Finance Officer - Beirut

The Opportunity

This role ensures effective financial accounting, reporting, and compliance to support organizational operations. Key responsibilities include Cash Transfer Programming verification and reconciliation, working on Audits and donor verification visits. The role supports overseeing reconciliations, payment processing, cash forecasting, and partnerships with HR, supply chain, and banking teams while maintaining financial integrity by ensuring adherence to Save the Children’s policies and procedures.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business management
• Very good written and spoken English and Arabic
• At least 2 years NGO Finance related experience
• Prior experience with Cash Programming Agents and Audit is an asset
• Able to work within a team
• Availability for internal travel and little external travel.
• Highly organized, with strong time management capabilities and a commitment to meeting deadlines.
• Trustworthy and reliable in handling sensitive financial matters.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to accuracy and detail.
• Exceptional communication skills, ensuring clarity and effectiveness in interactions.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

A copy of the full role profile can be found at Finance Officer - Beirut

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those who need better healthcare, education, and Child Protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday,

- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

- Violence against children is no longer tolerated.

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.