Financial Officer

Scope of Work

The Financial Officer will be primarily responsible of the following activities:

- Ensure all financial activities comply and are consistent with FHF's accounting and auditing standards and adhere to the terms and conditions of the projects' budgets agreements

- Follow up on accountabilities of expense and reimbursement claims

- Follow-up on needed reports such as time sheets and pay-slips for the staff

- Check completeness of all financial documents and verify the accuracy, validity and legitimacy of all procurement and creditors payments

- Keep and maintain all project accounting records in soft as well as hard form

- Prepare monthly cash reconciliations and weekly cash count reports and ensure clear audit trail of processed transactions and their linkage to the accounting system

- Follow-up on administrative and organizational tasks

- Coordinate closely with FHF Financial Coordinator and Executive Officer

- Relocate or face a longer commute as and when required

Essential Minimum Qualifications

- University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or relevant fields

- Proven work experience as a Financial Officer or related position

- Strong skills in financial planning, managing profitability, and strategic planning

- Excellent communication skills

Main Deliverables

- Financial activities are well-managed to comply with AUB accounting and auditing standards and the project's budget agreements.

- Petty cash fund is well-managed.

- Procurement and creditors payments are regularly audited, verified and processed.

- All financial documents (invoices, vouchers, etc.) are well-managed, audited and archived.

- All projects accounting records are archived in soft as well as hard form.

- Records and receipts are well-managed, invoices are processed, and balance-sheets are prepared.

- Finance operational strategies are developed by evaluating trends and establishing critical measurements.

- Financial performance is regularly monitored, results are regularly measured and analyzed, and corrective actions are initiated whenever required minimizing the impact of variances.

- Financial status is regularly reported by developing forecasts, reporting results, analyzing variances, and developing improvements.

- Weekly and monthly required reports and related documents are prepared.

* Experience working with NGOs is a plus.