Financial Management Trainer and Mentor

About the job 

Peace of Art is looking for an experienced trainer to provide individual coaching and training on financial management to the finance team at Peace of Art, Lebanon over 4 sessions (4 full days) and includes follow-up and answering inquiries from the team outside the sessions online. The trainer will have to develop and conduct coaching session with the team to train them on financial management and support them in developing a financial management plans and practices.

The training will be implemented in Peace of Art’s office in Fakiha, Baalbeck-Hermel, and in-person.

Under the direct supervision of Peace of Art’s manager, the trainer will be responsible for developing the team’s financial practices, mentoring and following up through practical application, and training on the following:

• Conducting a technical needs assessment on financial management

• Developing a tailored learning plan based on the assessment on organizing project financial processes. 

• Developing and improving financial records and processes.

• Developing new financial templates and improving existing ones.

• Developing and improving the procurement and inventory management processes.

• Building the teams skills in running bidding process, and preparing all required documents (Quotation forms, ToRs...) from beginning to end.

• Using QuickBooks application for recording and tracking multiple project expenses and financial operations. (As highest priority)

• Making sure all documents are compliant to auditing requirements and improving the financial policies and procedures.

• Configuring Quickbooks settings for Peace of Art work.

The topics to be covered during the coaching session are, but not limited to: 

• Cash flow management; 

• Expenses plan and budgeting; 

• Basic analytical accounting; 

• Audit requirements, and sound financial procedures.

The Trainer will be expected to provide the following deliverables: 

• A brief inception report (1 to 6 pages) identifying the methodology and the training program.