Accounting Officer

At the same time, HOPe aims at supporting NGOs in Lebanon to be more conflict-sensitive by helping them observe different interactions between their projects and their respective contexts, in addition to encouraging them to take steps towards a positive change.

Also, HOPe contributes to advancing recommendations for best practices in the field of social peacebuilding by developing analysis papers, roundtable meetings and events that would raise grassroots voices coming from different contexts, and help in drawing lessons learnt from the field.

In addition, HOPe works with young adults’ groups from several marginalized communities, to provide them with the required technical skills and art tools to promote child and youth rights within their communities.

As a community-based organisation, HOPe aims to facilitate and coordinate the elaboration of local visions of social peace-building, brought together with international experiences and support.

HOPe was established in 2015 and was registered as an NGO in Lebanon in 2019.

Our Purpose:

Because we believe that in all times, especially in times of turmoil and change, a source of peace exists in every person and every society, and all we need to do is facilitate the process for peace to emerge and blossom. 

Our Vision: 

Our vision as HOPers is bringing together uniquely different individuals with shared values, and transforming the notion of peace into a practice of being and living, to inspire social change towards a hopeful and purposeful life.

Our Mission:

In an inclusive and participatory way, we enhance social peace:

through shifting perceptions about reality, peace, self and the other;

through supporting and connecting community-based initiatives and dialogue spaces;

through advancing the principles of conflict sensitivity;

and through voicing grassroots perspectives, stories and aspirations.

Our values:

Egalitarian: Promoting peace as a right for all people, and respecting diversity and gender.

Conflict Sensitive: Understanding and appreciating local specificities, avoiding harm and enhancing positive impact.

Family Oriented: Honouring our partnerships, empowering local ownership, and creating a family environment within our network of partners and peacebuilders.

Committed to nonviolence: Encouraging personal and collective peace initiatives as a means for creative, positive and liberating change.

• Job Brief:

The accounts Officer has the responsibility of ensuring accurate documentation before proceeding with bank & cash payment, based on donors’ requirements. She/he will be responsible for preparing bank reconciliation & cash count without any discrepancies. Also, she/he will assist the Finance Manager in all yearly closures of accounts.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility #1: Banking, Cash

Working in close collaboration with the Accounts Manager the incumbent is:

• Checking & reviewing all bank & Cash payments.
• Handling Petty Cash, and follow-up the internal cash procedure by having a daily cash count.
• Preparing Monthly Bank Reconciliation.
• Preparing Transfer requests for payments.
• Follow up with the bank for any needed requirements.

• Responsibility #2: Accounting Procedure and Financial Management
• Following up with Payable & receivable accounts on monthly basis.
• Prepare all transactions needed on the Quickbook accounting system.
• Prepare Payroll transactions on monthly basis.
• Work with audits & prepare all documentation needed.
• Assist other departments with needed support.
• Ensure that all allocations on projects are accurate, and eligible based on the donor’s requirement.

• Responsibility #3: Documentation and filing:
• Follow-up with outstanding cheques on monthly basis.
• Manage finance Pack & files, and ensure all documents are filled, scanned & on the server.
• Ensure that all payments are completed without any missing.
• Link transactions with scanned documents on the server.

• Responsibility #4: Support with Monthly closing:
• Support the finance manager with the monthly closing (descriptions, accounting codes, financial lines, lettering, monthly exchange rate).
• Analyzing balance sheet accounts on monthly basis.
• Assist in the Quarterly accounting analysis, mid-year & annual closure.

Requirements and qualifications:

• Good spirit.
• Bachelor Degree with research experience (MA, MSc preferred).
• Minimum of 2 years of proven experience in humanitarian programs.
• Perfect command of spoken and written English and Arabic.
• Notable time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in partnership with local communities and NGOs.
• Teamwork and cooperative attitude.
• Problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Good computing skills.
• Additional requirement for non-Lebanese nationals: permit of residence in Lebanon is required.