Regional Finance Controller - Eastern and Central Africa at INTERSOS

Main responsibilities and tasks

Accounting

• Review and check Journal workbook of each Mission of the Region;
• Ensure accuracy of Regional accounting;
• Review country office receivables balances to ensure appropriate and timely followup;
• Ensure that senior management is aware of financial, accounting and administrative issues that may impact country offices' performance;
• Upload on cloud Drive of the Mission the monthly verified accounting;
• Import in NPW Regional accounting.

Donor Reporting

• Review financial reports prior to submission to the donors;
• Review financial part of the amendments/budget revisions;
• Review and finalize closeouts for grants.

Operational tasks

• Move to the Country office for technical induction of new deployed Country Finance Coordinators;
• Temporary replace (max 30 days) the vacant position of Country Finance Coordinators of the assigned Region in case of unavailability of Roving Finance officers.

Required profile and experience

Education

• Economics, Finance or other related degrees​

Professional Experience

• Relevant experience on finance project management with INGOs and/or International organizations for at least 3 years​

Professional Requirements

• Sound accounting knowledge
• Experience working with accounting software is appreciated
• Good command of excel

Languages

• Fluent French and English, mandatory
• Italian is appreciated

Personal Requirements

• Coordination skills
• Organizational skills and precision in dealing with deadline
• Attitude to teach and do capacity building on the financial aspects
• Communication skills
• Humanitarian motivation