A Headquarters Accounting Department Manager At Action Against Hunger France

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 :

Under the supervision of the Head of the Finance Accounting Department, your role will be to guarantee the security of financial flows, ensure the reliability of accounting data, and ensure the management and supervision of General Accounting within the Headquarters area.

More specifically, your missions will be as follows:
Implement the legal accounting policies and ACF procedures defined in your scope. Ensure compliance with accounting regulations, issue development proposals if necessary, and design them by adapting them to ACF’s specificities.
Ensure compliance with procedures, issue development proposals if necessary, and design procedures in your scope.
Guarantee the security of financial flows by designing and implementing internal control policies on weekly payments and bank reconciliations.
Control social and tax declarations in your scope in compliance with legal obligations.
Manage the Headquarters Accounting division. Organize and manage individual points, develop and monitor action plans, conduct appraisal interviews, recruit team members, and provide support for daily issues. Manage
the organization and distribution of work according to the needs of the Accounting Department.
Provide mentoring for employees on professionalization contracts.
Ensure that the organization of backups in your area is operational.
Maintain relationships with other departments involved in accounting reliability procedures.
Guarantee the proper maintenance of accounts and monitoring of other assets of the association in your area. Control the accounting and justification of flows and balances relating to General Accounting in the Headquarters area, exchange with the departments concerned, and validate the proposed adjustments.
Ensure that all accounts in your area are kept and manage live cycles on an ad hoc basis.
Supervise and control the proper maintenance of audit files, validate regularization entries, and produce an analysis in your area during closings.

Profile:

Holder of a Master’s degree and/or Master 2 in accounting and management (DCG), you have at least 5 years of professional experience in general accounting. Experience within another NGO would be a plus. A
force for proposal, you have experience in the evolution of financial processes and tools. You demonstrate pedagogy and have the ability to unite teams around the changes initiated.
Comfortable with office and IT tools, you also master the methods of using a management software package. Accustomed to teamwork, your rigor and excellent organizational skills are recognized.
You have a very high mastery of the Office Pack. Mastery of an ERP such as UBW is an asset.
Good financial knowledge of the rules of international donors is a plus.
Fluent English (written and oral) is essential.

Conditions of employment

Status: Independent Executive – Permanent contract – Full time
Location: Ile-de-France
Remuneration: From 45K to 54K euros gross per year over 13 months depending on experience
Seniority bonus from 3 years of presence at headquarters
Benefits: 19 days of RTT
Health coverage, insurance:
80% covered by ACF
Salary maintenance schemes (illness, maternity, paternity)
Transport allowances: 50% coverage of the package between home and the workplace
Meal voucher allowances (Up lunch card):
60% coverage by the association for a value of 8 euros
CSE social services (gift vouchers, reimbursement of cultural activities, etc.)
Teleworking: Teleworking open to all from mainland France
A mandatory presence at headquarters of 4 days per month has been defined for this position.
Collective face-to-face times imposed / also mandatory by the employer: for collective meetings and events (up to 3 days per month) and 2 days of mandatory presence when you join the team
Teleworking allowances
Training: Unlimited and free access to the Crossknowledge © certifying e-learning platform
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