Financial Controller

 

Financial Controller
 

Objective(s) of the position  

As Financial Controller you will work closely with the Head of Finance, the Finance Department Coordinators, Heads of Departments and Project Managers.  This role reports to the Head of Finance.  

Your duties will include:  

Producing financial (cost) analysis and management information that enables senior  management to make informed decisions  

Advising budget holders in preparing and managing their budgets by proactively monitoring and analysingdepartments’ financial performance, cost effectiveness and providing feedback and steering to budget holders  

Ensuring that all departments ’ accounting is accurate and aligned with agreed budgets and the chart of accounts  

Monitoring the financial part of the budgeting process, suggesting and overseeing improvements to the budgeting process and ensuring processing of financial budgets in the ERP system ;  

Proposing and implementing improvements in the financial planning and forecasting processes and  contributing  to  optimisation of cost allocations in line with reporting requirements  

Advising project managers in the preparation of financial business cases to demonstrate financial viability and benefits of investment proposals and to monitor project budgets.  

Maintaining the invoice authorization framework in the ERP  

Internal communication will be with multiple stakeholders, including with:  

  • Control on compliance, integrity, risks, legislation and internal audit  
  • Project Management Office, on project management, budgeting and reporting  

  • Reporting and Analytics team on budget-actual and other reports in Power BI  

  • Human Resources on the authorization framework and the salary side of budgets  

  • All Head of Departments on budget-actual developments  

  • Management Team to present monthly key figures and annual budget/ mid-year review  

  • HQ accounting team on bookkeeping and accounting   

  • Finance Process Officer on Finance SoPs and tools  


Candidate profile:  

We are seeking a finance professional with strong communication and excellent interpersonal skills. You are an influencer who is able to challenge and push back when needed in a critical and constructive manner.   

Your core competencies are:  

  • Analytical thinking  

  • Judgment and problem analysis  

  • Flexible behavior  

  • Integrity  

  • Results-Oriented  

  • Planning and organizing   
     

Other Requirements:  

  • Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Finance, or equivalent experience   

  • At least 3 years experience in financial control  

  • Experience with management accounting and business processes beyond finance   

  • ERP experience  

  • Highly developed Excel skills  

  • Strong financial analytical skills and experience with budgeting and reporting  

  • Strategic vision – ability to link the work of the role to the organizational objectives  

  • Excellent communicator through all relevant organizational channels, fluent in English, both written and spoken   

  • Service orientation - Has an open-door attitude towards clients and understands why people act in a certain way at a given time.  

We offer:  

  • A challenging position within a stimulating, professional working environment in a major international organisation .    

  • An initial employment contract for a year with a renewal option (subject to satisfactory performance) based on a fulltime appointment.    

  • A contract for a full time (40 hour) workweek. The gross monthly salary will be in scale 7 between €3,397 and €4,851 depending on relevant professional experience. Attractive secondary benefits ( e.g. premium free pension, 30 days holiday).  

Information and Application:  

If you recognise yourself in this profile and meet the requirements, we welcome you to apply directly via the Apply button on this page and upload a letter of motivation + Curriculum Vitae (in English) as one combined document ( only applications with motivation letters will be included in the procedure).    

If you are interested and would like to have additional information about the role, please contact Geert Smits (Coordinator Administration and Accounting) on geert.smits@amsterdam.msf.org or Peter Whiskerd (Head of Finance) on peter.whiskerd@amsterdam.msf.org .   

If you are interested in this post and would like additional information about the recruitment procedure, the terms and conditions or the organisation , please contact recruiter Linda Martens linda.martens@amsterdam.msf.org .  

The deadline for application is: 24 th August 2021 at 23h59 CET Amsterdam time.    

Selection will be by means of two interview round s and an assessment.  Interviews are planned for end August/beginning of September 2021.  

 


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