Finance Officer Lebanon Beirut
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contracts.
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
- Role and responsibilities
The Finance Officer is responsible for organizing and delivering the day-to-day operational finance processes by ensuring adherence to NRC’s policies and donor requirements.
Generic responsibilities
- Ensure adherence to Financial Handbook, other NRC policies and donor requirements
- Implement financial systems and procedures according to Financial Handbook and other NRC policies at office level
- Prepare Suppliers, bank accounts and cashbox reconciliations
- Verify that vouchers and supporting documents meet NRC standards before payment
- Ensure timely payment of contractors, suppliers and other expenditures
- Ensure sufficient cash in the bank and in the cash boxes
- Ensure filing of all financial documents according to NRC standards
- Supervise, train and develop the team
- Support project staff in financial matters
- Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action
Specific responsibilities
- Perform daily bookkeeping and utilize the NRC Agresso accounting system.
- Check all the supporting documents (purchase requests, purchase orders, quotations, authorization of payment, etc.) and ensure they comply with NRC’s procedures
- Record budget allocations and accounting codes of the expenses
- Record VAT for all invoices on monthly basis and ensure proper filing
- Ensure that cash payments are done properly
- Ensure that cash and bankbooks records are updated on daily basis, ensuring that all coding is in line with donor and country coding structure.
- Prepare payments for all centralized commitments including; NSSF, income tax, consultants and vendors; in accordance with NRC’s financial procedures and contract policies.
- Coordinate with Finance teams in different areas regarding cost allocations of basic running costs, before recording.
- Lead, guide, and supervise the Assistants in his/her team and build their capacity and performance
- Perform other Finance related tasks as requested
Critical interfaces
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:
- Beirut office Support and Programme Staff
- Field Finance teams
- Auditors (Internal and External)
- Competencies
Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
1. Professional competencies
- Bachelor degree in Finance or a related major
- Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience
- Knowledge of Audit requirements
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Proficient in English, both written and spoken
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
2. Behavioural competencies
- Planning and delivering results
- Analyzing
- Handling insecure environments
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Managing performance and development
Kindly note that empty or incomplete applications as well as CVs received via email will not be considered official and will not be processed.