Finances Manager, Toronto, Canada

Closing Date: Friday, 29 March 2013
Action Against Hunger - Canada is a member of the international network Action Contre La Faim which provides humanitarian aid in over 47 countries in the fields of nutrition, water supply, sustainable food supply and emergency aid. ACF - Canada is responsible for building, maintaining and enhancing visibility and financial support among Canadians with the aim of increasing Canada's contribution to the global fight against hunger.


Responsibilities: Reporting to the Executive Director, the Finances Manager will be responsible for the finances, the accounts and the accounting of the organization. The employee will develop a global vision of the finances situation and of the accounts; he/she will inform the hierarchy about those subjects; he/she will also suggest appropriate actions to take in response to the situations. The employee will also be in charge of the payroll management for the HQ employees and the expatriates. The job will have an administrative support part for the HQ in general and particularly for the communication and fundraising department by helping them with their campaigns and diverse activities.

Tasks:

•     Developing the ACF-Canada's financial strategy;
•     Participating in the budget elaboration;
•     Analysing and to foresee the costs of the ACF-Canada operations;
•     Representing ACF-Canada during meetings and discussions about administration and finances matters in the ACF network;
•     Ensuring the daily bookkeeping;
•     Carrying out payment;
•     Carrying out intercompany recharges and reconciliation between the different ACF's HQ;
•     Participating in the annual closure, to prepare the financial audit;
•     Producing the monthly financial report;
•     Producing other report according to the team's needs.
•     Reconcile the donors data base each month;
•     Managing the organisation's furniture, equipment and office;
•     Being the intermediate between the different suppliers.
•     Keeping the financial and administrative archives in order;

Tasks may change according to the strategy objectives validated in 2013 and according to the organization's needs.

Specific conditions: Even if the week of five days and the presence at the office is a global rule, tasks may impose sometimes an irregular schedule and some absence of the office. That will ask a part of suppleness from the employee.

Requirements:

•     University diploma or a technical degree in the related field or the equivalent by the accumulation of experience work/studies;
•     Two years of experience in project management, administration and/or financial;
•     Skills in Simple Comptable, Excel and MS Office;
•     Fluent reading and spoken in English and French; Solid skill written without mistakes in one of the language;
•     Good understanding of grants system;
•     Solid organizational skills and attention to details;
•     Capable of taking initiatives and establishing a priority order among multiple tasks;
•     Capable of working in a demanding environment and managing a timeline;
•     Facilities to learn software and applications like Joomla and Mailchimp;
•     Ability to manage volunteers team;
•     Experience with an international NGO and field finances is an asset;
•     Interest and commitment for the humanitarian principles of Action Against Hunger;
•     Able to work legally in Canada.

How to apply:
We are looking for an autonomous and dynamic professional to complement the ACF team. If you think this could be you, please send your CV before March 29th, 2013 to the attention of the Head of HR at rec@actioncontrelafaim.ca. In the subject line, write: ACF-Ca / Finances Manager. No telephone calls please.

To learn more about our work, visit us at: www.actioncontrelafaim.ca