Finance And Accountancy Manager

Family: HR & FIN

Level: 10 IRFFG (2,234 JOD Monthly Gross)

Workplace: Amman

Hierarchical and Functional line management: Finance Coordinator

Functional reporting line to: HQ-based field accounting referent

Duration: Fixed Term Contract – One year.

Context

Amman Hub:

MSF has been present in Amman since 2006 with different Missions and OCs, and since 2015 with delocalized HQ offices.

In 2018, MSF signed a Host-Country Agreement (HCA) with the Jordanian authorities and consolidated its presence in the country, becoming one of the MSF Hubs around the world, with the aim of supporting the quality of our operations in the region and beyond.

Today, Amman Hub is a complex setting, including the presence of 5 OCs with Operations and Organizational Support:

• Units: OCA MENA Regional Office, OCBA CAHM (Center for Advanced Humanitarian Medicine), OCG MESO (Middle East Support Office).

• Operational Cells: OCBA Cell 1 (Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria) and OCG Cell 5 (Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria).

• Missions: Permanent missions including OCP Jordan (Reconstructive Surgery Hospital), and ad hoc temporary hosted missions including OCA Palestine/Gaza/Syria, OCB Syria/Palestine, OCBA Palestine/Gaza/Yemen.

• OCG Lebanon/Iran/Iraq/Sudan/Yemen/Syria. 

• An intersectional Amman Mutualized Support Office (AMSO) under the direct management of OCBA.

• Hosted positions from different OCs and the International Office.

Objectives of the position:

Coordinating and supervising the accounting of the mission (accounting, treasury, audit procedures, etc.) according to the instructions of the Finance Coordinator, and in compliance with legal obligations and MSF standards and protocols in order to provide quality, reliable and transparent information to the organization on the use and allocation of resources in the mission.

Scope of Responsibilities:

General Finance duties:

• Ensure confidentiality on all finance issues related to MSF.

• Know perfectly, respect, and ensure strict compliance at any time with MSF standards:

- Chart of accounts.

- Finance policies and procedures.

- Standards for accounting quality (paper and electronic).

- Purchasing/validation/payment procedures for the mission.

 • Provide any required support or other tasks related to finance issues at the mission, such as backup when the finance staff is on leave.

 • Support the FinCo in drafting and implementing policies and procedures.

Team Management and Remote Support:

•Provide remote technical supervision, coaching, and capacity-building to finance staff based in Gaza.

•Adapt working methods and tools to maintain continuity of financial operations despite connectivity, security, or access disruptions.

•Participate in mission coordination meetings and maintain close, regular communication with the Gaza-based team and Amman/Ramallah Coordination.

 Accounting and Financial Management:

•Ensure timely, accurate, and complete monthly accounting reports and the year-end accounting report, in line with MSF accounting standards and chart of accounts.

•Review and validate cash, bank, and journal entries submitted remotely by field teams.

•Monitor cash flow and cash requests for Gaza activities, anticipating constraints related to banking access, cash scarcity, and cross-border transfers.

•Ensure supporting documentation meets MSF requirements, adapting where standard documentation is impossible to obtain due to the context.

 Budgeting and Financial Planning

•Prepare, consolidate, and follow up on mission budgets and forecasts in coordination with the Coordination team and Operations.

•Conduct regular budget-vs-actual analysis and alert management to variances or risks.

 Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with MSF internal control procedures and local legal/tax requirements where applicable.

• Identify and mitigate financial risks specific to the Gaza context (banking restrictions, liquidity crises, security-related access issues).

• Support internal and external audits; prepare audit documentation and follow up on recommendations.

HR Interface

•Support payroll processes and validation of local and incentivized staff costs where relevant to the finance function.

•Ensure financial elements of HR compliance (staff costs, benefits, statutory obligations) are properly accounted for.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

•In support of the FinCo, ensure financial procedures (procurement, cash handling, per diems, incentive payments) are designed and controlled in ways that reduce safeguarding risks, including risks of exploitation linked to payments or resource distribution.

• Apply financial due diligence when engaging vendors, contractors, and partners, including screening against MSF's Code of Conduct and safeguarding standards.

•Model safeguarding standards in the management of the finance team, including safe, respectful, and non-exploitative supervisory practices.

•Know and follow MSF's internal reporting channels for safeguarding concerns, and act promptly and confidentially if a concern arises, including any suspicion of financial misconduct linked to abuse of power.

Others

•Liaise with banks and other payment channels such as (PalPay and Jawwal Pay) in the absence of FinCo.

•Immediately inform FinCo of any problem or issue arising in the course of the work.

•Brief newly arrived IMS on finance as required in the projects.

•Others · Any other task assigned by Line manager/s.

Education:

• Essential: solid accountancy training and experience; professional accounting qualification.

• Desirable: University degree in accounting, finance or business administration.

 Experience:

• Essential: 4 years of relevant professional experience in finance or a similar position.

 Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet).

• Local accounting standards, Desirable MSF accounting software, ERP system knowledge, local laws.

 Languages:

• Essential: Mission language (English language), Desirable local language.

Others:

This position is open for Jordanian nationalities with a legal right to work in Jordan.