About: Action Against Hunger
Founded in 1979, Action Against Hunger is an international non-governmental organization that fights against hunger worldwide. Its charter of humanitarian principles – independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism, transparency – has been its identity for over 40 years. Its mission is to save lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, particularly during and after emergencies related to conflicts and natural disasters. Action Against Hunger coordinates its programs around 5 areas of activity: Nutrition and Health – Mental Health, Psychosocial Support and Protection – Food Security and Livelihoods – Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – Advocacy. In 2022, Action Against Hunger helped more than 28 million people in 46 countries around the world. www.actioncontrelafaim.org
Assignment :
Reporting to the Deputy Country Director, your role will be to ensure the agility of financial management and the quality of accounting in order to support the mission strategy in compliance with the ACF management framework and local legislation.
More specifically, your missions will be as follows:
Contribute to the definition of the mission strategy.
Provide financial and budgetary input to coordination discussions.
Advise other departments on their financial and budgetary needs.
Guarantee the quality of the mission’s accounting.
Ensure the correct configuration of the accounting software.
Ensure the correct entry of accounting, extra-accounting and expatriate data in the accounting software.
Guarantee the optimization of the mission’s cash management.
Define and update the cash management and movement procedure adapted to the local context, propose alternatives in the event of a change in the context, authorize and organize fund transfers on the bases.
Develop and manage the budgetary and financial management system.
Promote and ensure collaboration and financial and budgetary coordination with the mission’s partners.
Prevent and manage fraud and corruption situations.
Supervise and support the Finance team in capital and be the functional manager of Finance managers on the bases.
Profile:
With a Master 1 and/or Master 2 degree in finance, management or accounting, you have at least 5 years of professional experience in a similar role within an international NGO. You have experience in budget management, on multiple projects with a large volume.
You are recognized for your organizational skills, your rigor and your flexibility. You are comfortable managing a complex financial system.
You have proven team management skills and a great problem-solving ability.
You are fluent in French, both orally and in writing. Ideally, you are fluent in English and are able to write official documents. Knowledge of accounting software is a plus.
Conditions of employment
Fixed-term contract under French law: 12 months
Salary: Gross monthly salary: from 2597 to 2968 euros depending on experience
Retirement insurance reimbursement for non-French citizens: 16% of gross monthly salary
Per diem and monthly living expenses: 675 euros net, paid in the field
Monthly context allowance: 300 euros
Child allowance: 1500 euros per year and per child present in the country of origin (ceiling of 6000 euros/year)
Benefits: Transport and accommodation: Coverage of travel and collective accommodation
Medical coverage: 100% coverage of health contributions (CFE + supplementary health insurance) and repatriation insurance
Salary maintenance arrangements (sickness, maternity, paternity)
Leave and RnR: 25 days per year of CP and 20 RnR per year; coverage of the ticket with ceiling to travel to the chosen break zone, and 215 euros of fixed compensation per RnR
Support and training
Monitoring and support for professional career
Unlimited and free access to the Crossknowledge © certified e-learning platform
ACF is committed to people with disabilities and actively fights against all forms of discrimination.
How to apply
To apply, please click on this following link: apply here