Finance Assistant: To Support British Council Finance Operations In Lebanon

Purpose of job:  To support British Council Finance operations in Lebanon Context and environment: (e.g. dept description, region description, organogram) The Finance Team comprises of one Finance Manager & two Finance Assistants who hold overall finance related tasks and co-ordinate necessary action with the Hub team and finance colleagues within MENA region  Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties: (including people management and finance) Assist in the delivery of finance and accounting services to the British Council operation in Lebanon Local income standards are met: Collect cash/cheque/credit cards from staff on daily basis; check online and prepare bank slips for approval from line manager before bank trip. Preparation of money for banking and going on bank trips Reconcile income between bank slips and system and then post Providing change and float during registration at all times  Use Cash Journal for income where there is no customer record on SAP. Daily bank Credit Card reconciliations Check cash desk control account, investigate variances & assist in resolving system issues when needed   Cash and cheque handling processes are met:   Assist in preparing cheques, signatures and contacting vendors for cheque collection Check, verify and post staff and customer refunds.       Sales standards are met:   Record sales income collected against customers, using the Cash Desk function Provide Assistant Registrar with copies of receipts and cheques received from corporate clients       Payroll, NSSF and Tax processes are met   7.5% and 2.25% WHT Tax: To verify invoices and check against orders and payment runs. Go through GL reconciliations on a monthly basis, and assist with the yearly Tax submissions Checking of monthly parked salaries and posting it Assist in preparing staff payments Assist in the preparation of end of year tax reports for government yearly declarations (R5 & R6) Assist in the preparation of Monthly NSSF reports Assist in the preparation of Quarterly income tax documents. Assist in the preparations of R4 forms and in the audit process.       Duties for Syria office   Check received cash flow. Arranging for remittance to be collected Preparing and Processing all cheques and transfer letters Sending documents to Damascus office Keeping files and records Entering off-system payments, journals on SAP Following up with payments Checking salaries, income tax, Social Security and bonus payments Response to any query from vendors and suppliers in Syria Keeping Syrian cheque log updated Keeping accountable stationery & stamps Any other task required       General Accounting:   Park Standard Journals Post Standard Journals   Monitor and follow up on bank declarations.   Deal with customer enquiries   Answer customers’ inquiries, ensuring customer satisfaction, within 4 working days.  Answer/follow up with Finance Manager enquiries (FCCF reports and general audit functions)       Key relationships: (include internal and external)   All units within operation Hub team Vendors and customers   Other important features or requirements of the job (e.g. travel, unsocial/evening hours, restrictions on employment etc) ·         Occasional unsocial hours and travel Cross training and job swapping with the other Finance Assistant role is required, this position is required to cover for the Finance Assistant role while is away.