Job Description

• Ensuring that all projects, whether on-going and are to begin, are utilized in accordance with ASAM procedures, project objectives and rules of the funders, providing guidance to all project/unit staff in this respect,
• Preparing financial reports in a timely manner related to all projects implemented by the Association in accordance with the reporting formats of funders,
• Making the necessary preliminary preparations for the financial audits conducted by funders and/or independent auditors. attending all meetings taking place during audit when necessary,
• Preparing the budgets of all newly developed projects in accordance with the budget formats of the funder, revising the budgets when necessary; preparing all kinds of financial documents requested during the project application phase,
• Developing the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) related to financial planning, management, reporting and audit procedures for a transparent, effective and strong financial management, updating the present SOPs according to needs and requests,
• Assigning the necessary tasks to unit staff and following up the process to ensure that the financial works and transactions of the Association is conducted in a systematic and orderly manner,
• Responding to all kinds of financial information, financial tables, reports and similar information requests of the Association’s Board of Management, General Coordinator and/or managers,
• Informing the Association’s administration of the financial effects of decision-making procedures on time and on a regular basis,
• Checking the cash flows and expenditures of all projects and field offices, ensuring that payments are made on time,
• Ensuring that legal documents (note of expenses, expense vouchers etc.) concerning the financial transactions of the Association are prepared on a regular basis,
• Ensuring that the legal liabilities of the Association (tax payments, assistance declarations etc.) are fulfilled on time and in full and following up the process,
• Checking that financial transactions are appropriate to project rules and national legislation,
• Checking that project expenses correspond with transactions of the Association’s accounting,
• Working in coordination with all units of the Association, including Procurement, Human Resources and Administrative Affairs, and performing all works and transactions of the relevant works on time.

General Qualifications

• Having graduated from Business Administration, Economics, Accounting and similar departments of universities (having a post-graduate degree in this area is of preference),
• Having at least 7 years of experience in financial management, reporting and accounting (having experiencing in public accountancy will be of preference),
• Having experiencing in working with projects implemented by international organizations and/or by the European Union,
• Having advanced knowledge of written and oral English,
• Having good command of offices programs related to financial transactions and other software on financial planning, management and reporting,
• Having good knowledge of negotiable instruments, documentation and archiving as well as tax legislation, labor law and social security legislation,
• Having good planning, coordination, work follow-up, deadline and team management skills,
• Having skills in corporate representation, official correspondence,
• Behaving in accordance with business ethics,
• Abiding by the Association’s Code of Conduct at all places and in all processes,
• Having no restriction to travel,
• Male candidates must have completed their military service.