Turkey: Admin and Finance Officer (Turkish citizens only)

Admin and Finance Officer

Job title: Admin and Finance Officer

Reports to: Program Director

Contract duration: 12 months (renewable)

Work Context

The Syrian Civil Administration Center (SYCAC) was founded in September 2012 by a group of Syrian activists seeking to promote peaceful solutions to the conflict in their country. Headquartered in Gaziantep, Turkey, the organization specializes in building the capacities of Syrian local and provincial councils through training programs inside Syria. SYCAC is currently partnered with the international governance specialists National Democratic Institute and Creative Associates International to promote effective governance in Idlib, Aleppo and the Damascus suburbs.

Duties and Responsibilities

Finance

• Prepares financial reports for donors and internal purposes on monthly basis, or as needed

• Prepares payment vouchers, keep track of upcoming expenses and make entries in quicken accounting software

• Creates spending plans, Budget versus Actual tables and other similar documents

• Manages payroll to ensure accurate and timely payment of monthly salaries

• Acts as point of contact to SYCAC certified public accountant

Administration

• Supervises HR and Logistics assistant as well as two part-time staff members

• Organizes SYCAC filing system and ensure all records are properly kept

• Supervises restructuring of SYCAC admin section including drafting and reviewing policies, job descriptions and SOPs

• Ensures that all internal policies and procedures are being followed

Compliance

• Regularly assesses whether SYCAC policies and practices conform to donor regulations and Turkish law; where necessary, create new templates to bring SYCAC into compliance with existing rules

• Coordinates and prepares for program and organizational audits

• Implements and maintains internal controls and procedures

Training

• Identifies gaps in financial knowledge of SYCAC admin staff; prepare and deliver trainings to correct gaps

Qualifications

• degree in business administration, accounting or other relevant field

• knowledge of international admin and finance practices and principles

• knowledge of applicable Turkish laws and regulations

• experience with accounting software desirable (specifically quicken)

• Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office and Google applications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the management of financial and administrative systems

• Turkish Citizenship

• Good English language (written and spoken) is required

• Team-player with good interpersonal skills

• Good planning and organizational skills

• Training and coaching skills

• Able to set priorities and work with deadlines

Cover letter and CV need to be submitted until 16 April 2017 in English to the email address below using the subject line “GZT-AFO”

hr@sycac.org

The position is located in category IV2 of the SYCAC salary scale which ranges from 1,050 to 2,100 USD per month depending on qualifications and experience

The selected candidate is required to be vetted by the US Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs before starting their contract. Candidates who have been vetted in the past should indicate this in their application.