Regional Finance Controller – Western Africa.
General context of the project
INTERSOS is a humanitarian business enterprise based in 1992, operating at the frontlines of disaster situations. In its international locations of operation, INTERSOS intervenes to help the maximum susceptible populations laid low with conflicts, severe poverty, herbal and artifical screw ups in difficult and hard-to-attain regions, wherein the humanitarian desires remain the finest and wherein the humanitarian presence is regularly weak. In such contexts, INTERSOS specializes in presenting forcibly displaced populations and host groups with life-saving humanitarian assistance, withinside the regions of Protection, Health & Nutrition, in addition to WASH and Shelter.
INTERSOS operations are guided through its Code of Conduct and through the humanitarian concepts of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence. Every intervention is characterised through the centrality of the human being, the precept from which INTERSOS values descend. Specifically, INTERSOS is borderless, impartial, independent, touchy to nearby cultures, conscious of nearby capacity, expert in solidarity, and transparent. INTERSOS additionally adheres to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
General purpose of the position
The Regional Finance Coordinator may be chargeable for the first-rate of the accounting data. S/he’s going to liaise with the Finance Coordinators at Mission stage to confirm and validating their output. Among his/her foremost tasks, the verification of nearby accounting data, the consistency and correctness of donor reporting and different applicable operational tasks. The Region to which the incumbent may be assigned is Western Africa, which presently supervises Nigeria, Niger, Tchad, Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso and the Regional hub in Dakar (Senegal).
Main responsibilities and tasks
Accounting
- Review and take a look at the accounting Journal of every Mission of the Region;
- Ensure accuracy of Regional accounting;
- Review usa workplace receivables and payables balances to make certain suitable and well timed follow-up;
- Proactively put in force the roll-out of the accounting software program approach withinside the applicable Missions;
- Provide the proven accounting records to HQ withinside the due deadlines ;
- Verify (and flag, every time necessary) the right add of key supply documents (contract, amendments, monetary reports, installments) on IMP;
- Guarantee the presence of the usual monetary documents (financial institution statements, financial institution/coins reconciliation, coins counting) referring to the month-to-month accounting closure;
- Ensure Senior Management team of workers is aware about monetary, accounting, and administrative troubles which could effect usa offices` performance.
Donor Reporting
- Review financial reports before submission to the donors;
- Review and finalize closeouts for grants.
Operational tasks
- Temporary replacement (max 30 days) of the vacant function of Finance Coordinators of the assigned Region in case of unavailability of Roving Finance officers;
- Move to the Country workplace for technical induction of latest deployed Finance Coordinators;
Staff Management
- Provide on-going recommendation and consultancy on monetary and accounting troubles to the Finance Coordinators.
- Following the Regional Finance Coordinator`s proposals, making sure non-stop efforts to teach Finance
- Coordinators on accounting and reporting procedures, to growth the overall pleasant of the accounting database throughout the Missions
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
Professional experience
- Minimum of three years of comparable enjoy in accounting associated process with supervisory or managerial role.
- Proven enjoy in monetary reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
- Experience in local positions is a plus
Professional requirements
- Previous use of double-access accounting software
- Proficiency in MS Excel
- Ability to paintings independently and control more than one priorities in a fast moving environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-fixing skills.
- Excellent communique and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to paintings independently and control more than one priorities in a fast moving environment.
- Attitude to ability constructing and steady comments provision.
Languages
- English and French languages are mandatory
Personal requirements
- Committed to INTERSOS principles
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, flexibility
