementation

• 4.1 Ensures financial and budget management
• Supervises the drafting of budgets and verifies that HI’s funds are being used in an optimal manner in his area of responsibility.
• Analyses and optimises the funding structure, identifies and anticipates drift risks.
• Ensures the accuracy and updating of financial information and coordinates the process of reporting and compiling financial information in accordance with the financial calendar.
• Produces the summary notes necessary for financial management and identifies risks. Supports budget holders with their financial steering.
• Analyses the financial aspects of partnership agreements and checks the accuracy and conformity of partners’ accounts and documentation before payment.

4.2 Ensures accounts management

• The regional finance Manager is the focal person on accounting issues. Anticipates derogations to standing procedures in case of emergency;
• Ensures the accuracy and information and coordinates the process of reporting and compiling accounts information in accordance with the financial calendar.
• Directs the development of all accounting processes under his or her responsibility, ensuring their compliance with the accounting reference framework (procedures, tools) and their incorporation into of the accounting information system (IS).
• Consolidates, checks and validates all entries and documents for the monthly and annual closing of accounts, in particular bank reconciliations, justification of payable and receivable accounts and monitoring of fixed assets.
• Ensures that applications for Value Added Tax (VAT) exemptions are filed and checks the declarations submitted to the authorities.
• Represents HI externally with the Statutory Auditors and/or the authorities in charge of accounting and tax matters.
• Ensures implementation of and compliance with procedure for archiving supporting documents, in particular by ensuring the quality of paper and digital supporting documents and sends supporting documents (paper and digital format) to their final storage locations.
• Provides the supporting documents asked for by internal or external auditors.

4.3 Ensures the financial management of institutional funding in compliance with “donor” guidelines and contractual obligations

• Directs the drafting of funding proposals for institutional donors and the construction of funding schedules;
• Supervises and accompanies the drafting of funding proposals and optimises the funding schedules (coverage of office and support costs); compiles and coordinates multi-program proposals when the region is the lead.
• Examines, alerts to and even negotiates the conditions of funding agreements before they are signed (payment dates and methods and financial reports, methods of justification of expenditure, exchange rates, audits, etc.). Ensures that these obligations are realistic and compatible with HI procedures.
• Controls the monitoring of expenditure against funding and reports to the budget holders at coordination level, while supervise the same activity at field level. Monitors consumption rates, issues alerts in the event of a risk of noncompliance with the flexibility rules and anticipates slippage by preparing contractual amendments with his or her interlocutors.
• Ensures that checks on financial expenditure carried out by partners are conducted in compliance with the HI and donor framework, and that checks of the accuracy and compliance of the partner’s accounts and documentation are carried out before paying or clearing the advance to the partner.
• Supervises and coordinates the production and quality of financial reports for donors by checking compliance with donor guidelines.
• Ensures consistency between donor GL data and financial report data. Where applicable, ensures that analytical modifications are entered and/or budget modifications are integrated into the Financial Information System (SIF) and traces all extra-accounting entries.
• Ensures that donor payments are made or reminders sent and that line and functional managers are informed of delays in payments.
• Archives budgets and financial reports shared with donors (with internal and external versions) in the dedicated space (or ensures that they are archived).
• Ensures that information concerning donor contracts is entered in the FIS: donor budgets, cost-accounting and budget modifications, schedules, reports, etc.
• Identifies and shares administrative documents intended for donors (due diligence).
• Coordinates responses to requests from internal and external auditors and ensures the successful conclusion of audits, defining any corrective actions to be implemented.

Responsibility 5: Profession facilitation

• Puts in place and monitors the elements of his or her profession that fall within his or
• her area of responsibility: dissemination, use and contribution to revisions of standards, monitoring of recommendations for the skills development of the teams, etc.
• Coordinates profession facilitation in his or her area of responsibility, fosters a team
• spirit and ensures the inclusion of all team members by encouraging regular contributions, especially through practice-sharing.
• Develops a pool of local talent.

• Provides briefings and debriefings on financial aspects for the people working within its area of responsibility.
• Participates in the training of peers.
• Participates in the recruitment and organizes the induction of new team members.
• Ensures continuity of service within the area of responsibility of his/her team (may be required to organize a replacement or to replace a member of his/her team).

Responsibility 6: Emergency preparedness and response

Leads the emergency preparedness actions in his/her department and, in case of emergency, reorganizes the priorities of his/her team according to the humanitarian imperative, to ensure HI’s quick and efficient response.

The position requires travel and movement within HI operating countries within the program

With an estimation 10% of time for deployment outside country of assignment.

Note that this job description must remain flexible; the list of tasks set out above is not exhaustive and is subject to changes resulting from the diversity of Humanity & Inclusion/Handicap International activities to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line and functional managers

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE should have:

• University degree in Finance, audit or accountancy
• At least 10 years of professional experience in finance domain
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in management of multi sectorial large grant spread across multiple countries
• High level of autonomy and initiative required
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills required
• Strong computer skills (use of MS Word, Excel, Outlook and other relevant software) required
•  Ability to work under high pressure required
• Arabic and English are mandatory
• Previous INGO experience is a desirable
• Dynamic profile with strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, with good communication and negotiation skills in English.
• Strong sense of integrity and commitment to accountable practices
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Adapting communication and messages to an intercultural environment.
• Proactive, shows initiative
• Working as part of a team/network, cooperating.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback, discussing with multi-disciplinary teams, working as part of a network and collaborating.
• Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, outlook).
• Planning, organizing and multitasking skills
• Strong team player and solution oriented

Initial contract for a period of one year renewable.

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and welcome application from women and persons with disabilities. HI is ready to provide reasonable accommodation for their specific needs based on candidate request at the beginning of the recruitment process.

The position can be based in Jordan (Amman) or Lebanon (Beirut)

The salary is paid according to salary grid in the country of assignment.

Initial salary of 2945 JOD in Jordan

Initial Salary of USD 3807$ in Lebanon

Closing date: 18/05/2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and CV will be screened on rolling basis.

Application should include CV and motivation letter. Incomplete applications received after the deadline will be disregarded.

Please address all applications through the link.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

DISABILITY INCLUSION

The candidate or his/her representative must let the HR representative know that s/he needs an adjustment or change at the test and the interview for a reason related to a medical condition by sending a request for accommodation to: r.habib@hi.org 

By applying to this position, you give to HI recruitment team the consent to get a reference check about you with respect to the misconduct disclosure scheme.