Job Description
[Finance Specialist - Taiz] - Job Description
As our programme is growing, we are recruiting a Finance
Specialist who will be responsible to handle WCUK accountancy, partners
financial reports, support field staff. S/he will work with work closely with
finance team members and will ensure the proper implementation of WCUK
financial policies, practices, and procedures.
If you share our values and believe that children’s lives
should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you.
- Department:
Finance
- Contract
Type: Fixed Term
- Place
of Work: Taiz, Yemen
- Working
Hours: Full Time
- Reports
to: Finance Manager
- Salary
Range: As per War Child Salary Scale
About us
War Child, the charity for children affected by war. We are
a specialist charity for children in conflict, delivering high-impact
programmes that are rebuilding lives across Afghanistan, Iraq, the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic and Yemen. We understand
children’s needs, respect their rights, and put them at the centre of the
solution - from reintegrating children formerly associated with armed groups
and armed forces (CAAFAG) in the Central African Republic to reuniting children
with their families in Afghanistan. We look forward to a world in which the
lives of children are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can
only be realised through the collective actions of children themselves,
communities and their leaders, organisations like War Child, governments and
key decision makers.
Our values
Bold
- We use
our passion and creativity to deliver high quality evidence-based work
designed to maximise our beneficial impact for children in conflict.
Accountable to children
- Children
can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect
and dignity.
Transparent
- We
expect to be held to account by our supporters and beneficiaries and we
respond with openness and honesty
Committed to each other
- We
support each other and our partners to achieve ambitious goals and to be
the best we can be. We are honest and open with each other,
sharing our successes and confronting our challenges.
Your role
The Finance Specialist will be a member of the Finance department,
placed in Taiz with multiple visits to other governorates including the country
office in Sanaa. The Finance Specialist needs to ensure that staff and partners
comply with War Child and donor policies while building capacity of project
staff and partner organizations to implement sub grant policies effectively.
The position is expected to support the program to ensure partners are provided
with high levels of quality support, while they are also supported to comply
with War Child contract and audit requirements. The position is also expected
to perform the monthly accountancy closures.
Your responsibilities
Mission 1: Local partner financial management
- Contribute
to the partnership assessments along with other committee members of
potential local partners to assess their related capacity in term of
financial accountability.
- Supports
the Partners’ Finance Team in ensuring accounting systems, policies, and
procedures are properly understood and followed/implemented.
- Assisting
partners in preparing budgets and submitting budget amendments when
necessary.
- Assist
in drafting partnership agreement terms relating to advances, reporting
and any special conditions relating to finance.
- Participate
in Partnership Project Opening, Review and Closure Meetings, including in
relation to financial verification and asset confirmation and in addition
to review successes, challenges, and lessons learned with the partner, and
capture effective finance practices for future partnerships.
- Perform
monthly financial checks including but not limited to verifying all
partner payments, ensuring that all supporting documents are attached as
per the agreed policy mentioned in the partnership agreement, and ensuring
no double payment is made.
- Support
identifying issues and working proactively and collaboratively with
partners to resolve them.
- Assist
partners in any finance related processes and procedures as requested by
partners and determined by partner assessment.
- Participate
in the review of the performance of the partner and of the partnership,
including successes, challenges and lessons learned.
- Review
partner financial reports and expenses allocation against the approved
budget to ensure compliance with the partnership agreement, donor regulations
and agreed policies, and provide feedback to the partner in consultation
with Finance Manager as appropriate.
- Provide
financial and accounting training and mentoring support to partners’ staff
in financial management systems, in consultation with the Finance Manager.
- Support
in accordance with partner capacity building plans and as determined by
the partner assessments and learnings.
- Support
in preparing monthly budget monitoring and accurate donor reports in
accordance with the specified format within the agreement timeframe
- Assist
the Finance Manager in the efficient conduct of project/donor audit and
internal audit exercises where needed.
- Contribute
to conducting partners’ appraisal and review of finance reports from
partners to ensure compliance with relevant War Child and donor’s
standards and guidelines.
- Ensure
partner expenses after review are uploaded monthly and correctly in UNIT4
(ERP System).
- Perform
any other duties as assigned by the line manager.
Mission 2: Consolidate monthly accounts for quality and
accuracy
- Ensure
that parameter information in UNIT4 and other information required to
process the monthly closure is exhaustive
- Review
& import all excel books (bank, Cash, partner, balance accounts, other
countries)
- Check
the periodic payments due as of contracts (car, rentals, insurance…) and
ensure corresponding charges are properly distributed monthly
- Ensure
that all transactions are recorded and that closing balance reconciles
with the balance in bank accounts
- Follow
up on all invoices not yet received (Accruals) – book corresponding
entries
- Prepare
and upload in UNIT 4 the book of reallocations and corrections (OD)
- Prepare
the month end package; liaise with HQ for mailing required documents and
answer timely to monthly feedback
- Review
the month end package for accuracy before being sent
Mission 3: Support Field Staff with Financial and
Accounting Support
- Maintain
local petty cash for basic expenses
- Support
field staff with BVA and financial analysis -hands-on support plus
building their capacity.
- Support
field staff in their day-to-day accounting and finances, plus local
payments.
Person specification – Essential Criteria:
Education and Experience:
- University
degree in Accounting & Finance
- At
least 5 years’ experience in accounting and financial management with an
INGO/NGO.
Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
- Working
knowledge of MS Office software (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) and advanced
Excel;
- Accuracy
and attention to detail: ability to handle large volumes of data and
coding consistently.
- Excellent
time management skills and able to take the initiative, prioritize tasks
and meet deadlines.
- Ability
to work independently and effectively within and across teams and build
good working relationships.
- Proficiency
in English and Arabic languages [reading, writing and speaking].
- Ability
to communicate clearly with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
- Personal
commitment and drive for results, and adaptability in the workplace.
- Treat
information with the confidentiality it deserves.
Special requirements
Willingness to travel to different locations other than duty
station whenever required to support Finance team there and willingness
to regularly travel to local partners offices and sub-offices to support
them
These duties provide a framework for the role and should
not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required
consistent with the grade of the post.
Your team
Finance Manager
- You
- Finance
Asisstant
Important Information
- WCUK
has Zero tolerance of breach of safeguarding & Code of Conduct.
- War
Child UK is an equal opportunity employer.
- War
Child UK does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
- As
this role is a national position, all candidates are required to be Yemeni
nationals.
- Female
with the above qualifications is encouraged to apply.
- Only
candidates who are short-listed will be contacted.
Our benefits
- Flexible
working arrangements
- 30
annual leave per year
- Transportation
and Appearance Allowance
- Investment
in training and development
- Health
Insurance
- Life
Insurance
- Social
Security Contribution
- 1-1
wellbeing consultations with trained counsellors
- Enhanced
Leave Policy
- Eid
Bonus
Child safeguarding and Adults at Risk
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe
is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of
children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance
for any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at
risk of abuse and/or harm. Successful applicants will be expected to be
compliant and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy, our Code of Conduct and
PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at
Risk policy here: https://www.warchild.org.uk/whats-happening/news/our-child-safeguarding-policies-and-procedures
Pre-employment checks
- Employment
with War Child will be subject to the following checks prior to your start
date:
- Receipt
of three satisfactory references.
- New
and clear police check.
- Commitment
to Child Safeguarding and Code of Conduct policies.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their
applications by 09th March 2026. On the following link
https://war-child-alliance.jobs.personio.com/job/2549528?language=en