Finance And Admin Officer (Maternity Leave Replacement)

We are looking for highly qualified individual to replace our current Finance and Admin Officer going on Maternity Leave with a mind set to achieve success in a humanitarian organization working in a challenging but interesting environment. Who are we?The Danish Refugee Council has worked in Lebanon since September 2004, and the programs have followed the country’s needs and progress. The main focus of today’s efforts in Lebanon is to help the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, who have fled across the border to find protection from the conflict in their homeland. DRC is simultaneously maintaining the efforts toward the vulnerable groups of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. For further information about DRC, please refer to our website: www.drc.dk About the jobCoordinate the Finance Assistants and verify compliance of payment vouchers with monthly expenses.Monthly Financial prevision and report to Beirut for financial issues in collaboration with the Operations Manager. Ensures that all the recruitment of National staff lives up to DRC procedures and keeps all staff records up to date. Facilitates the adherence of procedures relating to entry and exit of staff and visitors. Duties• Verifying application of DRC buying procedures for Zahle office’s payments;• Responsible for the monthly financial prevision and assure sufficient funds to be transferred from• Bank and payments-to cashbook reconciliation;• Under the supervisions of the OM, responsible of the recruitment of National staff in DRC Bekaa, in coordination with other departments and HR Beirut.• Ensure that all recruitment is done  per the DRC’s HR Policy and procedures• Ensuring data of newly recruited staff is properly recorded on both the staff list and HR software with Finance and Admin Assistants. About youTo be successful in this role you must have:a) Essential qualifications: • University degree in Accounting, Business, finance or related area; b) Essential experience:• Fluency in written and spoken English;• Good computer skills (Word, Excel);• An appreciation of Lebanese labor laws / regulations• Minimum of 2-3 years' relevant working experience. We offerAn interesting job in one of the world’s best NGOs. DRC will offer the successful applicant a 6 months contract, (Due to Maternity Leave). You must be willing and able to work in Zahle Bekaa. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National staff. Basic Salary: 1561 USD CommitmentsDRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html). Application processInterested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.dk and find Current Vacancies. All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees. Deadline for applications is the 30th of June 2015. Due to the emergency of the position, DRC reserves the right to hire a candidate prior to the end date of the advertisement.