Finance Coordinator

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 70 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of origin, religion, creed or political affiliation.

• Contribute to defining and monitoring the overall operational strategy
• Define the financial strategy with the Country Coordinator, assess the risks and ways to mitigate them, set up an appropriate organization and implement a reliable internal control system to meet all financial obligations while ensuring that financial ethics are consistently respected within the programme (OCB internal control is the responsibility of all MSF staff and is managed in an online software called WECHECK)
• Ensure the implementation and compliance with MSF policies and guidelines, ensure their compliance with local requirements and the country's legal framework, design or adapt relevant local policies and procedures and tools to optimize the management of the financial resources
• Coordinate and efficiently ensure treasury management, including all accounting (supervision by the Chief Accountant), to ensure the smooth running of operations at all times and to control security risks as best as possible. This includes, among other things, defining minimum cash levels required, anticipating expected cash outflows, managing local bank accounts and fund transfers, managing contacts with banks and/or other financial institutions, and monitoring payment of suppliers and staff salaries
• Provide regular and relevant cost indicators and analyses to monitor the financial health of the activities, track expenditures against budget, analyze variances and suggest corrective measures where necessary
• Are responsible for the management, supervision and development of the finance team, which includes leading, training, motivating and ensuring its capacity, as well as identifying and addressing potential conflicts
• Are a contact person for the authorities, local partners, and MSF projects for the financial aspect of the programme

• Together with CMT, participate in the definition of the programme objectives and strategies, planning, implement, and monitor the financial operational and budgetary needs, anticipating changes and challenges to ensure budgets remain relevant and appropriate
• Define and analyze the budget to ensure that funds are used according to the funding contracts, proposing corrective actions if needed
• Implement and supervise financial transaction procedures and systems, to ensure transparent and traceable accounting practices
• Implement circuits and workflows, such as management of cash boxes, transfers, advances, purchasing procedures, payment approvals, follow-up of payments and bank reconciliations
• Ensure the timely execution and control of monthly/ yearly accountancy closure, financial reports, audits and all service contracts for the project site
• Create awareness about anti-corruption policies, making sure the processes are followed in the coordination and in the project(s)
• Recruit and train the finance team, specifically an Accounting Manager (ACMA)

• Degree in finance, business, accounting, economics or similar
• At minimum 1 year of international MSF experience as Finance Coordinator
• Experience in supervising/managing, training and coaching
• Experience working in developing countries
• Experience in supervising financial administration (e.g. bookkeeping, tax administration) and perform monitoring and control of standard accounting procedures

• Submit your application via the 'Apply here' button
• You will be directed to the online application form for this position
• It should take 5-10 minutes to complete. Thank you in advance for having your CV and motivation letter in English or French ready to upload (in PDF format)