Finance Officer - South

Background The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental and nonprofit organization, founded in 1956, that works in more than 30 countries around the world. DRC has been operating in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian and Iraqi refugees, as well as Lebanese communities affected by the war in 2006. DRC is committed to basic humanitarian principles; including impartiality and neutrality, and offers the highest standards of accountability to the people it serves.   DRC Lebanon is looking for a Finance officer for the operations in South area, based in Tyre.   Duties and Responsibilities To fulfill assisted by the team all the accounting and finance tasks, and to supervise the accounting staff, He/She will assist the Head of Office in ensuring a timely and proper financial management of the programme, ensuring full compliance with DRC operational standards and meeting reporting deadlines.   Accounting / Finance To monitor the petty cash handled by the finance staff, To execute the regular operations with the bank (transfer orders, check payment, bank statement…), To follow up on timely payment of the national staff salaries, the Volunteers incentives and all suppliers/partners’ invoices, To maintain cashbooks as recommended by the DRC HQ, To supervise the preparation of vouchers and related invoices’ hardcopies, To count cash at least twice per week with the finance staff, and at the end of each month with the HoO before closing accounts,   Reporting To compile the accounting/financial data for the monthly report, To prepare the monthly accounting report as required by the DRC Beirut and HoO, To follow up on DRC partners’ reports on South area, and report to DRC Beirut, To update the donors’ budgets follow up on a weekly basis in cooperation with the DRC Beirut, To assist the HoO in drafting internal financial reports to be submitted to Beirut head office, To maintain a timely and proper organization of the accounting supporting documents into files according to donor requirements   Budget, Financial Management and Control To participate to the drafting of the forecast monthly budgets based on donors’ budget, and share it with the operations and the finance department in in Beirut To prepare the cash transfer’s request to Beirut whenever needed according to the monthly forecast budget agreed with operations and HOFA To update and share regularly the financial documents, allowing an accurate/timely/safe financial management of the programme Implement financial control tools along with the HOF/HOFA,           Management To train, support, supervise and monitor the finance staff To organize the financial work and distribute financial tasks, To report on Financial  achievements to the Head of Office & HOFA/HOF   Coordination To share and coordinate the finance information with the operations, and attend any internal coordination meetings organized regularly with the rest of finance staff in Beirut To attend the meetings organized by the donors on and finance if any   Qualifications Masters Degree or equivalent in Accounting and/or Finance 5 years’ experience working with NGOs, other international agencies or multinational business, Experience developing and managing budgets, Strong information technology skills, Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic, Excellent interpersonal skills and team working with different groups and nationalities, Good management skills   We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, irrespective of race, gender or age. Conditions Availability: ASAP Duty station:South, Tyre office- Lebanon Contract: Local, Application process Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. CV-only applications will not be considered. Please provide references, but do not attach any written recommendations.  Conditions: DRC offers a competitive local salary and benefits package. The position will require full presence in Tyre office from Monday till Friday, in addition to weekends when needed.   Application: Applications should include a detailed CV and a cover letter that addresses the applicant’s motivation for applying. Please forward the application, in English and marked ”Finance Officer - South” to the following e-mail address: vacancy@drclebanon.dk no later than 12 March 2014. Kindly note, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.   Experience required: 2 to 3 years Education degree: Bachelor DegreeField of education: Languages Arabic: FluentEnglish: FluentFrench: Period: until June 30 2014, renewable (Depending on performance and availability of funds) Basic Salary: $1505 Cover letter required? Yes