Terms of reference
Job Title: Regional Finance Controller – Eastern and Central Africa
Code: SR-00-9522
Duty station: Home based, with regular travels in the countries of operations (up to 51%)
Starting date: 01/11/2024
Contract duration: 12 months
Reporting to: Regional Finance Coordinator
Type of duty station: Non-family duty station
General context of the project
INTERSOS is a humanitarian organisation founded in 1992, working on the frontlines of crisis situations. In its countries of operation, INTERSOS intervenes to assist the most vulnerable populations affected by conflicts, extreme poverty, natural and manmade disasters in challenging and hard-to-reach areas, where the humanitarian needs continue to be the greatest and where the humanitarian presence is often weak. In such contexts, INTERSOS focuses on providing forcibly displaced populations and host communities with life-saving humanitarian assistance, in the areas of Protection, Health & Nutrition, as well as WASH and Shelter.
INTERSOS operations are guided by its Code of Conduct and by the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence. Every intervention is characterized by the centrality of the human being, the principle from which INTERSOS values descend. Specifically, INTERSOS is borderless, impartial, independent, sensitive to local cultures, attentive to local capacity, professional in solidarity, and transparent. INTERSOS also adheres to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
General purpose of the position
The Regional Finance Coordinator will be responsible for the quality of the accounting data. S/he will liaise with the Finance Coordinators at Mission level to verify and validating their output. Among his/her main tasks, the verification of regional accounting data, the consistency and correctness of donor reporting and other relevant operational tasks. The Region to which the incumbent will be assigned is Western Africa, which currently supervises Nigeria, Niger, Tchad, Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso and the Regional hub in Dakar (Senegal).
Main responsibilities and tasks
Accounting
Donor Reporting
Operational tasks
Staff Management
Required profile and experience
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
Professional Experience
Professional Requirements
Languages
English and French languages are mandatory
Personal Requirements
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are invited to apply following the link below: https://www.intersos.org/en/work-with-us-hq/#intersos-vacancy-headquarters/vacancy-details/66d84288be62c802c6d302bf/
Please note that our application process is made of 3 quick steps: register (including your name, email, password and citizenship), sign-up and apply by attaching your CV in PDF format. Through the platform, candidates will be able to track their applications’ history with INTERSOS.
Please also mention the name, position and contact details of at least three references: two line managers and one HR referent. Family members are to be excluded.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.