Senior Accountant in support of international programs At

Start entry into post: As quickly as possible and according to the availability of the selected person.

Type of’employment: Permanent and part time

Remuneration: To discuss with the candidate

Vision and mission of the’organisation:

Since 1980, Terre Sans Frontieres (TSF) has been working with communities in the South, in development and in emergency aid, to ensure sustainable access to education, health and decent income for all.

To achieve this, TSF S’ relies on local and Canadian forces, including professionals(le)s, who collaborate in the transfer of skills and the strengthening of partners. All TSF actions promote equitable sharing,’ equality between women and men, respect for the’environment and good governance.

Context:

TSF has field offices in Haiti, Bolivia, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, the DRC and the Congo. In order to have a complete rigorous financial follow-up, TSF intends to support its offices in’Haiti, Mali and Senegal thanks to’aide a specialist who will provide accounting support to the programs of its three countries.

Candidate’s terms of reference :

Under the supervision of the director of finance, the person will have as main responsibilities:

• To develop monitoring and control tools and to support the teams in their use.
• Support the’improvement of the internal control and verification procedure more specifically the month-end conciliations.
• Participate in one-off meetings with the teams to exchange on the’ progress of the programs with the’ team, the TSF financial director and the program managers.
• Verify that budgets for certain programs are entered into the accounting system, taking into account the breakdown of operations and salaries.
• S’ ensure the correct entry of transactions made during the month in connection with the accounting policy and the effects of certain programs.
• Support the’ exploitation of data in the accounting system to simplify the production of financial reports.
• Support the closure of’ans and the production of financial reports (in particular quarterly).
• Support the preparation of external audit files.
• Ensure follow-up of the’audit reports.
• Support and support the’ program management team.
• Support for all other related tasks.
• To move to the’international, in case of need (maximum 2 or 3 times per year).

Skills sought

• Excellent sense of’organization and planning ;
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities ;
• Excellent ability to work in a team and cooperate in the sharing of useful’information ;
• Good capacity of’animation and training ;
• Synthetic mind and capacity of’analysis ;
• Autonomous and proactive person in the search for a solution ;
• Good professional ethics ;
• Intercultural openness ;
• In-depth knowledge of the Microsoft Office 365 suite (Excel, Word PPT, Teams, etc.) ;
• In-depth knowledge of SAGE;
• Very good command of French and’anglais (in the’oral and in the written). L’spanish is an asset;
• Experience in international development or humanitarian aid an asset.

Qualifications and experience required:

• University degree in accounting sciences and CPA designation.
• Minimum of 5 years of’relevant experience in the field.

’emploi conditions:

• L’working time is from 8:30 to 16:30. Some meetings and events may take place outside of regular hours (meeting with colleagues from different time zones) ;
• 21 Hours /week ;
• Benefits ;
• Possibility of working a few nights and weekends as needed;
• Possibility of remote work. The person will have a workspace at TSF in La Prairie.