Accounting Finance Manager – Beirut

IRC is currently searching for a multifaceted Finance Manager to join our team, supporting the Senior Finance Manager in supervising and coordinating various aspects of finance operations. The successful candidate will play a meaningful role in supporting financial decision-making processes and ensuring the smooth functioning of financial activities within the organization.

Major Responsibility:

Financial Systems and Processes:

• Evaluate and enhance financial systems and processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. Implement new accounting software or upgrades, ensuring flawless integration with existing systems and meeting the evolving needs of the organization.
• Provide training and support to finance staff on financial systems and processes, promoting consistent and standardized practices.

Financial Reporting and Compliance Oversight:

• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial documents, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, in compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of internal controls to safeguard organization assets and ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with external auditors and internal focal point within the finance team when it comes to regulatory agencies to facilitate audits and reviews, addressing any findings or recommendations to maintain transparency and integrity in financial reporting.

Controllership:

• The Accounting Finance Manager is responsible for supervising the Finance Accounting team, which reports directly to this position.
• Ensures that all in-country practices align with IRC and donor policies and procedures.
• Ensure in country compliance to financial procedures as designed and communicated by Global and regional directions.
• Closely monitors financial activities on financial performance of the office, issues with internal controls or financial management.
• Contribute to the completion of the Monthly Balance Sheets reconciliation and report to SFM.
• Handles finance department activities and schedules to meet the financial closing requirements and timelines specified by headquarters.
• Ensures in-country internal control reviews of operations are regularly undertaken.
• Lead on account payable, receivable, general ledger modules in ERP software of IRC and liaison within the finance team members.
• Support SFM to liaison with IRC HQ on all finance, accounting, treasury, account payable, and cash & bank management.
• Maintain an organized filling system within the finance department.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Treasury

• Supervises all country program bank relations and bank account activities including negotiation of fees, interest and currency exchange rates.
• Support SFM over the review and approval of all monthly bank account and cash reconciliations.
• Maintains on current basis accurate forecasts of cash requirements for meeting future spending, including commitments which obligate IRC to future spending including financial reports for management.
• Ensure that appropriate balances are maintained to facilitate grant implementation and cash held in headquarters in drawn regularly.
• Support SFM in ensuring the development and implementation of a plan to minimize the Country Program’s foreign exchange exposure to currency gains and losses.

Training & Staff Management

• Ensures comprehensive and constructive performance reviews are completed annually of staff reported to this role.
• Develops and implements a training program for staff.

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to: Senior Finance Manager, Accounting.

Position directly supervises: Accounting Unit Department

Other Internal contacts: All finance staff

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Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting, Business Administration, Commerce or Finance. A recognized professional certificate in accounting is an advantage.
• Minimum of three (3) years of managerial experience in the financial area of a non-profit organization or an international commercial organization.
• Experience in working with computerized accounting systems, standard spreadsheet, and database programs (Integra, Dynamics).
• Good leadership and management skills.
• Be able to function effectively in a complex work environment and to set appropriate priorities and deal optimally with challenging priorities and pressure
• Ability to carry out responsibilities with minimal technical support.
• Dedication to the IRC’s mission, purpose, and values.
• Proficiency in English is required.

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