Finance Officer, Lebanon

World Learning has an immediate vacancy for a Beirut-based Finance Officer for the USAID-funded D-RASATI II education project in Lebanon. Duration: 4 months. This position is for a Lebanese national or a resident of Lebanon. Please transmit CV and cover letter (in English) with the post title on the subject line explaining why you are best qualified for this position, and three references with contact information. No telephone enquiries please. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and qualified candidates must apply as soon as possible. Thank you. Background: This position will support a project aimed at training English teachers, developing extra-curricular activities, providing schools with ICT equipment and training, and school leadership development in order to enhance student achievement in public schools. Primary Responsibilities: Report to and work with the Finance Manager to support her/him in assigned duties and specifically those tasks that relate to financial planning, management and reporting. Establish and maintain financial management and accounting control systems for training expenditures by development objective. Provide and/or arrange financial analysis services related to institutional diagnoses, training planning and evaluation. Prepare pipeline analysis of the project for USAID/Lebanon Coordinate with USAID/Lebanon's Office of Financial Management, as appropriate, regarding the management of U.S. dollars and local currencies. Maintain grant management procedures and manage internal control process, procurement, audit and other administrative functions Prepare Close Out Process   Required Qualifications: BA degree in accounting or financial management with 3 years of progressive experience, Experience with public or private sector management, financial analysis, cost accounting. Relevant experience in developing countries. Demonstrated capacity to support a complex financial management or general ledger system. Demonstrated capacity to manage the financial and administration management functions within the broadened results-oriented programming. Have experience in Close out Experience with Account software-QuickBook  Fluency in English, both verbal and written as well as fluency in Arabic is required.  Knowledge of French preferred.