Finance Officer - Lebanon South

About the role

The Finance Officer organizes and delivers the day-to-day operational finance processes, ensuring adherence to NRC's policies and donor requirements. The role covers general finance duties such as reporting, record keeping and cash management, as well as specific tasks like supplier and cashbox reconciliations, daily bookkeeping and payment verification.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to the Financial Handbook, other NRC policies and donor requirements, and implement financial systems and procedures at office level
• Advise and support staff on procurement financial policies and required documents
• Prepare and develop periodic activity reports as requested by the line manager, and promote improvements to the Finance function
• File and archive financial documents according to NRC standards, and report breaches of Protection mainstreaming guidelines to the line manager or focal point
• Prepare suppliers and cashbox reconciliations, and ensure timely payment of contractors and suppliers after verifying vouchers against NRC standards
• Perform daily bookkeeping using the NRC Agresso accounting system, check supporting documents (purchase requests, purchase orders, quotations, authorizations) and update cash and bank book records daily with donor and country coding
• Support and lead Finance Assistants, and support budget allocation and forecasts when asked

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or a related major
• Minimum of 2 years' relevant experience in Finance/Accounting
• Knowledge of audit requirements
• Previous experience in complex and volatile contexts
• Fluent in English and Arabic, written and spoken

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Use of the Agresso accounting system
• Planning, analyzing, communicating and managing performance