Management Controller

CONTEXT Semeurs d'Avenir (SDA) is a Lebanese non-profit association implementing development projects in the field of vocational training and to support small businesses. Its goal is to implement social, educational, economic and cultural projects which contribute to people development by supporting their intellectual and material needs. The Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD) is a French non-profit organisation created in 1988 whose mission has been officially recognized of public interest objective. IECD supports development projects in partnership with local organizations. Education, vocational training, support of small businesses, healthcare are its core actions. IECD has been operating in Middle-East since 1994 and has opened a regional office in Lebanon since 2007. A team of about thirty people is now leading 15 projects all over the Middle East. In order to monitor the projects of the two associations, Semeurs d’Avenir is looking for a management controller. MISSION 1/ Financial control  - Monitor the financial execution of projects of SDA and IECD and report to the financial controller of IECD Paris - Review the quarterly financial information of the IECD projects in the Middle-East - Assist the projects coordinators to monitor audits - Provide monitoring tools for the activity of SDA and IECD - Analyze and follow-up the overhead expenses of the two associations and ensure the respect of the budget  2/ Accounting control - Accounting supervision of IECD and Semeurs d’Avenir - Work with the chief accountant of IECD Paris to improve procedures and accounting practices  3/ Legal framework   - Carry out and consolidate the legal compliance of IECD and Semeurs d’Avenir. - Coordinate the work of external services providers (lawyers and chartered accountants) who help ensure the legal compliance of IECD and Semeurs d’Avenir - Follow-up the legal disputes with the external services providers (lawyers and chartered accountants) - Oversee the regular declarations to the Lebanese administrations (ministry of social affairs, CNSS and ministry of finance) 4/ Internal auditing - Collaborate with IECD Paris to implement and adapt the guide to procedures for the projects coordinators. Set up the appropriate communication to allow the IECD staff to understand and appropriate the procedures - Regularly assess the practices to ensure the compliance with the guide to procedures - Ensure the legal data management of IECD  5/ Human resources - Work in collaboration with the human resources department of IECD Paris : inventory of staff members, staff accounting and tracking of the staff situation - Oversee and control the monthly salary payments (local and expatriates), the advances, the contracts, the days off   PROFILE Skills  - Autonomy and initiative - Good knowledge in accounting and analytics - Mastering Excel is a must – mastering the accounting software SAGE is an additional asset   Qualities  Meticulous, organized and reactive, the applicant (w/m) must have strong interpersonal and adaptation skills. Able to network, he/ she must have managerial skills as well.