About the Job
Médecins du Monde (MdM) or Doctors of the World is an international humanitarian organization that provides medical care and support to vulnerable populations around the world. Founded in 1980, the organization’s mission is to ensure access to healthcare for all, regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation. MdM operates in over 40 countries including Ethiopia, delivering medical aid in crisis zones, conflict-affected areas, and areas of extreme poverty. Our teams of healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, and support staff, work tirelessly to provide essential medical services, emergency relief, and long-term healthcare programs.MDM–France invites qualified candidates to apply for the
Job Summary
Under the direct supervision of Finance Coordinator, the Deputy Financial Coordinator’s main mission is to manage and control the mission’s accountancy, budget and to monitor the financial follow-up. He provides technical support to the financial and operational teams on budget and financial management. He provides gap-filling of the Financial Coordinator in case of absence.
Essential duties and responsibilities.
Budget management and control
- Update the financial monitoring tool monthly and propose a monthly analysis to the financial coordinator who completes and validates it.
- Facilitate monthly meetings with budget managers.
- Alert the Financial or Administrative Coordinator on key points: co-financing, financial reports, alerts in case of major discrepancies.
- Monitor donor funding.
- Support in the preparation of the donor budget for new financing in collaboration with the other coordinators
- Support in the preparation of all interim and final financial reports
- Support the Financial Coordinator and the General Coordinator in the preparation of internal and external audits for finance-related matters.
- Participate in the preparation of the MdM provisional budget over 3 years and the revised annual budget.
Financial Management:
- Check the accounting/ledger entries and donor allocations as well as the compliance and eligibility of expenditure incurred.
- Oversee the preparation of monthly money requests.
- Ensure compliance with the legal and financial obligations of the country, such as taxes, duties, and statutory declarations, in liaison with the accounting manager.
Team support training:
Train the teams (budget managers and database administrator) in budget construction and monitoring.
Duty station:
- Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Employment Term:
- 9 months contract
Basic Salary:
- 126,103.07 ETB
Reported to:
- Finance Coordinator
Required positions:
- 1 (One)
Deadline to apply:
- January 7, 2025
About You
Educational Qualification and Professional Experience
- BA Degree in Accounting, finance, Business Administration, Management or related field
- At least 3+ years of work experience in finance area specially in humanitarian settings
- At least 2 years in managerial area Experience in the health sector /International NGO experience is preferable.
Skills and qualities required.
- Mastering Excel
- Master the field accounting software (SAGA)
- Analyse significant differences between forecasts and actuals, interpret them, contextualize them, identify the causes and risks, alerts others.Be able to prioritize.
- Team player
- Understand and identify donor mechanisms and procedures.
- Read, build, and analyse a budget.
Languages
- Fluent in English
- Other local lagnuages are an asset
Required Skills
- Effective communication and sociability
- Microsoft Office Pack: Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Powerpoint
- Auditing skills
- Team work
Interested applicants are required to fill the application form through the link
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply
We will only accept applicants who agree on the salary and length contract mentioned above.
Early application is advantageous. We will start the long listing before the end date of the vacancy, and we will close the vacancy if we get a suitable candidate before the deadline.
More Information
- Address Ethiopia
- Experience Level Mid level
- Total Years Experience 0-5