فرصة عمل: Amel Association Ngo بحاجة لمنسق للشؤون المالية (Finance Coordinator)

Background:

The Finance Coordinator will be integrating the finance department and reports to the Senior Management Team, with the support of the Finance Adviser.

The Finance Coordinator will work in close collaboration with the program’s team, the Programs’ & Partnerships Coordinator and other relevant colleagues from support, sector and management departments (procurement, accountant, HR, etc.).

The Finance Coordinator will be based in Beirut.

Main Responsibilities

Responsibility #1: Policies and compliance

• Implement relevant accounting standards, audit standards and Generally Accepted Accounting Practice;
• Ensuring legal and taxation compliance;
• Follow up & support all departments in complying with internal audit observations and ensure closure within agreed time;
• Ensure of implementing all Financial and Accounting Policy Manual, Human Resources and Administrative guidelines;
• Support maintaining compliance with internal financial and accounting policies, administrative procedures and local statutory requirements.
• Develop documentation of procedures and recommendations for process improvements

Responsibility #2: Capacity building and technical support

• Review and provide guidance and coaching to accounting staff ensuring accuracy, correctness and completeness of transactions recorded.
• Provide Capacity Building training.
• Provide adequate support to Program team for clarifying and preparing budgets.
• Assist the Finance Officers in the preparation of information for the annual audits.
• Advise the Finance Officers on issues, trends, and changes in the financial operating performance.

Responsibility #3: Financial transactions

• Monitor funds release to the organizations in coordination with the Program Director/Manager
• Review the Cash and Bank reconciliation with all bank deposits and payments.

Responsibility #4: Budgeting

• Assist in the planning and budgeting.
• Support the long-term budgetary planning and costs management.
• Assist with the review of guidelines and collation of information for budget and monthly forecast preparation.
• Centers / HQ expenditures management – coherence between budget forecasts, in coordination with the programs when they are doing the budget proposals.
• Manage the annual budget process, providing guidance and support to Program Key personnel and other team members where needed.

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in accounting and/or finance plus 4 years of experience

or Masters degree in a relevant field plus 3 years of experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience with NGOs
• Experience in budget management, compiling and managing multi-donor budgets
• Good communication skills – both oral and written.
• Demonstrated team management skills and organizational skills
• Knowledge of the Lebanese financial and labor regulations.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and a diverse team
• Ability to work with independently as well as part of a team and to deal with problems and issues both promptly and efficiently.
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a demanding workload comprised of diverse and challenging tasks and responsibilities
• At ease with Microsoft Office (i.e., Excel), accounting software such as Dolphin, Silicon, etc.