Project Controller

Currently we are looking for a:

Project Controller

"A quality driven Finance professional with strong communication skills." 32-40 hours p/week

You

You are quality driven. Analytical and you thrive in a dynamic work environment. You see a deadline as a challenge and you’re not afraid to hold others to it. It gives you energy. You like working in a multicultural organisation and to share knowledge. You are flexible and open, travelling is no objection. Working with colleagues all around the world makes you tick. You will be part of the Head Office based Finance team in Amsterdam and you report to the Manager Finance & Control, Procurement and legal.

Your challenge

War Child is proud of its current level of transparency to donors and its low cost policy. Together with the team you are responsible for safeguarding and optimizing the standard operating procedures and reporting within War Child. A number of countries, donors and departments will be assigned to you. You visit programme countries to perform internal assessments. You prepare and verify accurate financial reports and budgets and you ensure timely submission to management and donors. You make sure that countries are aware of and adhere to donor and partner financial requirements. Part of your challenge is to train, advise and support the organisation concerning matters of financial administration and financial management. You develop standards to optimize work processes.

Your profile

You hold a degree in Finance (minimum BSc level) and you have at least 5 years of experience in a similar position within an international non-governmental organization. You have experience with donor reporting and preferably with internal audits or assessments of field locations. You have excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written). Fluency in French, Spanish and/ or Arabic is an advantage. You are analytical, result driven and a team player. You are flexible to travel approximately six times per year to a (post-) conflict setting. You are cost conscious and you have strong planning, organizational and communications skills.

The organisation

War Child is a young and dynamic organization. We try to keep an informal ambiance within our office, with a lot of room for creativity, inspiration and self-initiative from employees. We practice what we preach: dynamic, innovative, integrity focused and a drive to reach the highest possible results against the lowest possible costs. War Child offers a challenging job in an inspiring workplace in Amsterdam. War Child aims to help as many war-affected children as possible. Therefore War Child has a low cost policy in place resulting in salaries below market standard.

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to send a CV and a letter of motivationbefore 23 October 2013 (please mention Project Controller in the subject line) tojobs@warchild.nl. Ideally, we schedule the interviews in the beginning of November.  

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