GENERAL CONTEXT
Médecins Sans Frontières is an international independent medical-humanitarian organization, which offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis. As such MSF is by choice an association.
Each individual working with MSF does it out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF.
The MSF movement is built around six operational directorates. MSF OCBA is one of those directorates. The operations are implemented by field teams and the mission coordination teams; together with the organizational units based in Barcelona and decentralized in Nairobi, Dakar and Amman. The field operations are guided and supported by 5 Operational Cells, the Emergency Unit and other departments supporting operations, including the Finance Department.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE AND JOB ENVIROMENT
The Accountancy, Treasury and HQ Budget Management Service is part of Finance Department and consist of 12 professionals. The main objective of this service is guaranteeing the reliability of the financial statements of the organization and define the financial-accounting policies agreed by Finance Director, the management processes and accounting control necessary in HQ and Networking MSF OCBA Units and the Field to ensure the accountability of the entity in the financial-accounting area.
The Accounting Technician is based at HQ, as part of the Accountancy, Treasury and HQ Budget Management Service, and is accountable to the treasurer.
The main objective of this position is to support the treasurer position in the daily treasury functions and will be responsible for tracking cash and bank flow using standard bookkeeping and accounting methods.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND MAIN TASKS
Accounting and treasury
Audit
Coordination with other Units/Departments
Finance-Accounting Policies and procedures
SELECTION CRITERIA
Education and Experience
Competencies **
CONDITIONS
MSF is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, race, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We are committed to achieving a balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
MSF provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.
Médecins Sans Frontieres, as a responsible employer, under article 38 of “Ley de Integración Social del Minusválido de 1982 (LISMI)” invite those persons with a recognized disability and with an interest in the humanitarian area to apply for the above-mentioned position.
This vacancy is archived.