Finance Control Officer

We are currently looking for a Finance Control Officer to support our IMPACT Initiatives team in Geneva.

Department: IMPACT Initiatives – Finance

Position: Finance Control Officer

Contract duration: Open-ended

Location: Geneva – International Environment House

Starting Date: ASAP

The Finance Control Officer will be supervised by the Head of Finance. The Finance Control Officer will be responsible for supporting IMPACT’s teams in the financial follow-up of all ongoing projects. This implies the following tasks:

Budgeting (25%)

• Support in preparation and review of project budgets in coordination with IMPACT’s country focal points, IMPACT’s Grants Management Department and ACTED;
• Preparation and review of budget amendments;
• At grant signature’s, preparation of project financial sheets for validation.

Budget Follow-Up (BFU) (55%)

• Ensure compliance to accounting principles and local rules and regulations;
• Follow up and analysis and review of expenses (budget follow-up) for ongoing field-based projects together with IMPACT’s Country Focal Points and any concerned staff;
• Preparation and analysis of BFUs for all Global projects;
• Ensure proper allocations of all IMPACT’s costs in the accountancy in line with donor rules and requirements, in alignment with the allocation tables planned with IMPACT’s Country focal points;
• Serve as Finance’s point of contact for country offices, providing day-by-day financial oversight and supporting and responding to inquiries and requests;
• Contribute to maintaining up-to-date the monthly follow up of the overall budget of the organization;
• Ensure sharing of information with finance focal points of all IMPACT’s partners in this process.

Financial reporting (20%)

• Preparation of financial reports for all ongoing projects as per donor deadlines;
• In liaison with the Audit focal point, validation of all financial aspects of audit reports received by partners.

REQUIREMENTS

• Education Master studies in Business/Finance/Administration or equivalent;
• Years of experience At least 4 years professional experience in a similar finance position
• Professional experience Experience in finance control, budgeting, following budgets and financial reporting
• Language skills Fluent in French and English;
• Organizational skills Organized person, with attention to detail and rigor. Capacity to work independently and under pressure. Ability to manage competing demands in a timely manner;
• Motivation Interest and motivation to work in the humanitarian field;
• Communication skills Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written with the ability to listen and connect with staff deployed in the field;
• Software skills Perfect knowledge of MS Word, Outlook and Excel.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• For this position, gross salary of 5’490 CHF monthly (before income tax). NB – IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education and experience of staff. A contribution to medical insurance of 450 CHF per month is already included in the salary figure.
• Insurance covering professional and non-professional accidents throughout the period of employment with IMPACT
• Health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance in case of field visits/temporary deployments
• Up to 40% of remote work on a weekly basis