Accountant

This position is no longer open.

 The Business Office in Beirut is currently searching for an Accountant in the Payroll Section.

Basic Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Handle all file activities related to benefits (Mainly Schooling, travel expense and insurance…)
• Data entry to oracle.
• Responsible for maintaining schooling schedules and their reconciliation with Human Resources.
• Responsible for all travel expense invoices related matter (Following up with travel agents and keeping all related records in order to prepare final travel expense report).
• Responsible for preparing, analyzing and executing travel expense reports.
• Responsible for preparing periodic payable account analysis.
• Provide functional backup to the payroll officer responsible for maintaining appropriate backups and supporting documents relating to some specific element that constitutes the payroll.
• Backup payroll intermediate accountant with part-time payroll cycles.

Job Requirements:

• University Degree in Business.
• 1 to 3 years related experience and/or training especially in benefit and payroll related functions.
• Good command of English & Arabic
• Knowledge in the use of oracle financials and HRMS is a plus.
• Proficiency in the use of basic functional applications i.e Microsoft products.
• Knowledge of payroll environment is a plus.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Finally and most important, discretion, privacy, integrity, credibility and high standard of professional conduct.

CVs should be emailed to beirut.hire@lau.edu.lb, specifying the job title in the subject line.

Closing date for applications is Thursday January 8, 2015.

No applications will be accepted after this date, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Lebanese American University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity