| TITLE: Finance Officer | |
| TEAM/PROGRAMME: Cairo | LOCATION: Cairo |
| GRADE: 4 | POST TYPE: National |
| ChildSafeguarding Level 3 - the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff. | |
ROLE PURPOSE: Finance Officer is responsible for handling day to day financial transactions in line with SCI rules & regulations. The post incumbent is responsible for checking the accurateness and completeness of supporting documents & recording transactions according to SCI guidelines. He/she provides support during month-end & assists in producing monthly reports to CFM. | |
SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Finance Manager Staff directly reporting to this post: 2 Finance Assistants Budget responsibility: None | |
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Check payment requests claims bills invoices and other supporting documents before payments to ensure the completeness of the documents approval with clear and specific charging notes. Communicate with the medical and program team for issues related to the medical claims Preparing the final deduction sheet for medical claims Communicating with medical service provides and reply to their inquiries related to claims reporting issues related to FWA of medical service providers Review the accurateness of payment request vouchers Ensure issued checks are recorded and posted to the system on daily basis. Maintain a bank signatory list Review the supporting documents for all authorized petty cash payments invoices and other supporting documents to ensure the accurateness and completeness of the documents comprehensiveness of the charging notes correctness of the budget codes and ensuring all approved payments are in line with up-to date SOD Review settlement of advances taken by program/admin staff for procurement training and travel purposes Provide support with monthly amortization as well as clearance of all balance sheet accounts Provides support as necessary during year end as well as grant specific audits Participate in Review expenses on monthly basis to ascertain validity of booking/coding eligibility and compliance with the donor policies and procedures Participates in monthly budget monitoring meetings and support with the project management in keep good financial performance for the project. Any other related tasks as requested Emergency Preparedness and Response In case of emergency contribute to financial services continuity | |
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice) Accountability: Holds self-accountable for making decisions managing resources efficiently achieving and role modelling Save the Children values Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved Ambition: Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team) takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children engages and motivates others Future orientated thinks strategically. Collaboration: Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team colleagues Members and external partners and supporters Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength Approachable good listener easy to talk to Creativity: Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions Willing to take disciplined risks Integrity: Honest encourages openness and transparency | |
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
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| Date of issue: 10/12/2025 Author: FM |
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
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