Job Description

Professionals in Finance deliver support to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)’s logistical and medical teams by providing project financial management. A Finance Professional is coordinating and supervising the implementation of the Finance procedures & tools and ensuring the correct use of Financial Resources at project level according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures. His/her main goal is to provide quality, reliable and transparent information to the organization on the use and allocation of resources in the project.

Tasks & Duties

• Implement circuits and workflows (management of cash boxes, transfers, advances, purchase procedures, payment validations, follow up of regular payments, bank reconciliations) in order to anticipate expenses at project level and to optimize cash needs and its security
• Implement and supervise transactional procedures and systems in order to ensure transparent accounting practices and full traceability (invoices, receipts, bank statements, etc.), according to MSF guidelines and rules, and using the respective software in place
• Define, analyse and follow-up the project budget, in order to ensure that funds are used according to funding contracts and proposing corrective action if needed
• Ensure financial reporting of the project
• Follow up all service contracts in project site (premise and vehicle rental contracts, deposits, rent payments, etc.)
• Supervise and train the local administrative staff

Minimum requirements

• University degree in Finance, Management (Business) or preferably Master’s degree in Finance or Business
• Minimum of two years relevant work experience
• Available for a minimum period of one year
• Fluency in English
• Advanced computer literacy

Desirable requirements

• Professional experience supervising, managing or training staff
• Knowledge of other languages in particular French and/or Arabic
• Previous international experience with INGOs, UN agencies, other humanitarian organisations, charities, etc.
• Experience working in developing countries

Key Personality Competencies

• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Cross-cultural awareness
• Flexibility and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage stress
• Advanced team-working skills
• Results and quality orientation
• Willingness to work in unstable areas

Before you apply

SECURITY AND SAFETY

Because ‘Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) purpose is to bring medical assistance to people in distress, the work may occur in settings of active conflict, or in post-conflict environments, in which there are inherent risks, potential danger and ongoing threats to safety and security. MSF acknowledges that it is impossible to exclude all risks, but it does its utmost as an organization to mitigate and manage these risks through strict and comprehensive security protocols.

Field workers will be fully informed of the risk associated with a potential mission before accepting a particular posting. Working for MSF is a deeply personal choice; individuals must determine for themselves the level of risk and the circumstances in which they feel comfortable, based on a full and transparent understanding of the possibilities they may face. Once in the mission, all MSF staff must strictly observe security rules and regulations; failure to do so may result in dismissal.