Join a team of professionals dedicated to improving the health and rights of underserved populations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia! We are now seeking to engage a Finance Officer in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Overall Job Objective:
To provide financial support, assistance in legal and human resource matters; to ensure that the
company meets its statutory and regulatory financial obligations; to maintain sound financial
management and control to safeguard the assets of the company; to provide adequate financial
information to assist the Executive Director in decision making.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
Related to Financial Control:
- To provide continuous review and maintenance of accounting and financial control
throughout the organisation. - To prepare regular financial updates for the Executive Director: income and expenses
actual versus budget analysis and forecast. - To manage cash flow: to prepare liquidity reports and liquidity forecast.
Related to Bank: - Cooperate with bank regarding payments, company credit cards and other issues
- Process payments on request via banking electronic system;
- To coordinate Deposit accounts of the company funds
- To manage petty cash of Amsterdam office.
Related to Accounting and Consolidation of Financial Data: - To book transactions in financial system, including bank payments, credit cards
payments, petty cash expenses - Make manual transactions and corrections in the financial system, as required
- Input currency rates into financial system on a monthly basis
- Responsible for performing monthly, quarterly and annual financial closure.
Related to Donor Relationship / Donors Reporting: - To communicate with donor organisations regarding financial reporting and other issues
- To monitor and track donor’s receivable according to the donor contracts;
- Review Donor contracts for essential financial information; to ensure the compliance
with the various standards requested by Donors. - To be responsible for the donor reports preparation
Related to work with Sub-recipients (Subgrantees): - To be responsible for arranging and signing contracts with sub-recipients in other
countries; to agree and negotiate with local offices about contracts and budgets; - To trace money tranches to the local offices and receipt of reporting from them on a
quarterly basis. To check financial reports and approve them.
Related to Budgeting: - To be responsible for the development of the organisation’s operational budget.
- To co-ordinate the budgeting process of the international Secretariat’s projects, as
necessary.
Related to Audit: - To co-ordinate annual and project audits, executed by external auditors; prepare
account reconciliations, various reports and analysis.
Related to Human Resource Administration: - To assist in drafting contracts, keeping records, maintaining personnel files, in
accordance with internal rules and procedures.
Please see the full position description and requirements in the Annex.
Place within the Organisation: Hierarchically and functionally accountable to the Executive Director
Job Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Starting Date: As soon as possible
Deadline for sending applications: Rolling applications until 1 August 2023.
Please send your motivation letter, CV, and contact details for two references to: recruitment@AFEW.nl.
