Job Opportunity - Finance Officer

Islamic Relief Albania is seeking to hire a Finance Officer to join our team


Islamic Relief
Islamic Relief is an international relief and development charity founded in 1984 with its headquarters in Birmingham, UK. As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, Islamic Relief promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities – regardless of race, religion or gender. The office officially started its operation in Albania in 1994
Islamic Relief – Albania Office implements its projects through regional field offices. Our field offices deal with our three main programs of Orphan Welfare, Emergency, Relief Programmes and Development Projects.
Islamic Relief has been active in The Republic of Albania since 1991. Our operations are implemented all Albania Country.
For more information please visit our website: https://islamic-relief.org/

The job holder is accountable for fulfilling his or her roles and responsibilities in line with Islamic values and principles of fairness, humanity, honesty, respect and fair treatment of his/her colleagues and staff.

KEY OBJECTIVES

• To ensure the development of an efficient, clear and transparent Finance Department in Albania,
• Responsible for the creation, planning, coordination, day to day financial management, reporting and development of the IR Albania finance related operation.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Job Responsibility:

1. Ensure the accurate and timely processing of transactions thereby contributing to the provision of financial information to stakeholders.
2. To process all forms of payments and receipts; ensuring all transactions are supported by appropriate documentation and approvals; ensuring correct approval, coding and matching
3. To maintain sales ledger, purchase ledger and nominal ledgers.
4. To pay supplier invoices and staff expenses by bank PO, BACS or cash.
5. To review the monthly payroll and to ensure the timely payment of payroll taxes, contributions and salaries.
6. To perform a monthly bank reconciliation
7. To maintain the fixed assets, register and perform a quarterly stock count
8. To liaise with and respond to audit queries from the external auditors and to support in the preparation of the audited financial statements.
9. Accurate and Timely Filing
10. Ensure the daily and accurate filing of invoices and supporting documentation in accordance with the organization’s current system.
11. Maintain debtors and creditors control accounts and perform a monthly reconciliation
12. Prepare analysis of accounts
13. Reconciliation of receipts and payments
14. Reconciliation and analysis of General ledger to sub-ledger debtor and creditor accounts.
15. To support the department and its wider stakeholders
16. To comply with IRW’s and IRAL local policies and procedures in undertaking the above roles and responsibilities.
17. To undertake any other reasonable duties that are consistent with the job and its level of responsibility as and when required by the Line Manager and the Head of Finance

Job Requirement
Person Specification
Education: Required Bachelors in related filed, Master’s degree it is an advantage.
Experience: 1-year experience in the field of finance, advantage working with INGOs/NGOs
Professional Qualifications:

• Very Good English (speaking, reading, writing).
• Experience in budgeting, budget tracking & internal control.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Proficiency in computer applications (MS Word, Excel, Power point)
• AX Dynamics experience would be an advantage for this position or any other Financial system.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief: (Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CVs and a brief covering letter of interest in
English to info@islamicrelief.al by October 14th, 2022.
Candidates who have not properly submitted their application with required documents will be excluded from consideration. Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Islamic Relief Albania – Address: Street “Him Kolli”, Nr.28, Tiranë
Contact: 0676007676