Grants Analyst

The Grants Analyst vacancy at Lebanese American University is based mainly at the Beirut campus, with the occasional trip to the Byblos campus when needed. Within the Finance Grants & Contracts Office, the analyst oversees the financial side of sponsored projects and grants, keeping it accurate, timely and in line with donor requirements and university policy.

Grants analyst job details in Beirut

The post reports to the Director of Finance, Grants & Contracts and is described as a central role in the office. Alongside the daily work, the analyst helps the Director keep financial controls effective, catch compliance and financial risks, and get grant issues resolved on time, and also covers for other office staff when needed. The working week runs from Monday to Friday, though the university expects flexibility: extra hours, weekends or holidays may occasionally be required when operations or time-critical work call for it.

Responsibilities

• Processes journal vouchers and adjustments on grant accounts, checks that costs charged to each award are eligible and properly documented, and approves selected transactions
• Reviews how direct and indirect costs, overhead rates and other charges are applied, and confirms that spending follows donor requirements, award terms, university policy, approved budgets and the applicable accounting standards
• Tracks each grant’s spending against budget through variance and trend analyses, and takes any budget, compliance, eligibility or implementation risk to the Director
• Compiles the monthly grants reports and prepares or reviews the financial reports and schedules that donors and internal management require periodically
• Writes the reports on internally funded financial activity at the university’s centers and academic institutes, plus any management reports and analyses the Director requests
• Works with grant owners, program teams, Procurement, HR, Accounts Payable and other finance units to settle financial and compliance questions, and supplies the finance input for proposals, budgets and revisions, and for modifications to grants
• Supports grant closeout by reconciling accounts, reviewing commitments, confirming final expenditures and preparing the final financial reports
• Provides supporting documents promptly when an internal or external audit, a donor review or a financial monitoring exercise takes place, and keeps records orderly enough to leave a clear audit trail

Requirements

• Progressively responsible experience of at least 4 years in sponsored programs, donor-funded projects or grants financial management
• Advanced communication skills in both English and Arabic
• Strong grasp of internal controls and financial analysis, along with accounting standards and donor compliance requirements
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, advanced Excel and data analysis, and Oracle E-Business Suite, plus the ability to use ERP systems
• Analytical mindset and problem-solving ability, and an excellent eye for detail
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to balance competing priorities and due dates
• Of legal age and legally entitled to live and work in Lebanon under Lebanese law

Preferred qualifications

• Degree specialization in Finance, Accounting or Audit

How to apply

Applicants email their CV, together with a letter of interest describing their relevant experience, to the email address below, with the job title, Grants Analyst, in the subject line. The CV should give the exact month and year for every entry in the professional experience and education sections; late applications are not accepted, and only shortlisted candidates are notified. The opening first appeared on the university’s staff employment page.