Appel à candidature : Aflatoun recrute un.e Responsable du financement des programmes basé au Pays-Bas.

Appel à candidature : Aflatoun recrute un.e Responsable du financement des programmes basé au Pays-Bas.

Position

As a Program Finance Officer, you will oversee the financial aspects of Aflatoun’s projects. Your duties will be varied, encompassing various financial tasks and activities.

Bookkeeping and accounting-related matters will be one of your primary responsibilities, accounting for approximately 30% of your time. This will entail reviewing and maintaining financial transactions entered by the assistant account into the system. You will ensure that the program or project’s financial records are accurate and up to date.

Budget reporting will be your most crucial aspect, accounting for approximately 50% of your time. You will monitor program or project budgets, track expenses, and identify cost-cutting opportunities. You will also create financial reports, such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to show stakeholders the program’s financial performance.

In addition to these primary duties, you will assist the Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) with various tasks. This will take approximately 20% of your time. Coordination with external accountants, assistance with audits, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards are all examples of what this entails.

In summary, you will be responsible for various financial tasks and activities as a Program Finance Officer, focusing on bookkeeping, accounting, budget reporting, and assisting the DFO. Your work will be critical to the program’s or project’s and the organization’s success.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Review and maintain financial transactions entered by the assistant account into the system to ensure the accuracy and up-to-datedness of program or project’s financial records;
• Monitor expenses and budget to ensure no over-expenditure and take appropriate action to prevent it;
• In cooperation with project managers, create financial reports, such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to show stakeholders the program’s financial performance;
• Maintain and control the procurement application within Aflatoun;
• Assist the Director of Finance and Operations and the PMU manager in implementing new project management processes, tools, and templates, including upgrades to finance, procurement and timekeeping systems;
• Support managers in collecting information for proposals, donor reports, and audits;
• Integrate new projects on Exact online and update any changes in coordination with the senior project manager.

Non-technical responsibilities as Aflatoun staff

• Positively contribute to team discussions and the effective running of the organisation;
• Cross-departmental collaboration, compliance with organisational policies and procedures including submitting monthly timesheets;
• Promote Aflatoun’s work on social media;
• Perform other duties and tasks, consistent with the skills and expertise, as required in non-routine circumstances;
• Be willing to adapt to different tasks and different cross-organisational tasks, this includes but is not limited to helping deliver Aflatoun events such as the International Conferences and staff retreats.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Relevant academic qualification (such as accounting, finance, project management, business, economics at university or the Dutch HEAO);
• Two to four years of experience but eagerness to learn will be considered;
• Have a solid understanding of project management principles and processes;
• Are highly proficient with Microsoft Excel;
• Are comfortable with technology, learning new systems, and ‘figuring things out’ (some familiarity with Salesforce or Exact Online would be a plus, but is not required);
• Are extremely pro-active, and actively consult, seek advice and take every opportunity to develop and recommend workable solutions to problems as they arise;
• Are fluent in written and spoken English. Knowledge of additional languages such as Dutch, Spanish, French, Russian, or Arabic would be an advantage;
• Windows and Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.