Responsible for financial audits, reconciling bank statements, and ensuring financial records are accurate throughout the year
Responsible for daily bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivables, payroll, assistance with end-of-month close, grant reporting, audit preparation, and other related duties as assigned.
Preparation of financial forecasts, and annual budgets.
Preparation of of periodic financial reports; ensures that the reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or financial reporting standards.
Producing accurate financial reports and information.
Developing cash flow statements.
Projecting profit.
Making financial forecasts.
Budgeting.
Overseeing internal controls
Developing financial strategies
Conduction feasibility studies
Manage the monthly financial close process, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded, reviewing journal entries, account balance reconciliations and report preparation
Participate in the ongoing development/establishment of accounting policies and procedures and operational strategies including the review and implementation of process and system changes.
Participate in strategic financial projects including upgrades/phase-two implementation of ERP software
Ensure compliance with internal control policies
Collaborate with external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance
Interacts at all levels and with budget owners or other stakeholders to produce timely, efficient and accurate month-end close and all internal management and financial reporting through annual report
Responsible for hierarchy and scalability in chart of accounts and accuracy in the general ledger and financial statements and has ultimate authority over classification and booking of all transactions
Analyze the effect of statutory accounting practices and studies regulations and guidance to ensure correct application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Make recommendations for changes as needed and ensure that company policies and procedures are followed and establishes the proper techniques to discover and prevent fraud
Prepare detailed journal entries and account analyses
Assist with compilation of information for preparation of tax returns
Work with Audit, Tax to ensure overall coordination of all financial accounting activities through annual report
Prepare summary feedback of financial statements variances to budget
Actively review and advise on financial/accounting processes
Min BA in Finance from a highly reputable university.
MBA, CFA Or other related certifications is a PLUS.
Candidate to be based in Lebanon and overlook, UAE, Lebanon, Cyprus, Iraq operations
Minimum 5 to 7 year experience preferably in the insurance/reinsurance field.
Able to travel to GCC countries.
Able to lead the Finance Department across the region.
