Junior Financial Specialist - SUFA

Salary band:

3

Junior Financial Specialist

Junior Professional

3A

Job Profile

1. Required qualifications, competences, and experience

Formal Education

• University Degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance

Professional Experience

• at least 3 year experience in a similar role
• in-depth understanding of finance and accounting principles

Other knowledge, additional competences

• Arabic native speaker, very good knowledge of English language
• good working knowledge of ITC technologies and related software (e.g., Outlook, internet applications) etc.  and computer applications (e.g., MS Office, Excel, Power Point)
• ability to work autonomously and attention to detail, while keeping the overall framework in mind
• strong team player: very good interpersonal skills, sound ability to work with a multi-cultural team
• well organized, solution-oriented, fast learner, pro-active, reliable, and innovative

2. Responsibilities & Tasks

The position holder is responsible for:

• bookkeeping of all vouchers related to project “Sustainable Facility Management at Public Schools” (SUFA)and maintaining the USD and LBP project journals and monitoring bank transactions
• monitoring cash box and safe content
• assisting in the preparation of payments
• carrying out daily and monthly accounting procedures
• preparing vouchers and files for the month end closing
• verifying vouchers in line with GIZ standard procedures and systems/programs and in accordance with the signed authorization agreements

• ensuring good communication and flow of information within the programmes and with GIY Country Office Beirut
• ensuring systematic filing of Finance related documents in line with GIZ filing rules and regulations
• coordinating closely with the Finance Officer on all finance/admin related matters
• assisting in and/or carrying out other tasks at the request of the Finance Officer and/or AV
• regularly checking the changes in GIZ rules (P+R) in relation to field of work
• reporting all problems involving finance and regulations to the Finance Officer
• treating information confidentially

Project Description

The project “Sustainable Facility Management in Public Schools in Lebanon” (SUFA) is supporting the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) in managing their facilities in a more efficient and eco-friendly way. SUFA aims at ensuring a healthy and safe environment for the children, reducing the schools’ environmental footprint and operating costs, promoting the concept of Green Schools, and strengthening the digital capacities of schools in Lebanon. The project combines technical improvements of school campuses, introduction of (facility-) management tools, support in digital learning, and awareness on healthy and environmental areas.

The SUFA project has the following four outputs:

• Output 1: Facility Management
• Output 2: Green Schools
• Output 3: Strengthening digital capacities