Finance Officer - Beirut

Job Overview:  

The Finance Officer within the Accounting Unit is responsible for managing and maintaining accurate financial records, supporting transaction processing, ensuring compliance with accounting policies and donor requirements, and assisting with financial reporting. This role plays a key part in supporting the organization’s financial integrity and ensuring timely and compliant financial operations.

Major Responsibilities:

Transaction Processing

• Review, verify, and process financial transactions in line with organizational policies and procedures.
• Ensure timely and accurate entry of all transactions into the accounting system, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.
• Review PO & Non- PO payments within the finance officer threshold.
• Review program and OPS clearances.
• Be familiar with integra Microsoft software in specific within the account payable module and general ledger.
• Support in the review process of our partner financial reports & supporting documents.

Month & Year end closure:

• Support month-end and year-end closing processes, including the preparation of journal entries.
• Make sure that the organization balance sheet is accurate, and all the data are reasonable.

Compliance and Documentation

• Ensure all financial transactions and processes comply with organizational, donor, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive and organized records of financial documents, including receipts, invoices, and contracts.
• Maintain an accurate system for filling and storage.
• Support in the audit extract and review documents to be in align with IRC and donor regulations.

Reconciliations

• Perform monthly bank & Cash reconciliations and regularly reconcile all balance sheet accounts.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in reconciliations and ensure corrective actions are taken.
• Holding the petty cash of the office.
• Reconcile monthly program and lease accounts tracker.
• Responsible for the supplier’s reconciliation.

Others

• Assist in the tender and bid analysis process.
• Ability to attend for any emergency case and distribution.
• To assist for any request needed.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Senior Finance Manager
• Position directly Supervises: N/A Other Internal and/or external contacts
• Internal: IRC Lebanon Finance Department, IRC Partnerships Team, IRC technical leads, IRC Lebanon HR Lead, HQ and Regional grants/compliance teams, Program Coordinators
• External: Partner organizations

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline, Master’s degree a plus.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in accounting & finance, preferably in an NGO’s.
• Highly organized, close attention to detail, and ability to effectively prioritize tasks in a fluid environment.
• Professional fluency in spoken and written English; able to communicate concisely and with impact.
• Very strong English writing and editing skills; strong computer skills.
• MS. Excel skills is a must.
• Team Leader
• Ability to work in stressful environment

Working Environment:

Staff will be based in Beirut with possible travel to field locations, upon business needs.

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.  These are Integrity, Service, Equity and Accountability.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.