Finance Officer - Save the Children - Lebanon

Save the Children is seeking qualified candidates to fulfill the following positions, for its Lebanon Country Office, in the following locations Beirut

ROLE PURPOSE
To ensure that the record-keeping for the Lebanon Office is undertaken rationally, safely and effectively and that all financial plans, budgets, contracts, agreements and records are kept up to date and secured for access by authorized personnel only

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Support the delivery of effective Programmes, in both development and humanitarian contexts, by:
- Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of crisis or emergency.
- Commitment to serving members and their donors, and to helping build a culture of member service throughout organisation.
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliation
- Assist in preparing donors financial reports
- To maintain the accounting and financial records as per general instructions from SCI and any specific instructions from the Senior Finance Officer.
- To assist in preparing budgets for the country Office and updating the cash budgets reports, and controlling the financial reports of the office.
- To contribute in preparation of all periodic financial statements and reports as per instructions, and to prepare any other necessary report and compilations as requested by the Country Director and Finance Director
- To assist the program team members and local partners to explore for further fundraising opportunities.
- To monitor monthly expenditure by checking all invoices, other claims and receipts for accuracy and in conformity with purchase orders and quotations as well as actually delivered goods and services when applicable.
- To manage the Country Office’s records and contributions in relation to taxes, social security, health insurance, monthly salaries and other social service as and when applicable.
- To assist the auditors as required, generally and in their yearly reviews.
- To do the book-keeping on daily basis by registering transactions on Agresso.
- To review and monitor payments and financial reports from Partner Organizations and support them with needed financial training to comply with SCS and donors requirements. Hence, conduct field visits to partners for monitoring and capacity building purposes.
- To manage finance department filing and documentation.
- To undertake any other tasks requested by the Country Director when the need arises. All finance tasks should be coordinated with the Country Finance Director.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor Degree in Accounting, finance or business management
- At least 2years experience
- Able to work within a team
- Very good written and spoken English and Arabic languages and communication skills
- Availability for internal travel and little external travel.
- Organized with good in time management, and respect deadlines
- Trustworthy
- Analytical skills and accuracy
- Prior experience with donors’ requirements and NGOs is an asset

APPLICATION PROCESS
Please note that the closing date for applications is :
For External applicants on April 21th.
The selection committee will review all applications as they are received. All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above, and those unable to meet these requirements will not be considered. No further information will be given over the phone.

Please note: due to the critical nature of this recruitment, applications will be reviewed as they are received and successful candidates contacted on an on-going basis. Internal Applicants are given priority in the recruitment process.

STARTING DATE: Immediate. We’re looking for people who can start as soon as possible or within the next few weeks.

Each application package should include the following:
- Job title for the role you are applying for in subject header of the email
- Cover letter with the applicant’s current contact information
- CV (including detailed work experience, education/degrees) – 3pages maximum
- Professional References (minimum of three, with complete contact information)
- Kindly do not send supporting certificates and documents at this stage
- Letter and CV should be saved into one Word or PDF document and sent to Lebanon.vacancies@savethechildren.org by Apr-21-13

Applications not including all of the above information will not be reviewed. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. All applicants will also be subject to Save the Children’s usual Child Safeguarding Policy and reference checking process.