Job Description
“Financial Expert with ERP
Customisation experience”
Local or International
Short-Term Expert (LSTE or ISTE)
Job outline: The Financial Expert is to assist the CDR divisions in upgrading the new
Chart of Accounts, defining the contents and formats of all reporting documents
and preparing the customisation file for the future ERP. The Expert shall have extensive accounting software (ERP) customisation
experience.
Reporting to: The MSC-CDR Team Leader
Counterpart: The MSC-CDR Team, the
CDR IT department and the Accounting and Funding divisions
Duration
of the assignment and Time Table:
·
Three
man-months
·
Starting
in March 2003
Main duties
a)
Review
the new CoA designed by E&Y for CDR and adapt it to ERP philosophy
b)
Detail
the aspects related to the funding subsidiary ledger together with the final
users of Finance and Funding divisions
c)
Analyse
migration from cash basis to accrual basis
d)
Define
related changes in accounting schemes
e)
Analyse
and define the Accounts Payable related processes
f)
Analyse
and define the processes related to the funding activities and their linkage to
the accounting/financial system
g)
Define
budget organisation, budget sheets and budget classification
h)
Study
and define all reporting documents
i)
Prepare
the customisation file for the GL and AP modules of the future ERP
j)
Give
recommendations on the migration between the old and the new accounting
application
Duties
and outputs will be refined by technical notes before and during the
assignment.
Working
conditions and Outputs
- Close liaison with the Finance and Funding divisions, manager of
IT overhaul project, IT department and representatives of users
- Liaison with other experts of the IPP / MSC-CDR project team
- Hosted by MSC-CDR
- Outputs:
Adapted
CoA to ERP philosophy
Budget
definition and breakdown
Accounting
schemes
GL
and AP customisation files
Recommendations
on the migration from the old to the new accounting application
Background
and qualifications required
Education:
- A university degree in economics, preferably an MBA or a chartered
accountant
Professional
Experience :
- At least 5 years post-graduate experience in accounting/financial
computerised systems
- A record of at least 3 years experience directly related to customisation
of ERP software (accounting, payroll… softwares)
- Experience in Lebanese and International accounting standards
- Excellent interpersonal, management and communication skills
Language
skills :
- Proficiency in written and spoken English and Arabic with working
knowledge of French
Citizenship
·
Lebanese
or European citizenship is required