Finance Manager

Location: Netherlands

Hours: Full time, 38 hrs/week

Deadline to apply: 5 May 2022

About the position

Under the direction of the Director of Finance and Operations (DoFO), the Finance Manager is responsible for all aspects of financial management of the organisation’s programs, working collaboratively to ensure compliance with ECNL internal policies and procedures as well as donor regulations. The Finance Manager is responsible for all financial functions, including accounting, payment processes, budgeting, financial reporting and grant financial management and compliance, and assists management in financial decisionmaking.

The main areas of responsibility include:

• Ensure that appropriate finance systems are maintained, and that all procedures and controls are implemented;
• Ensure that all transactions are properly accounted for;
• Supervising Finance Assistant;
• Manage and reconcile bank accounts;
• Cash management;
• Monitor cash-flow, and ensure that sufficient funds are always available in the bank;
• Prepare the monthly financial accounting and project reports at the end of each month;
• Prepare monthly management reports at the end of each month;
• Maintenance of accounting records and documentation;
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and accounts to donors, as requested;
• Provide any other financial information, as requested, and respond to any other financial queries;
• Liaise regularly with budget holders;
• Assist any audit undertaken;
• Provide support ECNL team, and work closely with them to ensure that financialinformation is accurate and up to date;
• Support team in development of tenders, budgets and making financial decisions reprogram budgets;
• Oversee procurements and ensure compliance with organizational and donor policies on procurement;
• Continue to develop improvements in the finance system, as necessary.

Essential Experience

• At least 3 years’ financial management experience, preferably at a non-profit organisation
• Experience of Exact Online accounting system

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Financial planning and reporting
• Ability to implement and monitor policies and procedures
• Interpretation and implementation of donor/client contract requirements
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to coordinate activities
• Excellent literacy, numeracy and IT skills, including data manipulation
• Ability and willingness to work strategically and undertake routine administrative task

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification or clearly demonstrable qualified experience

Interested in joining the ECNL team? Send your CV and motivation letter to [email protected]. Closing date for applications will be May 5, 2022, the role may close if we receive sufficient number of candidates.