Finance Officer - Lebanon South

About the role

NRC Lebanon is looking for a Finance Officer for its Lebanon South office in Tyre. The officer organizes and delivers the day-to-day operational finance processes while ensuring adherence to NRC's policies and donor requirements.

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 the documents required
• Prepare periodic activity reports and share ideas for improving the Finance function
• File and archive financial documents according to NRC standards and report breaches of Protection mainstreaming guidelines
• Prepare supplier and cashbox reconciliations and ensure timely payment of contractors and suppliers, checking vouchers against NRC standards
• Perform daily bookkeeping using the NRC Agresso accounting system and check supporting documents such as purchase requests, purchase orders and quotations
• Keep bank and cashbox records updated daily with coding aligned to donor and country structures, and ensure sufficient cash is available
• Support and train Finance Assistants, and support budget allocation and forecasts when asked

Required profile

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

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Planning, analysis, communication and ability to work in insecure environments