Finance Officer
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CARE International in Lebanon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any Kind. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status
CARE International in Lebanon and its employees abide by the CARE International Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Child Safeguarding Policies
The general role of the Finance Officer is to ensure best practices in accountancy, financial management & reporting, cash management and compliance. This is achieved through timely, accurate and complete book-keeping and reporting.
Working Travel: The position will be based in Beirut, with potential travel to Amman.
Education & Certification: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance
Proven Experience: At least 2 years of professional experience in related field. (Preferably with an International NGO)
IT / Software / Technical Skills: Microsoft Word & Excel
Hands-on experience in using financial software – Preferably ERP
Core Competencies:
- Respect - Behaving in a manner that reflects a true belief in and appreciation for the dignity and potential of all human beings. Gaining other people’s confidence and setting an environment of trust and openness.
- Integrity - Maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles inherent to CARE.
- Commitment to Service – this competency is woven throughout all aspects of the employee’s performance.
- Excellence - Setting high standards of performance for self and/or others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed; ensuring interactions and transactions are ethical and convey integrity.
- Diversity - Promoting, valuing, respecting and fully benefiting from each individual’s unique qualities, background, race, culture, age, gender, disability, values, lifestyle, perspectives or interests; creating and maintaining a work environment that promotes diversity.
- Analytical Skills
- Building Commitment
- Stress tolerance
- Collaboration
- Contribution to team success
- Accountability
- Building Commitment
- Stakeholders Focus - Making stakeholders and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive stakeholders’ relations
Responsibilities & Tasks
Job Responsibility # 01: Sub-Grants / Partnerships:
- Assist on preparing the sub-grant agreements/Contracts and handle the compilation of supporting files package
- Ensure regular maintenance of sub grant files, both electronic and hard copy.
- Participate in annual partner risk assessment and assess prospective organizations for selection as partners
- Participate in sub-grant kick-off and partner induction meetings
- Promote quality standards & accountability practices among all cooperative/strategic/implementing partners
- Review Partner submission of Financial Reports and ensure timely, accurate and complete submission of the financial data as well as liquidation of partner advances. Coordinate resolution of all related issues identified
- Book the sub award expenses in the system and ensure clearances of the receivable/payable balances to sub recipients.
- Review Partner Funds transfer request and coordinate with the program team in ensuring the validity of the request
- Maintain a sub-grants tracker to reconcile partner financial data on the system
- Coordinate the partner close out including supporting the preparation of the final financial report that agrees with the narrative reports, assets validation, audits, etc
PSEA and Save Guarding Child policy
CARE International in Lebanon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
CARE International in Lebanon and its employees and stakeholders abide by the CARE International Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Safeguarding Policies.
Job Responsibility # 02: General Accounting & Compliance:
- Provide a high standard of financial accounting, in line with CARE policies and local statutory law where applicable
- Ensure the collection and capturing of complete financial data in a timely manner to facilitate effective financial management and promote adequate decision-making processes.
- Responsible for safeguarding assets and properties of CARE Office including, cash, cheque books, equipment etc…, by implementing strong internal controls that include validation for the eligibility of expenditures and ensuring the proper policies and procedures are being followed in line with CARE’s cash management policy
- Recording of Payroll and staff benefits on time before month close
- Follow-up and processing of advances and ensuring advance liquidation within reasonable time frames
- Prepare all the needed month-close schedules and forms, necessary for processing the month-end adjustments. This includes Staff Leaves Accruals Schedule, Prepaid-Amortization Schedule, Payroll Register and Payroll Reconciliation and (DPC) allocation factors for the other cost pools.
- Maintain monthly reconciliation reports for bank account, petty cash, inter-company accounts and all other balance sheet assets and liabilities accounts
- Maintain an effective filing system ensuring that all financial transactions are properly supported and filed in line with CARE’s Document Retention System
Job Responsibility #3: Financial Planning & Reporting
- Prepare cash forecasts to ensure a good liquidity position for CARE bank accounts
- Focal point for Pay-Cycle processes related to CARE office
- Process HQ related payments which include inter-company transfers, partners’ advances and reimbursements etc…
- Track office spending and ensure it goes in line with the spending plan / operations budget, and allocate operations cost accordingly to optimize the use of available funds
- Prepare draft monthly BvAs for projects and take part in the BvA review meetings, ensuring that all necessary action points are captured and circulated
- Draft the interim Donor Reports and periodic management reports (CO Master Budget, CO Pipeline Report, Grants Portfolio Analysis)
ملاحظة:
دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.
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