Overview
This position provides financial support to SCI programs in Lebanon, ensuring accurate financial information and assisting budget holders in managing their budgets. It involves generating financial reports, reviewing partner documentation, facilitating payments, and assisting in budget proposals and financial planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate and issue monthly consolidated Budget vs Actuals (BVA) for all active awards.
- Create new BVAs for new awards, including loading the Source of Funds (SoF) budget into the accounting system and assigning budget holders.
- Review the SCI general Ledger and ensure expenses comply with SCI and donors' requirements.
- Assist the Finance Coordinator on preparing donor financial reporting.
- Review the support costs and ensure expenses are reported under the correct activity codes.
- Ensure shared costs (CAM) are accurately posted and conduct reclassification when required.
- Review and verify expenditures and financial reports from partner organizations.
- Verify partner prefinancing account reconciliations and proper closure.
- Populate the Sub-Award Tracker (SAT) financial reporting for Head Officer partners.
- Conduct partnership assessments to identify new partners for Head Office.
- Review and approve Area Offices' partner payments.
- Assist the Finance Coordinator with Budget revisions and amendments.
- Work closely with Area Offices to update the budget with the most up-to-date forecast.
- Support Area offices to complete SOF loaders for the Master budget exercise.
- Review and update the staffing gap analysis as required.
- Prepare monthly salary allocations and respond to related enquiries.
- Attend monthly Area Award Review Meetings.
- Attend award kick-off and close-out meetings.
Required Experience
- At least 2 years of finance-related work experience in an NGO.
- Prior experience with donors’ requirements.
Qualifications
Bachelor Degree in Accounting, finance or business management
