Lebanon: Country Finance Volunteer – Beirut At ACTED

Volunteering | 6 months | ASAP

ACTED

Created in 1993, ACTED is an international non-governmental organization pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in 40 of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries affected by conflicts, disasters or socio-economic hardship. With a team of 7,000 national staff and 400 international staff, ACTED implements 500 projects a year to support more than 20 million beneficiaries, notably in hard-to-reach areas.

ACTED goes to the last mile through programs and approaches that look beyond the immediate emergency towards opportunities for longer term livelihood reconstruction and sustainable development. Guided by the motto “Think Local, Act Global” and its 3Zero –Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, and Zero Poverty – strategy, ACTED puts local territories at the centre and provides a tailored support to local needs.

ACTED Lebanon

ACTED has been present in Lebanon since 2006, with a coordination office in the capital Beirut and an operational base in Akkar. In response to the Syrian crisis, ACTED Lebanon delivers support to refugee and host communities, responding simultaneously to emergency and development needs through a community-driven approach. The NGO also implements projects to rehabilitate infrastructure and territories, and supports civil society and micro-enterprises in the health, education and environment sectors.

You will be in charge of

1.Contribute to ACTED Compliance and Accountability

Provide support to the Finance Officer on controlling the compliance of the ACTED documentation by checking the accuracy, exhaustiveness and consistency of the information contained in these documents in line with ACTED and donors’ procedures for both capital and field expenses (scope to be determined by the CFM/CD); and provide discrepancies’ consolidated reports to the Country Finance Manager.
Support the Finance Officer in checking partners’ financial transactions and ensure correct allocations to respective budget lines through a check list; upon request, travel to the field and physically conduct a random sample of partners’ vouchers and ensure the financial transactions meet donor requirements
Suggest update and improvement of ACTED’s procedures in link with the CFM;
Support to external audits preparation.

2.Control of Monthly Internal Reporting tools

Accounting (PRATIC) review – between the 10th and the 15th

Check that :

the financial flows are lettered on a monthly basis in SAGA
flows cross-countries (including HQ) are well cross-referenced before local salaries payments
the Monthly InforEuro exchange rate table with the exchange rates entered in SAGA

Finance TITANIC review – between the 10th and the 15th

Crosscheck SAGA and Allocation Tables: in case of discrepancies, send a list of corrections to be validated by the CFM for the Finance Officer to correct data in SAGA or Allocation Tables;
Crosscheck the Allocation Tables and the monthly forecasts in the Budget Follow Ups (BFUs): in case of discrepancies, send a list of corrections to be validated by the CFM for the Finance Officer;
Crosscheck the consistency of data between SAGA, BFUs, CFU and DFU;
Crosscheck the Red Cell Game with the physical vouchers received at Country Office Level;
Crosscheck the Cofounding Follow-Up is in line with the BFUs (including a cofounding section);
Review the monthly ATROCE: general information, template, projects data, amounts reported and instalments received (both at field and HQ level)
Fill the TITANIC follow-up

Cost Control – between the 10th and the 15th

Detect possible variances on the Monthly Running Cost Follow-Up and inform CFM accordingly (through a memo);
Upon request of the CFM, conduct market surveys;
Prepare a monthly Finance Control Report

HR TITANIC – between the 25th and the 30th

Cross-check the consistency of the analytical allocation between the Allocation Tables, the Staff Data base and the HR TITANIC.

3.Provide support to the daily tasks:

Preparation of Budgets
Draft of Financial Sheets
Preparation of Financial Reports
Midyear and Annual Accounting Closure
Archiving

Expected skills and qualifications

Msc in Finance, Audit, Business Management, Economics or equivalent
Finance and accounting skills required
Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel (mastering of the main database management formulas)
Ability to undertake responsibilities and to manage stress efficiently
Excellent communication skills, including advanced written and oral English
Proficient in Microsoft Office