Finance Officer

Red Oak is a humanitarian, developmental and cultural non-profit organization established in Lebanon in 2017. Red Oak is committed to a sustainable, inclusive, and innovative approach to protecting and educating vulnerable populations in Lebanon. This includes children at risk, survivors of violence, exploitation, and abuse and their caregivers, women and girls, and persons with disabilities. Our approach stands out for its holistic and inclusive methodology, using art as a powerful catalyst for change.

The Finance Officer will be responsible for ensuring that financial management procedures and systems are met in compliance to Red Oak procedures and guidelines, as well as ensuring adherence to Red Oak’s and donors’ accounting practices and standards.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure all payments are made on a timely basis and in accordance with existing procedures.
• Prepare monthly financial reports along with the supporting documentation that complies with Red Oak’s policies and procedures and donors’ regulations.
• Responsible for regular budget follow up. 
• Support the development of budgets for new grant proposals.
• Data entry and bookkeeping for all financial expenditures into Red Oak accounting systems.
• Review online bank statement daily and preparing the bank reconciliation for the different bank accounts on a monthly basis.
• Prepare the payment requests to be sent to the donor and ensure proper follow up on these instalments. 
• Generate full monthly/yearly financial reporting for the organization expenditures.
• Implement efficient allocations for running projects.
• Responsible for consultants/staff contracts as well as suppliers’ payments.
• Responsible for daily petty cash payments, recording and replenishments.
• Responsible for filing all documentation as hard copies as well as keeping a scanned copy.
• Attend required meetings with donors’ focal point.
• Assisting the external auditors during their visits.
• Preparing the required tax forms and ensure that Red Oak pays all dues to the government on a timely basis. 
• Perform other relevant duties as required.

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Business, finance or related area
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in financial/accounting field in NGOs
• Good in written English, fluent in spoken English
• Experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and grant management
• Experience in working in a multi-cultural and/or international work environment
• Experience in preparing budgets and monitoring expenditure

 REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Attention to detail with strong follow up and excellent organizational skills
• Uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
• Excellent time management skills
• Team-oriented, with ability to work efficiently independently
• Good communication and reporting
• Can multitask, work well under pressure, and work efficiently to meet strict deadlines

Red Oak believes in diversity and invites candidates to apply regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, disability, marital or civil partnership status, or ethnic and national origins, etc.