Finance Assistant – Lebanon

Position Summary

The Finance Assistant will be responsible for the entry level tasks within the Lebanon country office, according to Search’s standards, and to support all financial aspects of program / project implementation along with ensuring compliance of all processes with both Search and donors’ regulations.

S/he will work under the direct supervision of the Finance Manager and in close coordination with Finance Officer, the Program team, Human resources, and procurement department. The position will be based in Beirut and will frequent travel to the field.

The position holder will more specifically have the following Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Main Responsibilities

• S/He will provide the full range of finance support required to facilitate the efficient delivery of Search's overall objectives;
• Petty Cash Management, inputting and processing petty cash requests;
• Financial Accounting: processing invoices and payments on the accounting system, verifying that the invoices raised are in line with the contractual agreements and ensuring relevant tax deductions and remittance to Lebanon Revenue authorities are complete

Roles and Responsibilities

Petty Cash Management:

• Handle petty cash
• Process cash payments
• Weekly and monthly cash counts

Financial Accounting:

• Review of financial documents, ensure that required documents meet the standard documentation needed based on Search Internal policy and Donor rules and regulations.
• Responsible for Data entry and uploading supporting documents on the accounting Software.
• Review partner financial reports and supporting documents while ensuring partner liquidity
• Bank reconciliations and support in the monthly closures as required
• Preparing payments documents, bank transfers, letters, and compiling documents to be shared for signatures.
• Cooperate with the Logistics and Administration-HR-Program departments to ensure that all financial transactions are accurate and well documented.
• Ensure financial accounting follows Search policies and procedures and local legal requirements (taxes, social security, insurance where applicable).
• Ensure all documents are uploaded on the accounting system

Other Finance Support Functions:

• Perform bank and OMT visits
• Prepare NSSF and Income tax payments
• Prepare and support the documentation during audit
• Prepare and support in the preparation of the documentation as per donor request
• Follow up and upload documents on share drive

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or Accounting.

Experience

• 1-2 years of experience in Finance or accounting position preferably in NGO.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office, especially Microsoft Excel

Other Qualifications

• Motivated and hard worker;
•  Dynamic team player with creative problem-solving skills,
•  Spoken and written fluency in English and Arabic;
•  Good oral and written communications skills;
•  Cultural sensitivity and adaptability;
•  Organisational skills and attention to-detail;