Financial Controller - Lebanon Delegation - Iecd

CONTEXT Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD) is a French non-governmental organization operating in the field of social and economic development in partnership with local institutions. The fields where IECD acts particularly are vocational training and professional integration, assistance to very small enterprises and access to education and health for the frailest persons. Concerning Lebanon, IECD has been operating in the country since 1994 and it opened a regional office in Beirut in 2007. A team of about thirty members is in charge of about ten projects in 2016. In order to ensure that the projects and the organization are properly run, IECD requires a financial controller (man or woman).   MISSION The financial controller (man or woman) shall be responsible for the following tasks :   1/ Management control  -          Controlling  that the projects are implemented financially and reporting to the management control situated in Paris -          Carrying out monthly financial examinations concerning the projects carried out in Lebanon by IECD in cooperation with those in charge of the projects, making sure that the budgets are respected -          Assisting the heads and the leaders of projects to ensure that their projects are properly followed up and adequately prepared, that they are correctly carried out. The financial controller will also have to forward financial reports to the partners in association with the officer in charge of the area of activity at the headquarters. -          Preparing the installation of tools to be used for running the financial management of IECD in Lebanon. -          Analysing and following up, in close cooperation with the team in charge of the accounts, the costs of the IECD delegation in Lebanon and ensuring that the budget is respected.   2/ Contrôle of accounts -          Checking the accounts of IECD and of Seeds of Hope (a Lebanese organization set up by IECD in order to carry out projects)   3/ Internal control -          Cooperating with the IECD head office in Paris in order to implement the rules concerning procedures to be observed by the heads of projects and keep them informed. Creating a level of communication making it possible for the staff of IECD in Lebanon to understand the procedures and use them -          Regular assessments of the practices in order to ensure that they are in keeping with the textbook of procedures   4/ More generally, ensuring that the delegation operates properly -          Operating in close cooperation with the manager in charge of the Middle East North Africa area (MENA) in order to ensure that the delegation operates correctly and efficiently as well as  on its financial activities -          Operating in close cooperation with the officer in charge of administration and accounts in Lebanon -          Taking part if necessary in the management of some administrative subjects such as human resources   EXPECTED PROFILE Background : Higher education in management, accounting, economics/business school Experience : -          Professional experience required (5 years at least) in audit or management control or administrative and financial management in a non-profit organization -          Experience gained in the private or associative sector Technical skills : -          Thorough knowledge in general and analytical accounting -          Control of Excel is required, that of the accounting software SAGE is an additional asset -          A complete control of French and English (written and oral) is required – Lebanese Arabic would be an additional asset  Personal skills : -          Managerial autonomy as well as ability to operate and participate transversally with numerous actors in Lebanon and France -          Professionalism and organization -          Familiarity with the Near East is an asset -          Sharing with IECD the same values (idea of the human person, spirit of service, professional commitment) -          Being interested in acting in the field of international solidarity and in taking part in activities concerning development and cooperation   TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT Status : Local contract (part-time job possible) Dates of employment : As soon as possible, for at least 2 years Location : Beirut - Lebanon Under the leadership of : -          Hierarchically, the manager of the Mena area based in Beirut and professionally, the officer in charge of finance in IECD based in Paris -          In close cooperation with the officer in charge of accounting/ management control and with the project managers based in Paris  CONTACT Please send your application (CV and cover letter) with the reference « Liban – Contrôleur Financier » To the recruitment service, recrutement@iecd.org