Financial Controller

General Objectives & Tasks :

1- Control, monitor and optimize cash flow and prevent all the operational risks related to these flows:

• Embrace the respect of financial authorities.
• Ensure the monitoring and controlling of cash register, bank reconciliations and respect for financial latitude.
• Carry out unannounced controls of cash-boxes.
• Prepare the consolidated cash-flow statement.
• Prepare a monthly cash-flow forecast and present it to upper management.
• Transmit relevant and accurate data to upper management and concerned managers.
• Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements.
• Ensure the solvency of the association in order to settle the payments to the suppliers and propose a re-negotiation of payment terms, when needed.
• Participate in the development of the financial reporting tools.

2- Optimize the banking portfolios and maintain financial partners’ relationships:

• Optimize currency management (LBP, USD, EUR, etc.).
• Optimize the banking portfolio (choice of banks, negotiation of conditions, etc.).
• Liaise with banking institutions.
• Operate bank transactions.
• Monitor national and international financial and economic fluctuations.

3- Propose and find financing solutions for the association or its units, and carry out feasibility studies necessary for sustainable activities:

• Develop and propose financing solutions (bank loans, etc.).
• Participate in the development of feasibility studies for any new activity or pilot projects of the association, in order to have a mid-term financial vision and ensure sustainability.

4- Handle the Financial Control function within the Finance Department:

• Work on developing a standard operating procedure for the financial control unit and follow up on the necessary tools creation.
• Reviewing existing systems on an on-going basis in order to develop and improve internal controls, in compliance with arcenciel’s policies and procedures.
• Maintaining an effective & efficient system of internal controls which complies with arcenciel’s guidelines, and carry out internal audits when required.
• Preparing, checking and submitting -monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annual and on ad-hoc basis- budgeting reports.
• Follow up on the finalization of the Facturation Interne Project and perform system evaluation reviews to better shape the system’s efficacy.
• Analyze, draft and present financial figures and forecasts in dashboards on ad-hoc requests.

5- Development of the budgeting process:

• Define the budgeting procedures to be applied by non-financial operational staff.
• Collect, analyze and synthesize the budgets of the different units of the organization.
• Issue the budget summary that will be presented to the upper management.
• Integrate budget data into the used software (SAP).

6- Assist in any other duties as assigned by the Finance Manager.

• Ensure the proper operation of indirect cost allocation system.

Position Requirements:

• Relational ease to interact with different types of interlocutors, accountants but also non-financial operational, to collect information.
• Availability and strong working capacity.
• Quick learner and task oriented.
• Demonstrated organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to anticipate and react quickly to economic developments that may have an impact on the association.
• Flexibility to adapt to different sectors.
• Knowledge of Lebanese laws related to finance and accounting.
• Curiosity and critical thinking for the analysis of figures.
• Rigor, organizational skills, respect for deadlines, taste for responsibilities, taste for financial and accounting aspects in general.

Working Schedule: Monday till Friday; from 09:00 am till 05:00 pm.

Contract Type: CDD, 1 year (Renewable).