Financial Officer

FEMALE is a community based non-profit grassroot feminist organization that works towards a just and safe world for women and girls in all their diversities through driving social-behavioral changes, movement building, knowledge production and dissemination, and policy reform.

Job Purpose: Responsible for tasks related to finance. 

Reporting to: Financial Coordinator

Relations with Others: Close working relationship with all team members and Executive Director

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensures that all expenses are correctly recorded in the accounts (general and cost accounting): names, accounting codes, cost accounting codes, lettering, exchange rates, etc.

• Ensures that the accounting journals and cash flow journals of the projects in the project portfolio match each other.

• Liaise with the Senior HR coordinator regarding all NSSF, Income Tax and Salary payments and ensure that accounting requirements are respected.

• Lead on the Cash Fund Request Process ensuring that enough funds are available to proceed with all expected monthly payments keeping safe margin and avoiding accumulating too significant bank balance.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date accounting records using FEMALE’s financial software.

• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.

• Monitor and reconcile bank accounts, petty cash, and ledgers.

• Prepare payroll, ensuring statutory deductions are calculated and submitted.

• Ensure compliance with internal financial procedures and donor requirements.

• Support the audit process by preparing required documents and responding to queries.

• Track project budgets and report on variances.

• Manage invoices, expense claims, and vendor payments and receipts. 

• Support procurement and inventory tracking where applicable.

• Assist in preparing projects budgets and organizational budgets. 

• Support in banking relationships and act as the primary liaison person.

• The position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties.

Qualifications: 

• knowledge of gender and familiarity with the human rights and feminist work approaches;

• Excellent knowledge of Arabic and English is mandatory;

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in accounting or finance, ideally in a similar role within an international or non-profit organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, budgeting, and reporting.

• knowledge of gender and familiarity with the human rights and feminist work approaches.