Location:

Amman, Jordan
Salary:

$14,588 - $17,830 / YEAR
Job type:

TEMPORARY
Posted:

4 months ago
Category:

Finance
Deadline:

31/08/2025

JOB DESCRIPTION

View Vacancy – JOA- (Maternity Cover) Finance Assistant – AA

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Job Category

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory

Corporate Services Support

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy Amman has a vacancy for a Finance Assistant, job grade Administrative Assistant (AA), on a fixed term contract until 20 April 2026 to cover a period of maternity leave.

This position is part of the Corporate Services Team (CST) at the British Embassy in Amman. The Finance Assistant plays a key role in supporting the Finance Officer. The role requires maintaining a high level of accuracy and ensuring tasks are completed in a timely manner. In addition to assisting with fluctuating demands, the Finance Assistant is responsible for completing routine financial tasks on a regular basis and providing support to colleagues across the Embassy.

Duties and responsibilities:

Provide effective administrative support to the Finance Officer as and when required.
Assist in the preparation of payroll, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
Manage communications with the Social Security Corporation and reconcile their reports with internal records.
Send daily bank statements and ensure timely financial updates.
Maintain an organized and up-to-date accounts filing system, ensuring proper record-keeping practices.
Support the preparation and updating of monthly reports and spreadsheets and assist in distributing periodic reports (weekly and monthly).
Prepare journals as required, ensuring compliance with financial procedures.
Provide cover for the Finance Officer during periods of absence, ensuring continuity of financial operations.

The above list is not exhaustive, and the jobholder will be required to be flexible as specific responsibilities could change in the future, and this would be at the discretion of the line manager. The job description may be reviewed to meet changes in business needs. The jobholder may also take on other ad hoc tasks as required, including participating in the Embassy’s emergency planning and any other response to a crisis.

Key behaviours required:

Communicating and Influencing – Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity, and enthusiasm. Respect the needs, responses, and opinions of others.
Working Together – Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support
Managing a Quality Service – Deliver service objectives with professional excellence, expertise, and efficiency, taking account of diverse customer needs.
Delivering at Pace – Take responsibility for delivering timely and quality results with focus and drive.

In addition, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

Integrity
Honesty
Objectivity
Impartiality

Eligibility:

If you are selected for this position, we will be able to employ you as long as:

You have the right to live and work in Jordan; and
You receive the appropriate level of security clearance.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Previous experience in a similar role.
Fluency in English, both written and spoken. Able to express ideas and messages clearly and concisely, both orally and in written communication.
Strong IT skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Particular emphasis is placed on advanced Excel capabilities, especially in using formulas, lookups, and IF statements for data analysis.
Proven experience in payroll preparation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
Demonstrated experience in financial reconciliations, including accounts such as social security and bank statements.
Strong organizational skills and familiarity with effective filing systems, to ensure documents and records are maintained in a structured and accessible manner.
Demonstrates initiative, adaptability, and the ability to work flexibly to organise and prioritise workloads, organise records, meet deadlines and maintain close attention to detail. Proactive approach to problem solving.
Strong team player with partnering skills with a diverse range of customers.
Demonstrates courtesy and consideration in dealing with internal and external stakeholders. Able to show discretion in handling any sensitive matters, with the trust of all involved.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Prior experience in budgeting and financial forecasting.
A degree in Accounting/Finance
Possession of relevant professional certifications such as CMA, CIMA, CPA, ACCA, or CFA

Required behaviours

Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

Application deadline

Working Hours and Remuneration

The Embassy aims to offer an attractive working environment and remuneration package for this role, including a non-negotiable gross salary of JOD 958 per month based on 37 hours per week.

Salary will be paid in gross, and you are expected to comply with your tax obligations through completion of a tax return to the local authorities. If exceptionally you are not liable to pay Jordanian tax, you will receive a net salary, which is minus the deduction of an equivalent level of local tax. Further information on this will be provided at interview if necessary.

This role is for a full-time employment on a fixed term contract basis for six months until 20 April 2026. The successful candidate will be subject to a 30-day probationary period. The appointment is subject to satisfactory local and UK security clearances. The selected candidate must have the right to live and work in Jordan.

Normal working hours at the Embassy are Sundays to Wednesdays from 08:00-15:30 and Thursdays from 08:00-15:00. The Embassy operates a flexible working policy that allows staff to work different hours as well as allowing staff to work from home one day a week, based on operational requirements and agreement with the line manager, and in line with FCDO and Embassy policies

The package includes a good level of health insurance and a friendly, English-speaking work environment. We offer opportunities to develop professional skills through our Learning & Development offer. Leave entitlement is 25 days (on pro rata basis) plus 14 public holidays.

Learning and development is a key success factor when working at the British Embassy. The Embassy follows a 70-20-10 model of learning. You are expected to have a proactive approach to your own learning and your Line Manager will help you develop a personalised L&D plan and will share opportunities, resources, and guidance to ensure you have any necessary learning for the role with ability to achieve full potential.

Additional information

How to apply:

Interested candidates must include in their online application form:

an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV).
a covering letter/ motivation essay in English stating how you meet the requirements of the role; and
specific examples, in the relevant sections of the online application form, of how you meet the key behaviours and/ or skills required.

The online application form, CV, cover letter/ essay, and examples must be in English.

Applications that do not include these this information will not be considered.

Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.

The closing date for applications is at 23:55 Jordan local time on 31 August 2025

Applications received after the stated deadline will not be considered.

Internal candidates (i.e., those who are currently employed by the British Embassy Amman) applying for this position should consider informing their current line manager upon submission of their application.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, only those shortlisted for the next step of the recruitment process will be contacted.

Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful at interview may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of six (6) months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

The start date mentioned in the advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security-vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances and reference checks.

The recruitment process, including security clearance, is expected to take around 2-3 months. The security clearance process includes checks available in country and in the UK, dependant on the security level required for the role and the candidate’s profile and UK footprint. You may experience some delay in the progress of this recruitment campaign, and we are working hard to minimise any disruption.

The FCDO operates an agile approach to delivery. To facilitate an agile workforce, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as we may reasonably require. The British Embassy Amman is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy are subject to terms and conditions of service according to local labour law.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements

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