Finance Coordinator – Médecins du Monde France
Job Title: Finance Coordinator
Organisation: Médecins du Monde France
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: General Coordinator
Salary: 2763 Euros gross monthly salary on 13 months
About US:
For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations. MdM currently works in more than 45 countries across all continents where it focuses on 5 priority areas: emergency and crisis, sexual and reproductive health, harm reduction, migrants and displaced populations (health rights), health and environment.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Under the supervision of the General Coordinator, you have the financial responsibility of the programmes according to MdM and donors standards.
- Monitor the financial system and ensure the development of the project budget
- Manage the update of the monthly accounts and the monthly budget follow-up and forecast (BFFU)
- Analyse the BFFU, share and inform the coordinators in order to update the forecast with them
- Ensure the implementation of the accounting follow-up (definition of procedures and accounting functioning system)
- Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the computerized accounting system (SAGA)
- Supervise the cash box management, cash forecast and monthly checks as well as bank management, bank forecast and monthly checks and bank reconciliation
- Control and validate the monthly funds request
- Propose and ensure implementation of financial policies and procedures
- Supervise the preparation and submission of finance reports to donors
- Actively participate in meetings with donors and/or authorities jointly with the general coordinator and/or other coordinators
- Ensure that payments of all local taxes are made
- Support the finance managers with the overall management of financial, accounting, and budgetary of the projects
- Formulate a training plan for the finance managers
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A minimum of three years of experience in a similar position
- Capacity building experience is a must
- Experience with ECHO contracts would be an asset
- Good computing skills, high proficiency on Excel and good management of SAGA is a must
- Good ability to work quickly and under pressure
- Good ability to manage priorities and to adapt them daily according to the context
- Good communication and problem solving skills
- Ability to listen and share decisions
- Ability to work under a minimum of supervision
- Languages: fluent English
- French would be an asset
- You are committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and motivated by its non-statutory, NFP model.
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 24th May 2019
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