Overview

The purpose of the position is to provide support to DRC operations and perform monthly controlling of their trial balance, ensuring quality financial data and providing guidance to finance colleagues.

Tasks Summary

• Perform Month End Closure (MEC) controlling tasks to ensure country operations’ (COs) compliance.
• Escalate issues to management as needed.
• Assist countries with accounting-related tasks.
• Support country operations in providing HQ Finance supporting documentation.
• Support countries with the Year End Closure and their eventual related statutory audit.
• Provide MEC capacity building to Finance colleagues in Country Operations.
• Provide on demand expert advice to countries regarding accounting modalities.
• Provide countries with technical support related to Microsoft Dynamics 365 functionalities.
• Be the focal point of Country Finance Manager, with regards to country accounting financial matters and technical inductions.
• Involved in ad-hoc tasks to improve business financial capacities globally.
• Participating in working groups, taskforces, etc. across the organization.

Experience Requirements

• Controller and accounting experience, preferably from an international organisation.
• Ability to translate accounting issues to manageable solutions and being comfortable bringing these solutions to your colleagues and manager.
• Advanced user of Excel.

Qualification Requirements

• A degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration
• Accredited Chartered accountant by a renown international institution (desirable)

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluent in English, and at least one of French, Spanish or Arabic in advanced level

Languages Preferred: • Arabic, French, and Spanish skills will be considered an advantage • Danish is an added value

Contract Duration: Permanent

Work Modality:

Remuneration: Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the agreement between DRC and AC (agreement for Academics) or other relevant agreement on national terms.