Turkey: Senior Budget Officer

BACKGROUND

Syria Relief & Development (SRD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing humanitarian aid to Syrians affected by violence, hunger, poverty, injury and displacement. Our Mission is to provide crisis humanitarian relief and plant the seeds of sustainable development for the people of Syria. Our Vision is to maintain humanitarian relief and mobilize resources to develop a comprehensive agenda for sustainable development in Syria. SRD is headquartered in the United States with offices in Amman, Jordan and Gaziantep, Turkey.

Deployment Type: Full time

Location: Gaziantep, Turkey

Start date: April, 2017

Duration: Six months with possible extension

SCOPE OF WORK

Preparation, revision and maintenance of all SRD Turkey grants and operating budgets.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Specific Duties

a. Preparation, revision and maintenance of SRD Turkey Operating Budget.

b. Preparation and revision of ALL grant’s budget proposals.

c. Working with program staff in preparing and/or revising grant budgets to support new proposals or realignments to ensure adequate coverage of country operating costs, regional staff and headquarters costs.

d. Consolidate and update all grant pipeline information from Program and Finance departments on a monthly basis and to propose and prepare budget revisions as necessary.

e. Prepare and review all grants Budget versus Actual reports on a monthly basis in donor currency to be sent to the staff and to provide recommendations for realignments as required.

f. Assist the Finance Coordinator and Finance & Compliance Director to provide budget training to staff on operations budget preparation, grant budget maintenance, revisions and pipelines.

g. Prepare required donor financial reports for review by the Finance Coordinator and Finance & Compliance Director.

h. Monthly advice on the charges in the staff allocations grants coverage.

i. Maintain and complete the financial documentation of the centralized grant filing system per the instructions of the Finance Coordinator and the Finance & Compliance Director.

General Duties

a. Attend and actively participate in trainings identified/organized by your supervisor.

b. Follow any new donor and SRD procedures and guidelines communicated from Finance Coordinator, Country Director.

c. Report any violations of the SRD Way: Professional Code of Conduct.

d. Perform other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor.

RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Finance Coordinator

Technical Oversight/Support by: Finance & Compliance Director

Coordinates with: All levels of SRD staff

REQUIREMENTS

1-Education:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration

2- Work Experience and/or Demonstrated Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to prepare budgets and manage project finances.
• At least 2 year experience in accounting practice and budget preparation
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet regular deadlines.

3- Skills:

• Budgeting skills
• Reporting and presentation skills
• Ability to work with complicated Excel spreadsheet; ability to work with Pivot tables and working with Macros in Excel.
• Accounting package knowledge (QBs) will be an added advantage.
• The candidate should be mature and comfortable in a multi-cultural work environment, work well in and promote teamwork and able to handle pressure with professional grace.

4- Languages:

• Very good Arabic & English communication skills.

All interested candidates in the position who meet our requirements, please send your CV in English to
turkeyhr@syriareliefanddevelopment.org before March 31, 2017 stating in the subject "**Senior Budget Officer**".

All candidates must be eligible to work in Turkey (Valid residency or work permit) or have a valid Turkey ID.

This post will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We encourage female candidates to apply for this position.