Financial Officer

The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (RLF) with its headquarters in Berlin/Germany is affiliated with the German Left Party and a think tank for social movements in Germany.
Internationally, the RLF engages with democratic forces, social movements and organisations to support their work for social justice. The office in Ramallah is responsible for cooperation in
Palestine and Egypt. We are a small team and are looking forward to welcoming a new colleague responsible for our finance department as soon as possible.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
-Budgeting, financial administration and accounts reconciliation of our programmes in Palestine and Egypt;
-Preparing cheques, salaries, transfers, income tax settlements, bank reconciliations, data entry into the accounting program;
-Prepare, control, supervise, and report on all RLF financial in Palestine and the region.

Minimum Required Qualifications:
-Identify with the goals of the RLF;
-Strong communication skills, self-initiative, flexibility;
-Degree in accounting/financial management, 3 years of relevant work experience, possibly both, NGO and private sectors;
-Familiarity with Palestinian Authority financial reporting

requirements;
-High proficiency in computer operations with MS Office Software, especially Excel;
-Good knowledge of written and spoken Arabic and English.

Interested qualified individuals are requested to send their English CV and cover letter no later than 31 March 2011 to: infoatrosaluxemburg.ps
Only short-listed applicants will be notified.