AdresAre you driven by accounting and structure and would like to work for one of the world’s largest NGOs? Do you like working with numbers while also having fun? Then you could be the right fit for the Finance Controller position in DRC.
Who are we?
The Department of Finance, Supply Chain and Risk (FRISC) consists of more than 70 colleagues divided in 4 divisions. You will be a member of the Finance Controlling section, which is composed of 9 Finance Controllers working together as partners to our DRC Operations in over 40 countries. We have high ambitions and are constantly working at improving our professional level; you will have a unique opportunity to be amid our current developments.
About the job
The purpose of the position is to provide support to DRC operations as well as to perform monthly controlling of their trial balance. You will beensuring quality financial data of the Country Operations, while also providing guidance to further develop capacities of your finance colleagues.
Key responsibilities:
Operational Finance Controlling
- Perform Month End Closure (MEC) controlling tasks to ensure country operations’ (COs) compliance (which implies controlling the Trial balances)
- Escalate issues to management as needed
- Assist countries with accounting related tasks
- Support country operations in providing HQ Finance supporting documentation related to transactional finance
- Support countries with the Year End Closure and their eventual related statutory audit
Country Expert Advice & Capacity Building
- Provide MEC capacity building to Finance colleagues in Country Operations
- Provide on demand expert advice to countries, regarding accounting modalities (including support during COs Statutory audit)
- Provide countries with technical support related to Microsoft Dynamics 365 functionalities
- Be the focal point of Country Finance Manager, with regards to country accounting financial matters and technical inductions
Special tasks
You will also be involved in ad-hoc tasks, with the aim of improving the overall business financial capacities in DRC globally as well as participating in various working groups, taskforces etc. across the organization. The position will require travelling to the country operations (2-3 weeks a year).
About you
To be successful in this role, we expect you to be a self-fulfilled professional, with high operational and ethical integrity, who can work autonomously in a day-to-day aspect. Controlling and quality assurance are your strengths, while a strong team approach is needed when it comes to standardization, common goals, and quality across the board.
You must have a solid operational financial & accounting background, combined with the elegance of multicultural communication and the precision of a surgeon. Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a must, although any ERP related experience will be a plus. Nevertheless, a great will to learn by doing is desired, as Microsoft Dynamics 365 in DRC is yet customized to fit the organization’s multilevel setup.
Our working language is English. Arabic, French, and Spanish skills will be considered an advantage while speaking Danish is an added value.
All employees should master DRC's core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity.
Moreover, we also expect the following:
- A university degree, minimum at bachelor’s level in relevant field, namely finance, accounting, business administration, etc.
- Accredited Chartered accountant by a renown international institution (desirable)
- Controller and accounting experience, preferably from an international organisation.
- Ability to translate accounting issues to manageable solutions and being comfortable bringing these solutions to your colleagues and manager.
- Have attention to details while at the same time keeping an overview.
- Advanced user of Excel.
- Ability/ willingness to travel (2-3 weeks per year).
We offer
We offer a nice working environment in the center of Copenhagen, in a vibrant area of the city. Your colleagues are a great team of multi-background professionals with whom you will integrate smoothly and will feel supported. Flexibility in working is a given, as we value work/life balance. You will get opportunities to travel and see the world. Finally, we believe that everything can be solved with a smile and an open discussion.
Contract length: Permanent
Working hours: 37 hours per week including lunch break
Workplace: Borgergade 10, Copenhagen
Start date: 1 May 2024 or as soon as possible.
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the agreement between DRC and AC (agreement for Academics) or other relevant agreement. This is a national position for which local terms and conditions apply.
Application process
Apply online on our page Current Vacancies at www.drc.ngo. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Closing date for applications: 25 March 2024. We expect to conduct the first round of interviews between the 3rd and the 5th of April.
Further information
For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Head of Finance Controlling, Baptiste Colin baptiste.colin@drc.ngo
For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.
