Operations and Finance Officer At Kiron Open Higher Education gGmbH

Your opportunities and responsibilities at Kiron:

• Support the day-to-day operations of our Lebanon Office and act as our operations person, ensuring compliance with local regulations for non-profit organizations.
• Be responsible for accounts payable and banking: Administer payments and bank transactions, oversee reimbursement processes and update the ongoing general ledger.
• Prepare monthly payroll in Lebanon in collaboration when necessary with our headquarters in Germany: Plan for taxes and social security according to Lebanese laws.
• Lead in project controlling and budget monitoring through close monitoring and reporting of Lebanon-related project spending, and plan ahead of time budgets and office needs.
• Be responsible for documentation and filing: Maintain accounting and personnel-related documentation in an orderly and systematic fashion (both digitally and physically).
• Support the recruitment of new employees and interns, prepare their contracts, and lead their onboarding.
• Support the logistics of the office.
• Support the fundraising efforts with the revision of the budgets and the HR planning.

Your set of skills:

• You have between 2-5 years of experience in the field of finance and have finalized a professional diploma or master’s degree.
• You are familiar with standard processes in financial and HR management in Lebanon.
• You are an organized and detail-oriented self-starter and able to work independently.
• You are fluent in Arabic and business English and are proficient with the G-Suite and Microsoft Office Package, in particular Microsoft Excel.
• You share the vision of free education worldwide for refugees and underserved communities.