Finance Officer

Position Location: Bethlehem, Palestine 

Palestinian Vision youth Organization (PalVision) is a democratic, youth-run non-profit organization, established in 1998. It serves to empower Palestinian youth through national awareness campaigns, leadership opportunities, and the establishment of national youth networks.  

Palvision is recruiting for its Bethlehem office a 

Finance Officer 

The overall responsibility will be to manage accountancy by effectively using Bisan based on Palvision Policies, Accounting Standards, Government Regulations, and Donor Policies; carry out financial and accounting tasks in a correct manner to regularly produce reliable and transparent information in a timely manner. 

Budget management 

• Provide all necessary information to the Admin and Finance Manager for the preparation of Budget versus Actuals (follow-up) and forecast reports. 
• Support Admin and Finance Manager in creating a budget for a new proposal. 

Administration and contract management 

• Ensure that local taxation law requirements are fully complied with in collaboration with the Admin and Finance Manager. 
• Make sure the formalities required by the local authorities are followed in all official documents in collaboration with the Admin and Finance Manager. 
• Participate in bids’ opening session and quotations/tender assessments upon request of the Admin and Finance Manager. 

Financial management (cash/accounting) 

• Adhere to and enforce the financial internal and donor budget guidelines. 
• Make sure that all policies, contracts and MoUs are followed. 
• Check all documents submitted from different parties with ensuring the quality of all vouchers according to the donors, and internal and national regulations. 
• Ensure the partner’s expenditures are eligible (appropriate bills, invoices, order forms, etc…) through regular verifications, possible corrections, and a timely encoded in Bisan. 
• Ensure that all accounting data are appropriately encoded to Bisan. Oversee and manage daily accounting (Bisan) including timely recording of transactions, ensuring the correct analytical codes (project codes, financial lines, third party code, accounting code, etc.). 
• Support the Admin and Finance Manager to manage day-to-day accounting functions including regular cash verification, bank, and balance sheet accounts reconciliations, and monthly closing. 

• Creates fixed assets codes in cooperation with the Admin and Accounting Manager. 
• Collect, classify and record the expense invoices, contracts, and MoUs into Bisan in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 
• Control and oversee the status of the receivables and payables. 

Internal/external control systems/Archiving 

• Support the Admin and Finance Manager in the preparation of all internal and external financial audits. Ensure that all supporting documents in the financial files are valid, completed, and correctly organized. 
• Support the Finance and Admin Manager in the preparation of the documents for the local auditors. 
• In collaboration with the Admin and Finance Manager maintain a transparent financial tracking and filing system and ensure that all necessary original documents are archived correctly and on time. 
• Establish and maintain a proper filing system for all cash and bank transactions and guarantee the security of the files under his/her responsibilities. 

Candidate description 

• Bachelor or Master of Science in Accountancy, Financial Management or Administration or related area. 
• Minimum 3 years experience in finance and/or accounting-related field.  
• Knowledge of Admin procedures, accounting, and finance is compulsory. 
• Previous working experience in NGOs or INGOs is preferred. 
• Knowledge of accounting, finance bookkeeping, and archiving.  
• Basic Knowledge of Logistics 
• Knowledge of donor’s guidelines (EU, UNICEF, GIZ, SDC, DCA. etc.) is an advantage 
• Experience in working with Bisan accountancy software is a plus. 
• Experience in the appropriate bank and cash management. Accounting cycle.  
• Basic experience in budgeting and budget management. 
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Arabic 

• Computer skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 

Job Title: Finance & Admin Officer 

Deadline: 08 – May – 2024 

Location: Bethlehem 

Job Type: Full time 

Position Level: Mid Career 

Salary: N/A 

Degree: Bachelor’s degree 

Experience: 3 Years 

Category: Finance and Accounting