Finance Assistant- SC 5 - Jerusalem

Finance Assistant- SC 5 - Jerusalem | WFP - World Food Programme

Finance Assistant- SC 5 - Jerusalem

WFP - World Food Programme East Jerusalem National SB-3 (SC6/SC7), Service Contract, Local Contractors Agreement level Speaks Arabic, English

Application deadline: March 29, 2026

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The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking a Finance Assistant to support its Finance Unit in East Jerusalem. This role is crucial for managing financial transactions, processing payments, and ensuring compliance with organizational standards. The Finance Assistant will assist in monitoring expenditures, verifying vendor claims, and preparing financial reports. The position requires strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial management systems.

Candidate Requirements:

Completion of secondary school education

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting or Business Administration (desirable)

Minimum of five years of experience in Finance, Accounting, or Audit

Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

Proficiency in accounting and budgeting

Ability to interpret and analyze financial data

Good organizational and time management skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Proficiency in financial management systems and Excel

Fluency in English and Arabic

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

29 March 2026-23:59-GMT+02:00 Israel Time (Jerusalem) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, , religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP?

WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

Type of Contract: Service Contract  Unit / Division: Finance Unit / WFP Palestine Duty Station:  East Jerusalem  Duration: 12 months  (renewable) The position is only open to nationals or residents with a legal permit/ID to work in East Jerusalem. You are required to fill in all mandatory fields on Workday in English and upload your English CV. Your application would be otherwise disqualified. What will you do in this position?   As our operations continue to expand and the volume of financial transactions increases, the Finance unit is currently facing staffing shortages. This situation has led to an urgent need to recruit for the Finance Assistant position. The new role will be essential in managing the rising number of invoices, processing payments, and financial reporting activities. Filling this position will help ensure that financial operations remain efficient and compliant with organizational standards. Why work with WFP Palestine?   For decades, Palestine has been facing a protracted and complex protection and humanitarian crisis. The humanitarian situation worsened alarmingly after an upsurge in violence from October 2023. WFP, through our dual mandate in humanitarian and development, provides life-saving food assistance to the most vulnerable and food insecure non-refugee Palestinians. WFP provides logistics support to humanitarian and development partners, allowing them to reach more people faster, and at a lower cost to donors and the environment. By offering our cash-based transfer platform to the wider humanitarian and development community, coordinating logistics, and developing an inter-agency common feedback mechanism, WFP contributes to wider humanitarian efforts. At WFP Palestine, we offer a wide range of benefits and entitlements for Service Contract holders Some of them are: Competitive salaries per job level Pension contribution added to net salary Medical insurance with the possibility to enroll eligible dependents Annual leave - 30 days per year 16 weeks of parental leave for birth mothers and 4 weeks of parental leave for non-birth parent Learning & development opportunities How can you make a difference? Under the supervision of the Finance Officer and the Head of Finance Unit, the job holder will: Assist in providing procedural and technical support to staff within the areas of finance and budget, to ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations. Monitor monthly expenditure forecasts and provide expenditure reports in order to facilitate informed decision-making. Monitor the sub-imprest bank and petty cash accounts regularly, to ensure that adequate funds are available and appropriately disbursed. Verify vendor claims, advances and other receivables and observe appropriate procurement procedures, to ensure that suppliers are paid in a timely manner and in conformance with WFP finance rules and regulations. Assist in compiling information from various sources in order to prepare reports relating to budgets, accounting, finance and statistics. Retrieve, format and validate information obtained from various financial information systems and bring any discrepancy or inaccuracy to the attention of the supervisor and follow up corrective actions. Perform administrative duties related to the monitoring and recording of fixed assets, spend on fuel and spare parts for vehicles and generators, to ensure that the databases are accurately updated. Maintain the web-based register for all invoices and payment transfers and record paperwork, to ensure that all documents are maintained and filed in compliance with WFP standards and guidelines. Monitor and record all expenses in line with the approved budget in order to ensure that correct expenditure costs are charged and payments to external suppliers, cash grants and other supplier invoices are processed in a timely manner. Responsible for all the invoices in the Invoice Tracking System.

**QUALIFICATIONS &

EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED:**

EDUCATION : Completion of secondary school education . Bachelor's degree in finance , Accounting or Business Administration is desirable .

EXPERIENCE

: A minimum of five years of experience in the in Finance, Accounting, or Audit.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Proficiency in accounting and budgeting. Ability to interpret and analyse financial data and generate reports. Good organisational and time management skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Proficiency in using financial management systems and Excel for data analysis. Experience in emergency preparedness and response. LANGUAGES: Fluency (level C) in English and Arabic languages.

 

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