Ola Flaifel

Finance Associate at unicef

• Jordan - Amman
• My current job since January 2020

- Checking all Direct Cash transfer (DCT) requests, liquidations, and reclassifications, participating in HACT assurance activities by conducting spot checks for Implementing Partners.
- Performing the monthly payroll activities from identifying funding shortages to confirming the accuracy of the payment of the month.
- Analyzing open items in General Ledger account balances as part of the monthly closure activities.
- Supporting the HACT assurance activities (spot checks) to implementing partners.
- Liaising with programme on the development and maintaining of partner financial requirements and management.
- Assessing partner's financial capability, and assisting programme on capacity building plan and implementation.
- Providing capacity-building support to the partner re partner financial management.
- Conducting regular field visits and liaising with UNICEF partners/beneficiaries and preparing and filing visit reports.

senior finance officer at Oxfam GB

• Jordan - Amman
• May 2018 to January 2020

 Prepared project budgets for several donors and monitored them including tracking all expenditures to ensure they are within the budget categories.
 Supervised 3 staff of finance team including overseeing their annual objectives and PER.
 Prepared donor reports in a timely manner.
 Prepared cash forecasts with the heads of departments and completed with the Head Office.
 Managed budgets on Oxfam GB program software (OPAL).
 Responsible for effective management and operation of the PeopleSoft financial system (General Ledger, and OPAL: Oxfam Programme Accountability and Learning System) in Oxfam Jordan.
 Assisted the Finance Manager in preparing the yearly country budgets.
 Contributed to the design of and overseeing the preparation of regular (monthly/quarterly) management reports to meet the needs of programme managers within the programme and meet the requirements for regular reporting set by Oxford Head Office, and ensuring timeliness and accuracy.
 Revised, audited, and processed all the payments assuring it includes all the supporting docs: invoices, receipts, proof of payment, procurement documents.
 Ensured that Oxfam financial procedures were followed.
 Coordinated with the Logistics department to ensure that fixed asset registers are regularly up to date.
 Conducted finance induction to the new staff members.
 Was responsible for the balance sheet accounts: Accruals, prepayments, creditors, and debtors’ accounts.
 Ensured all records are filed in an orderly and accessible manner.
 Was responsible for closing the month /year and ensuring that all internal procedures are followed.
 Ensured timely and accurate data entry into PeopleSoft
 Leaded in annual statutory audit process of Oxfam Jordan
 Reviewed and verified reconciliation of restricted contract balances and ensures that issues arising as a result are addressed and dealt with in a timely manner.
 Reviewed and submitted donor financial reports ensuring that financial reports correspond to the narrative reports and reconcile with PeopleSoft (General Ledger) in coordination with programme managers and funding team
 Lead on cost -sharing and hosting agreements preparatory work for Oxfam entities hosted in Amman by the Jordan office.
 Supported the execution of external / project audits.
 Ensured that recommendations of audits, concerning the finance function, are implemented in a timely, effective, and efficient manner, and reports progress on implementation of the recommendations periodically
 Provided guidance and advice to finance teams specifically in accounting theory and practice

Finance officer at Oxford Head Office

• February 2015 to April 2018

, and ensuring timeliness
and accuracy.
* Revised, audited, and processed all the payments assuring it includes all the supporting docs:
invoices, receipts, proof of payment, procurement documents.
* Ensured that Oxfam financial procedures were followed.
* Coordinated with the Logistics department to ensure that fixed asset registers are regularly up
to date.
* Conducted finance induction to the new staff members.
* Was responsible for the balance sheet accounts: Accruals, prepayments, creditors, and
debtors’ accounts.
* Ensured all records are filed in an orderly and accessible manner.
* Was responsible for closing the month /year and ensuring that all internal procedures are
followed.
* Ensured timely and accurate data entry into PeopleSoft
* Leaded in annual statutory audit process of Oxfam Jordan
* Reviewed and verified reconciliation of restricted contract balances and ensures that issues
arising as a result are addressed and dealt with in a timely manner.
* Reviewed and submitted donor financial reports ensuring that financial reports correspond to
the narrative reports and reconcile with PeopleSoft (General Ledger) in coordination with
programme managers and funding team
* Lead on cost -sharing and hosting agreements preparatory work for Oxfam entities hosted in
Amman by the Jordan office.
* Supported the execution of external / project audits.
* Ensured that recommendations of audits, concerning the finance function, are implemented in
a timely, effective, and efficient manner, and reports progress on implementation of the
recommendations periodically
* Provided guidance and advice to finance teams specifically in accounting theory and practice

• January 2017 to January 2018

Finance Assistant

• November 2013 to January 2015

Handled Cash and bank payments.
* Handled data entry on Oxfam finance software (People Soft).
* Archived all supporting documents.

Junior Accountant at Norwegian People Aid (NPA)

• November 2012 to October 2013

Handled data entry on NPA program software (Agresso).
* Handled Cash and floats.
* Handled all bank payments.
* Followed up with suppliers on balance reconciliation.