Country: United Arab Emirates
Closing date: 20 Jul 2018
Médecins Sans Frontières, an international humanitarian medical association created in 1971, provides medical assistance to populations facing crises threatening their survival, mainly in the event of armed conflicts, but also epidemics, natural disasters or exclusion of care. The French section of MSF is present in more than thirty countries.
The main objective of the Operations Department at the Operational Paris Center (OCP) is to improve the quality of MSF's operational response by formulating, supervising and ensuring the effective implementation of its humanitarian medical activities.
As part of a new position, we are looking for this department a Financial and accounting officer (W/M)
Context:
The Operations Department is made up of nine cells, each with a portfolio of countries. The position is for the Dubai-based unit (UAE) with Yemen and Jordan as portfolio.
Main responsibilities:
Under the hierarchical responsibility of the financial manager, the financial and accounting officer is in charge of:
supervision of program accounts,
control of the consistency and reliability of field accounting records and the monitoring of accounting and management procedures.
He/She ensures the integration of field accounting in headquarters accounting.
He/She contributes to the implementation of the accounting rules and participates in the adaptation of the management rules of the missions.
He/She participates in the accounting audit of the missions, at the closing of the accounts. He/She must also contribute to the security of the asset.
He/She assists the financial manager of the cell in the administrative and accounting organization: cash management, securing flows, organization of accounting teams, optimization of accounting flows and financial monitoring of missions (analytical or specific budget). He/She provides advice and support.
He/She accompanies field coordinators and all field teams, as well as cell managers in the domain of accounting and management. He/She takes an active part in the definition as well as the realization of administrative, accounting and financial trainings.
Profile:
A first professional experience in accounting or management in the field as part of a humanitarian mission with MSF or an international NGO is desired for this position.
Skills and knowledge:
mastery of general and analytical accounting,
excel proficiency,
knowledge of a general accounting software,
knowledge of SAGA desired,
English fluency required (C1-C2) and ability to communicate in French (minimum level B1)
Qualities required:
ability to cooperate, analyze, synthesize
sense of pedagogy and rigor
good sense of relationship, dialogue, listening skills.
Status:
Local UAE contract for an indefinite period Position based in Dubai. Field visits to be expected 15% to 20% of the time (Jordan, Yemen and France) and according to the evolution of the portfolio of the Dubai cell.
Salary :
221 940 AED gross per year (12 months) incl. accomodation and transport allowance. International health insurance (except USA) covered by Médecins Sans Frontières
Position to be filled:
As soon as possible
How to apply:
Please send your application (cover letter and CV) at
https://www.msf.fr/agir/rejoindre-nos-equipes/offres-emploi
until July 20th, 2018 included.
Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted.