Finance Support Officer (M / F) at Medecins du Monde (MdM)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Fixed-term Contract (0 - 3 months)
Starting Date: May 10, 2021

Job Description

• Under the supervision of the finance coordinator, you are responsible for the management of the mission budget tool as well as its ownership and adequate use by the different teams.
• You ensure training and capacity building of the finance team, while working closely with the coordination team and the HQ finance manager.

Responsibilities
Your main responsibilities are the following:
Accounting:

• Train and coach finance staff on accounting aspects
• Support the finance and compliance manager and ensure the accounting system/management is accurate and in line with policies
• Support and train finance staff on administrative documents filing and archiving
• Ensure that the digital recording/archiving of the accountancy is implemented

Budget management:

• Ensure accuracy of the budget follow-up and forecast figures and formulas
• Revise and ensure proper financial plan in collaboration with the finance coordinator
• Participate in the 2021 budget revision exercice
• Participate to the monthly project reviews and provide input from budget follow-up and forecast to the field teams
• Support and train teams on monthly budget forecast
• Provide on job training on the use of budget follow-up and forecast to programme and support teams

Team management:

• Contribute to the finance department set-up review and restructuring
• Participate in recruitment processes when requested
• Conduct staff induction and training as per protocols

Communication and reporting:

• Ensure regular meetings with the finance coordinator and the HQ finance manager
• Elaborate financial reports in close collaboration with the programme team and transfer them to the finance coordinator for validation
• Participate in the budget proposal/amendment under the supervision of the finance coordinator.

Requirements

• University Degree in Accounting, Economics or any related field
• Experience of 2 years minimum in a similar position with international NGO Previous experience with MdM an asset
• Experience in multi donors’ budgets and multi-country grants
• Experience in training and capacity-building
• Leadership and supportive management style
• Autonomy
• Taste for challenging living and working conditions
• Reactivity, adaptable, initiative
• Ability to classify and to manage priorities
• Knowledge of pack Office Knowledge of Saga

Languages:

• Fluent English (written and spoken) mandatory.
• French is an asset.

Gross Monthly Salary / Benefits

• 2,575 euros. Premium equal to one month salary paid in two instalments - minimum of 6 months seniority required
• Expatriation bonus (10% gross salary per month)
• Transportation cost, vaccines and visas covered
• Guesthouse housing 22.5 RTT (recovery days) per year
• 5 weeks of paid leaves per year
• Health insurance (60% covered by Modem and 40% by the employee) Insurance (repatriation…)
• Punctual teleworking agreement (40 days/year - minimum of 6 months seniority required).