About Us
Initiative Féministe Euro-Méditerranéenne IFE-EFI is a policy network that encompasses women’s rights organizations from the two shores of the Mediterranean and Caucasus. IFE-EFI seeks to correct the gender power imbalances through ending discrimination and oppression of women and bringing about positive change for the whole society. You can visit our website to know more about our work: www.efi-ife.org
IFE-EFI Headquarters is in Paris, France supporting the offices in Amman and Beirut.
For its HQ in Paris, IFE-EFI is looking for a qualified Head of Finance and Accountancy.
The Overall Responsibility as Head of Finance and Accountancy is to :
- Coordinate EFI’s overall financial monitoring and accounting.
- Manage EFI’s financial teams in Paris (HQ), Beirut and Amman and practice rigorous budgeting control mechanism.
- Elaborate and implement EFI’s financial and procurement procedures, policies, and requirements from European Union (EU) and other donors that would contribute into the achievement of EFI’s goals and vision of various projects.
The role and responsibilities are :
- Leading the preparation of annual requests for fun
- Duty station is in Paris HQ (75012)
- An open-ended position
- Annual gross salary range : 45 – 52k €
- ds (concept notes), budgets and other funding requests.
- Ensure financial teams support to Programme Managers and officer.
- Coordinates the preparation by Finance officers and managers of financial reports for activities
- Monitor EFI’s global budget
- Ensure accurate recording of all transactions in EFI financial system
- Supervise all operations of accounting system in line with EFI and donor (ie. EU) requirements
- Enhance internal controls to satisfy IFE-EFI audit requirements
- Organize the Audits, communicate with the auditors and supervise the gathering of requested Data and records
- Supervise payrolls preparations by Finance officers and managers in the countries
- Responsible for EFI’s transaction compliance with Finance and Procurement guidelines, review current guidelines and proposes relevant recommendations.
- Coordinate proper financial documentation in the offices, supervise financial reports.
- Organise regular staff meetings and follow-up on financial team performance.
Team Collaboration:
This position reports directly to Executive Director who is based in Amman and supervises financial teams in Paris (HQ), Amman and Beirut.
Close collaboration with Programme Manager in Paris HQ and project managers in the countries.
Expériences / Formation
Job requirement:
- University (Master) degree in accounting or finance
- Excellent written and oral communication in French and English is essential. Arabic language is an asset.
- Excellent Microsoft Office application especially Excel. Desirable knowledge in financial system such as CIEL, SAP, Oracle etc.
- A minimum of seven years of relevant work experience in finance and accounting is required.
Skills-set:
- Proven experience in managing large budgets
- Demonstrated expertise in using accounting system
- Ability to provide technical guidance and advise especially to non-finance colleague
- Knowledge of French accounting principles
- Understanding of development field such as INGOs or institutional donor is desirable
- Demonstrated record of accurate and timely reporting
Competencies:
- Ability to multi-task effectively, including having excellent planning, organizational skills, and the ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to complete task and meet deadline.
- Detail-oriented approach with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Communicates in a clear, precise and structured way, presents effectively.
- Ability to work in a multicultural team and with partners sharing EFI core values.
Salaire
- Duty station is in Paris HQ (75012)
- An open-ended position
- Annual gross salary range : 45 – 52k €
Comment postuler
E-mail your brief cover letter and CV in English to application application@efi-ife.org by 30th of April 2021. Please also indicate ‘Head of Finance and accountancy – Paris’ as your email subject.