Accountant - Delegation of the Qatar Red Crescent Society in Lebanon

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Perform daily financial transactions
• Perform projects’ balance reconciliation with MOU# so as not to exceed the specified budget
• Conduct partner reconciliation (financial reports, statement of account cash receipts, delivery of invoices)
• Conduct supplier reconciliation (balances, payments, invoices)
• Reconcile bank statements
• Review monthly financial tracking tool for each project to ensure budget control and management
• Responsible for proper archiving of financial documents
• Reconcile all project balance sheet accounts every month
• Keeping account books and systems up to date
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Assist in producing field income and expenditure analysis and schedules for annual, quarterly and monthly reports
• Undertake financial reviews of field financial reports, follow-up on queries and actively engage with programme and field staff to explore potential issues
• Responsible for the maintenance of the finance information/data
• Assist with the preparation of agreements, review of reports and programme budgets
• Assist with programme costing and financial monitoring of matching income and expenditure
• Work and apply best-accepted accounting practices, develop and progress in accounting techniques

Function Specific Experience

• Experience of producing financial and management information
• Knowledge of financial software such Quick book
• Good understanding of accounting and reporting
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, specifically MS Word and Excel
• High degree of communication skills

Industry Related Experience

• Previous experience in working with NGOs
• Previous experience as an LRC volunteer is an asset