Job Purpose:

The Financial Controller is responsible for accounting, reconciliation and reporting functions in Lebanon, with a strong involvement in planning and controls.

Job Description:

- Ensure that proper books and records are kept and comply with generally accepted accounting principles and that overall policies are followed, with key focus on:

* Daily GDI reconciliations.
* Monthly trial balance reconciliation.
* Monthly inter-office reconciliation.
* Quarterly balance sheet reconciliations and certifications.
* Monthly accruals analysis and reporting for key expenses.
* Product accounting and user acceptance testing.

- Monthly analysis of operating expenses by cost centre and prepare periodic reports for the Management review.
- Play key involvement in the monthly and quarterly closing process.
- Coordinate activities of external auditors, participate in resolving all audit issues, ensure all compliance issues are met, and participate in the preparation of the annual financial statements and regulatory returns in accordance with local and other required supplementary schedules and information.
- Coordinate with teams and local regulators for periodic regulatory submissions.
- Prepare monthly P/L actual analysis in coordination with FP&A, Controllers and CFO.
- Maintain records in Assets Management Module for fixed assets.
- Constant improvement in processes and systems. Where weaknesses have been identified, liaise with manager to ensure that proper plans and actions are put in place to resolve matters timeously. To suggest and implement necessary improvements.
- Carry any new assignment added if any.

Education, Experience and Qualifications:

- Degree in Finance or equivalent.
- Professional accounting qualification such as CA, CPA, CMA or ACCA will be preferred.
- Fluency in English and Arabic. French is a plus.
- PC literate.
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel).
- Knowledge of accounting system (Oracle, PeopleSoft) and administration systems (LifeLines, Compas) (desirable).
- 5+ years of accounting experience and management experience with the day-to-day financial and accounting business operations.