NGO Jobs in SyriaNGO Jobs in SyriaVacancy Ref: HIHFAD-2026-118
Job Title: Accounting Coordinator
Department: Finance
Direct report to: Finance Manager
Job Location: Damascus
Average Monthly Working Hours: Full time
Closing date: 30/9/2026
About HiHFAD
Hand in Hand for Aid and Development (HiHFAD) is a Non-Profit, Non-Governmental, Charitable Incorporated Organization registered in the United Kingdom and in Türkiye (TR: İyilik İçin El Ele Derneği) that provides high standards in humanitarian and relief services to the most vulnerable wherever needed through local engagement and global support.
Established in 2011 by a group of British-Syrian diaspora, HiHFAD was born out of a desire to extend a helping hand to vulnerable groups and displaced families in Syria and beyond. Since then, HiHFAD remained at the forefront of humanitarian agencies, providing life-saving aid to Syrians in hard-to-reach areas. Our extensive Healthcare Program has enabled us to expand and reach even more communities and internally displaced people; providing a comprehensive, integrated multi-sectoral intervention in Health, Nutrition, WaSH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), Protection, Shelter, Non-Food Assistance, Food Security, Livelihoods, and Education.
HiHFAD mandate is to alleviate the suffering of those in need without any type of discrimination, protect the most vulnerable, promoting social justice and welfare, and fostering durable solutions through delivering community-based humanitarian and development interventions.
Job overview
This position will be responsible mainly for supervising the financial tasks on the accounting system, supervising the cash transactions, and bank reconciliation, supervising the accounting unit team.
Main Tasks & Responsibilities
Accounting System tasks:
1. Supervise Accounting System (QuickBooks) works in order to complete accounting transactions posting for the financial year.
2. Prepare QuickBooks imported files.
3. Review and control the Charts of Accounts,
4. Review accounting system (QuickBooks) transactions posting and allocation.
5. Upload and review the cash received to accounting system (QuickBooks),
6. Upload Banks Transactions to accounting system (QuickBooks),
7. Upload Monthly Payroll to accounting system (QuickBooks),
8. Upload the inventory transactions to accounting system (QuickBooks),
9. Dealing with fixed assets records.
10. Recording the prepaid and accruals transactions.
11. Reconcile cash and bank statement on the accounting system (QuickBooks).
12. Reconcile Payroll accrual transactions and make the need adjustments.
13. Reconcile the accounting system (QuickBooks) reports with donor reports.
14. Reconcile the accounts and make the adjustments posting to close the financial year.
15. Recording the adjustments entries for the inventory, exchange rate, and any other needed accounts adjustments.
16. Prepare the balance sheet for the financial year.
17. Supervise the accounting staff in the main office and in the field.
18. Provide need training for accounting staff who are responsible for entries.
19. Provide the external auditor requirements and provide the needed support for the auditing process.
Cash flow and Bank Technical Supervision tasks:
1. Supervising Bank management, transferring orders, relationships with bank focal point.
2. Supervising the cash flow management inside Syria in cooperation with the accounting team.
3. Supervising the cash withdrawal requests to cover the expenses of office’s needs.
4. Reconcile cash count balance on monthly basis with the cash books register.
5. Review distribution of cash withdrawal amounts according to the payment list needed received from the field offices according to the financial advance restoration needs for each office.
6. Establishing working plans for tasks assigned to the accounting team.
7. Working on the team capacity building through providing the required technical support and sharing the acquired experience and direct the team in a proportionate with the assigned tasks.
Background Knowledge & Experience
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree Economic, Accounting
Work Experience: At least Two years experience Accounting in Finance Department
Languages: English: A2 Arabic: C2
Skills and Abilities
Strong analytical and numerical skills with high attention to detail.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Good understanding of compliance requirements, financial policies, and audit procedures.
Disclaimer
Hand in Hand for Aid and Development is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment where all qualified candidates receive consideration based solely on their experience and capabilities. As a humanitarian organization, we recognize the importance of diversity and are committed to ensuring that discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, ethnicity, religion, disability, or marital status does not occur.
We adhere to the Humanitarian Principles and believe that the rights of all individuals, including children, women, and adults at risk, must be safeguarded. We are accountable to the communities we serve, and it is our responsibility to ensure that we do not contribute to their further harm or expose them to additional risks.
Hand in Hand for Aid and Development has a zero-tolerance policy for any form of exploitation, abuse, harassment, or discrimination. To ensure the safety and protection of those we serve, we conduct a range of pre-employment screenings and checks in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy.
HiHFAD renounces all forms of terrorism and will never knowingly support, tolerate or encourage terrorism or the activities of those who embrace terrorism or money laundering. Consistent with numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions, including 1267 Committee list of terrorists and terrorist financiers, S/RES/1269(1999), S/RES 1368(2001) and S/RES1373(2001) and the European Union, HIHFAD is firmly committed to the international fight against terrorism and in particular against the financing of terrorism. It is the policy of HIHFAD to seek to ensure that none of its and its donor funds is used, directly or indirectly, to provide support to individuals or entities associated with terrorism or money laundering. Therefore, HIHFAD will match employees, volunteers and contracted persons against the Sanctions lists on a regular basis
This vacancy is contingent upon project confirmation from the donor.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.
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