Reporting, Compliance & Budgeting Coordinator

Position description

Location:Syria - Damascus - Head office
Workplace Type:On-site
Hours:48 hours per week
Salary:As per Oxfam salary scale
Job Family:Programme
Division:International
Grade:National D1
Job Type:Fixed Term
Closing Date:22 October 2026
Country:Syria

The Role:
Oxfam Syria is looking for an REPORTING, COMPLIANCE & BUDGETING COORDINATOR
Responsible and accountable for the high-quality financial reporting and budgeting standard.

The Finance department is responsible for financial monitoring and strategy efficiency and effectiveness in delivery of Oxfam’s financial operations, whilst ensuring consistency and transparency in line with OGB policies, procedures and system

What we are looking for:
We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

Qualifications

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

ESSENTIAL
• Self-Awareness
• Systems Thinking
• Enabling

In addition:
• Bachelor’s degree in finance/ Accounting/ Business Administration.
• 5 years of experience in finance including minimum 3 years of relevant experience in financial management, accounting, and auditing, ideally within a humanitarian sector (NGO/INGO).

This experience should include senior Finance related roles within the humanitarian, development, at national levels.
• Experience in internal and external audits, including preparing audit documentation, implementing audit recommendations, and ensuring compliance with organisational policies and donor rules.
• Experience in compliance with donor agreements, ensuring accurate and timely submission of required documentation. Prepare BVAs and donor reports.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting and accuracy skills.
• Management of budgets and data.
• Demonstrated skills in coordination with internal/external stakeholders.
• Competency in use of relevant technology systems (financial/ accounting).
• Fluency in Arabic and English (written and verbal).
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to recommends, influences, and implements improvements.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel up to 25% for any official need.
• Able to coach other staff.
• Good planning skills to include flexibility and adaptability.
• Self-motivated and takes initiative.

Desirable
• Previous experience of People soft database / People soft management.
• Strong influencing and networking.
• Proactive in anticipating problems.
• Demonstrated experience in long-term financial planning, forecasting, and scenario analysis in volatile or uncertain contexts.

We offer:
We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

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