About HALO
The HALO Trust is the world’s largest humanitarian demining organization. HALO is a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious organization headquartered in the UK. HALO’s mission is to protect lives and restore the livelihoods of those affected by conflict. We. Our 9,000 staff – mostly local men and women – work in 30 countries and territories worldwide, clearing the explosive debris of war so communities can recover. HALO established a programme in Gaza in 2025, building on experience since 2012 in the West Bank. MAIN DESCRIPTION
The Finance Officer provides support to the International Finance Manager to ensure accountability to the programme’s finance functions.
The FO is primarily responsible for daily accounting and cash management functions. Alongside the IFM, they also support budgeting, monitoring, reporting, auditing and financial risk management requirements.
The FO works closely with Operations, Logistics, and Admin & HR functions to ensure payroll and procurement are conducted in line with standard operating procedures.
The FO will sometimes be asked to complete reasonable additional duties that fall outside of the job description.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Leadership and compliance
- Promptly review and verify payment ensuring internal control procedures are met, including proper coding and authorization and adequate and complete supporting documentation.
- Reviews and verifies OV liquidations ensuring that supporting documents are adequate and complete before submitting for processing.
- Ensure each donor’s audit compliance requirements are met. The FO must report instances of non-compliance immediately
- Help ensure that all audit recommendations (internal and external) are implemented.
- Provide support to the overall Programme in terms of budget allocation and procurement related activities
- Supervise future Finance Assistants and conduct annual performance appraisal
Accounting
- Deliver clear and transparent accounting of all HALO financial transactions in accordance with the Global Finance and Accounting Manual.
- Approve daily transactions and Journals posted by finance assistants in country office and locations in NetSuite.
- Prepared monthly accounts and submit to the International Finance Manager for review and certification.
- Verify PVs, OVs, and PRF for accuracy and donor allocation.
- Ensure all staff are aware of and follow purchasing and payment procedures.
- Monitor and reconcile bank balances continuously
Budget & finance management support
- Process monthly payroll in a timely manner
- Ensure that the FA processes all withholding taxes and social security benefits.
- Update payroll with new salaries and incentives as may be required.
- Programme/project finance management:
- Together with IFM help implement and use of HALO’s budget and reporting system (Adaptive Insights).
- Support the financial planning for the programme office, including development, management and reporting of the programme office budget.
- With support from the IFM, lead on the preparation of external and internal audits of donor funded projects.
