GEHSP Finance Officer at Save the Children

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Provide support to the platform staff related to our finance and procurement systems

• Support suppliers system set up and invoicing
• Maintain strict compliance with confidentiality on documentation and information in the area of responsibilities 

End-to-end deployment finance

• Reconcile the supplier invoices with the financial information in the Integrated Deployment System (IDS) with Agresso
• Follow up on queries using the platform database (IDS) and other sources, and make or request corrections to be made to financial data when necessary
• Support the GEHSP staff in the submission of roster consultants invoices and expenses
• Support surge staff in the submission of expense claims to the Centre
• Have a good knowledge of policies for travel expenses and per diems for deployed staff, and apply them when required

Contribute to the financial management of the surge platform

• Prepare journals for upload in the Agresso finance system (with special focus on Technical Experts deployments and roster invoices reconciliation)
• Tracking of suppliers invoices and associated accruals
• Support the GEHSP Finance Manager in developing and formalising any new processes or procedures needed for the Platform (for example invoice tracker, invoice check to do list...)
• Collaborate with colleagues from SCI finance department to ensure that the platform follows SCI financial policies and procedures

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience in a financial position
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office package, specifically Excel and Word 
• Experience with Save the Children financial processes, procedures and systems and accounting software (including Agresso)
• Experience of ensuring adherence to organisational policy, practice and systems in compliance with legal/regulatory requirements and organisational risk management standards
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate to colleagues from a range of departments about financial issues
• Clear thinker who can remain calm and focussed when working under pressure 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate fluently in English (both verbal and written)
• Methodical and with a strong attention to detail
• Commitment to and understandings of Organization’s aims, values and principles

Desirable 

• Knowledge of the Agresso finance system
• Knowledge of Ariba ProSave
• Fluency in languages other than English, particularly French, Arabic and Spanish