Finance Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

 Management and team leadership:

 -Responsible for effective overall management of the finance unit

• -Manage/direct the Finance staff for teamwork, accuracy, timeliness, detail and systems thinking

Management of grants, budgets and spending:

• Create and manage an operational budget for the program
• Manage the various grants to ensure accurate spending, while tracking expenditures and variances
• Monitor funds, ensuring that up to date records of expenditures are kept and that they comply with budget allocations and donor requirements
• Interpret financial information for non-finance staff to ensure program activities and procurement reflect available budget

Responsible for financial aspects:

• Identify potential shortfalls in funding and alert Director of Finance and managers as appropriate
• Prepare budgets for new proposals

Supervise accurate accounting and reporting:

• Monitor account payables/receivables and provide monthly feedback
• Ensure submission of accurate and timely monthly finance reports to headquarters
• Supervise country office cash management, maintenance of optimal bank balance, bank reconciliation, monitoring currency gain/loss, and draft correspondence with bank
• Supervise the production of accurate and timely donor financial reports and maintain correspondence with donors and HQ on financial matters
• Review and provide input for all kind of contracts, initiate and fulfill payments, and assume responsibility for creditors and debtors
• Ensure compliance with Statutory matters like VAT
• Ensure a smooth functioning and efficient Finance Department
• Be familiar with HR tasks to review contracts and payroll

Competencies and Skill:

• 5+ years working for an international NGO
• Experience with budgeting, grants management and reporting to International Donors
• Capacity to negotiate with partners and to make decisions affecting those partnerships
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively to work with a diverse team, with attention to mentorship and professional development of staff;
• Experience in relevant region;
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills and be able to establish and maintain good relationships with colleagues and partners
• Advanced skills in MS Office.
• Lebanese Nationality