Finance and Accounting
• Assist CFM with accounting, budgeting and all other financial/accounting activities as directed.
• Review payment requests, ensuring accuracy and adherence to policy.
• Support CFM/DFM in preparation of monthly financial reports and other required information required.
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet and make sure that all accounts are reconciled with accounting software (PSF).
• Review monthly financial data, assist in re-allocation of data between different accounts and grants for reconciliation purposes.
• Support CFM in preparation of quarterly/annual donor reports.
• Provide support in preparation of annual budgets in Internal Budget Documents (IBD)
• Provide support to CFM in preparation of Budget Vs Actual Reports.
• Provide support in monitoring budgets and project actuals.
• Assist in budget re-alignment and budget revisions.
• Assist CFM to update quarterly/annual forecast in Adaptive Insight.
• Assist Head Quarter (HQ) during audits and provide supporting documents to HQ as and when required during audit processes.
• Ensure accurate and complete accounting and that relevant records are maintained
• Assist CFM/DFM in complying with MAG HQ Finance policies, procedures and regulations

Payroll
• Assist the National Finance Manager in ensuring MAG complies with all statutory payment requirements and deductions.
• Liaise with Erbil HR in the preparation of monthly Payroll schedules and creation of supporting Payroll templates. Ensure all payroll data is accurately recorded on the Payroll templates, uploaded to PSF and balanced to the Payroll monthly control account totals

Liaison
• Manage the working relationships with local banks/cash providers ensuring that adequate funds are received promptly to meet working capital requirements and regular reconciliations are made to bank statements etc
• Liaison with relevant Government finance departments, with an up to date knowledge of KRG accounting / tax law.
• Provide adhoc support to the Sector Finance Officers in resolving daily financial issues arising in their sectors
• Participate in procurement committee meetings to represent finance team
Administration
• Ensure that all supporting documents, across all Sectors, are received and filed in a logical manner for easy retrieval and access at the Head Office location, currently Erbil.
• Ensure that all Finance documents are properly archived in accordance with Finance Department policy
• Perform other related duties as required by the Country Finance Manager.

Required Qualification and core competencies:
• High attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Further education in accounting or book keeping related background
• Ability and willingness to maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge of Database System, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word etc.
• High attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Previous professional experience not less than two years of working in a financial role, ideally for an NGO
• Good Data Analytical skills
• Excellent written, and spoken Kurdish (Essential), Arabic (Desirable) and English (Essential)
• Excellent communication and team building skills
• Strong administrative ability and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal, and cooperative working skills.

Application procedure for the position
All interested candidates in apply for this position should send their updated CV and cover letter in English to this email address Jobs.IQ@maginternational.org

Please note that candidates who do not meet the selection criteria will not be considered. All Applicants must mention the job title (Finance Coordinator) in subject line of their email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applications:
• With no job title in the subject line,
• Sent through links and
• Duplicate applications will be disqualified.
Closing date for applications is 20-Jan-2023. Late applications will not be accepted.
Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed”.
“MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. Female Candidates are encouraged to apply. If you think you would be suited in this role we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential”