Job Summary:
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) is seeking a detail-oriented Finance Officer with a strong focus on finance and administrative support. The ideal candidate will be responsible for cash reconciliation, bookkeeping, financial documentation, and general admin tasks. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to ensure compliance with RLS financial guidelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform regular cash reconciliations to ensure physical cash balances match cashbook records.
- Send an updated cash position report to the Finance Manager on a weekly basis.
- Conduct cash counts alongside the Finance Manager.
- Monitor staff advances, ensuring timely follow-up and reconciliation.
- Review cash payment and relevant supporting documents.
- Collect and verify supporting documents for expenses, purchases, and field payments.
- Perform daily bookkeeping by recording vouchers in the accounting software and the cashbook.
- Ensure all cashboxes are closed in the accounting software at the end of each month.
- Upload and file all posted receipts, ensuring proper documentation and necessary signatures.
- Guarantee compliance with RLS financial guidelines and procedures.
- Perform general admin tasks, including photocopying, scanning, and filing documents.
Intervention Sectors
Human Rights & Protection
Women Status & Issues
Location
- Lebanon
- Beirut
Application Deadline
Organisation
Salary Range
1200 to 1500 (USD)
Contract Type
Part Time
Application Submission Guidelines
Qualifications & Skills
- Degree or diploma in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 2-3 years of experience in a finance or administrative role, preferably in an NGO
- Strong knowledge of financial processes, cash reconciliation, and bookkeeping.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and accounting software.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
- Identification with the overall values of RLS and leftist ideology.
Vacancy Conditions:
- Type of contract: Local Lebanese consultancy contract until the end of 2025 with the possibility of extension based on performance.
- Working hours: Part time (25 hours/week)
- Location: Beirut.
- Starting date: 1st of June 2025.
Applicants are requested to send their English CV and motivation letter no later than 15th of May 2025 to info.beirut@rosalux.org with the subject line: Finance Officer Beirut. The job interviews will take place in the following week.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
This position offers an opportunity to contribute to impactful initiatives in a dynamic and collaborative environment. The selected candidate will play a vital role in advancing RLS’s mission and projects in the region.
Women and queer gender identities are encouraged to apply.
Requires a Cover Letter?
Yes
Experience Requirements
2 to 3 years
Education Degree
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details
Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
None
Hide guidelines for wrong answers
No