Chief Accountant/Financial Controller - Jubaili and Co. - Lebanon

Planning and Development
- Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting and collection procedures, and investment activities, and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, and other financial control functions
- Identify new tools to better control costs and initiate cost reduction programs
- Establish feasibility studies of various investment opportunities
- Direct and oversee the financial management of the company by facilitating the implementation of the business plan and the achievement of business objectives through a strong but sustainable growth in revenues and profits.
- Establish and maintain overall Financial Policies and Fiscal Management of the company.
- Maintain control over production costs to ensure minimum variations between actual and standard cost.
- Propose the department's strategy and oversee its implementation as approved by Management.
- Re-organize the complete procurement and inventory system, processes & controls and introduce internal auditing policies and procedures.
- Cost cutting related to bank charges, bank interest, tax saving, foreign currency exchange savings
- Manage proper debt portfolio (Overdrafts, BDL Loans).
- Provide leadership and coordination of company financial planning, debt financing, and budget management functions.

Financial Management
- Responsible for all financial and accounting functions
- Ensure company accounting procedures conform to generally accepted accounting principles.
- Control daily & monthly accounting transactions including accounts payables and receivables, petty cash, cash operations (Reconciliation bills & receipt with cash income), cash management & capital expenditures
- Plan and oversee work progress of employees under his supervision .
- Ensure the effective and efficient day-to-day management of the company’s financial operations.
- Oversee the issuance of credit, determining credit ceilings, and monitoring the collections of past-due accounts.
- Approve payments as per authority matrix and monitor the effectiveness of the closing process.
- Evaluate the financial condition of the company by preparing, analyzing and interpreting financial reports such as, balance sheet, profit or loss account, Income Statement, Risk & Variance Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, Cost Analysis & Cost Control
- Prepare monthly and quarterly provision for payments.
- Study external auditor's reports, analyze & interpret.
- Establish monthly income statement
- Handle NSSF, wages taxation, Vat & declaration Reports of Ministry of Finance.
- Check statement of each client to make sure if payments conform
- Control over fixed assets acquisitions, depreciation schedule and disposal
- Coordinate with the production manager to ensure the proper usage of the raw material
- Coordinate with the purchasing department for introducing any new supplier.
- Supervise fuel cards renewal and insurance
- Control all the transactions related to stock (in & Out transactions, transfers)
- Check weekly payable versus receivable
- Responsible for checking and reconciliation of bank statement of accounts
- Handle all bank relations including L/C & L/G transfers and salaries payment.
- Check all accounts and fix them at the end of each year
- Settle and resolve all pending balances for local & foreign suppliers
- Sustain regular contacts, meetings, presentation, and relations with banks and financial institutions
- Oversee the process of clearing containers and documents with FGW

Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Accounting/ Finance or equivalent business experience
- Master degree is a plus
- Certification as Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant is a plus
- 3 years of experience as a Finance Manager
- Knowledgeable in NSSF & Lebanese Ministry of Finance regulations
- Outstanding knowledge of electronic spreadsheets.
- Commercial awareness
- Excellent communication skills are essential, particularly in regard to presenting the results of analyses to management.
- Initiative
- Team Leader
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical and numerical abilities are crucial

info@jubaili.com