Accounting Officer - Generic Position

The accounts Officer has the responsibility of ensuring accurate documentation before proceeding of 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 accounts manager in all yearly closures of accounts.

This position will be located in Beirut, with many movements between the office and the suppliers. More than that, frequent visits to the field will be required. Working areas include but are not limited to Beirut, Mount Lebanon & North Lebanon

Experience: 

Minimum 3 years in a similar position - NGO Experience required.

Competencies:

• Excellence
• Integrity
• Respect
• Diversity
• Pro-Active Problem Solving
• Stress Tolerance
• Customer Focus
• Strong accounting and finance knowledge
• Analytical skills,
• Attention to detail, ability to work effectively under time pressure
• Team player, and proactive individual with ability to offer structured guidance,
• Ability to ensure set and follow priorities
• Proven experience of training of non-finance staff,

Proficiency in Excel and financial software packages

Detailed 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 daily cash count.
• Preparing Monthly Bank Reconciliation.
• Preparing Transfer request for payments from HQ.
• Following-up with the bank for any needed requirement.

Responsibility #2: Accounting Procedure and Financial Management

• Following-up with Payable & receivable accounts on monthly basis.
• Prepare all transaction needed on Saga.
• Prepare Payroll transactions on monthly basis.
• Work with audits & prepare all documentation needed.
• Coordinate with Grants department for any donor requirement.
• Assist other departments with needed support, especially with CARE internal controls.
• Ensure that all allocations on projects are accurate, and eligible based on donor’s requirement.

Responsibility #3: Documentation and filing:

• Follow-up with outstanding cheques on monthly basis.
• Manage finance Pack & files, and ensure all documents filled, scanned & on server.
• Ensure that all payments are completed without any missing.
• Link transactions with scanned documents on server.
• Submit all needed documents to grants department once needed.

Responsibility #4: Support with Monthly closing:

• Support the accounts 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.