Finance Assistant

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

 We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Save the Children International seeks to always be a child safe organization through fulfilling its obligations to the community and through programme implementation carried out by the organization for safeguarding children and to improve the living standards of the child.

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Position: Finance Assistant

 Location: Taiz FO

Grade: 5

The Opportunity:

The Finance Assistant (FA) is responsible for daily financial operations of Save the Children International Yemen as per Save the Children International Yemen Country Office (SCI-Y CO) Finance Manual, resolving queries promptly, and maintaining good working relationships with staff and suppliers.

SCOPE OF ROLE

Reports to: : Finance Officer (FO)

Staff reporting to this post: None  

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Assist FO in maintaining complete books of accounts, as per SCI-Y CO Finance Manual.
• Assist FO in disbursement of bank & cash payments in line with valid Scheme of Delegation, SCI-Y Donors compliance requirements, In-country law and any other official regulatory authority.
• Ensure that all payments should have complete authorisation of respective Budget Holder as per SCI-Y Scheme of Delegation.
• Assist FO in submission of all Internal & external financial reports. 
• Assist & ensure that petty cash is used only for authorised transactions. 
• Assist & ensure that petty cash should be maintained within the authorised maximum / minimum limits & is top-up on regularly basis & also safety & security of petty cash.
• Assist & ensure that all petty cash is reconciled at all the times. Physical weekly & month end checking is done by non-finance staff. Any short/ overage of cash balances should be reported to FO immediately.
• Ensure all cheques and cash payments are cancelled by affixation of PAID stamp.
• File all payment vouchers and financial documents appropriately and chronologically.
• Assist & ensure that all financial data filing system in place and hard & scanned archiving of data is completed on regularly basis and archived data is maintained in a systematic / easily accessible manner.
• Escalate any noted financial risks / fraud activities directly to Finance Officer, Business Support Manager, Field Manager and Finance Director.
• Review the official e-mails on a daily basis, respond to queries from suppliers and colleagues in a timely and appropriate manner, also ensures that any critical issues should be raised with the line manager at the earliest opportunity.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor degree or diploma in Finance or other relevant.
• 1-2 years previous experience in financial management with good accounting skills or casual/voluntary contract etc.
• Experience of working in a multi-currency environment.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately and attention to detail especially under pressure
• Good MS Excel and analytical skills, ability to work with large amounts of data.
• Good organisation and administration skills to ensure that all documentation is filed on a timely basis and is easily accessible
• Good communication skills on the phone, face-to-face and in writing to be able to explain processes clearly and resolve queries with suppliers and other colleagues.
• An energetic, flexible and proactive approach with the ability to work both independently and co-operatively within a team setting and maintain good working relationships
• Ability to work within set guidelines for the payment of invoices/expenses and identify instances when the guidelines are not being followed.
• Commitment to Save the Children values

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.  

  Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom Save the Children is in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation. Any violations of this policy will be treated as a serious issue.  

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at 

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“Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer. Women are strongly encouraged to apply”