Introduction and background

Cordaid is a dynamic and learning organisation, addressing complex and global issues in some of the world’s most challenging places. Whatever you do at Cordaid, you will be connected to colleagues and international partners all over the world.

Cordaid has over 1,000 dedicated professionals, working across the globe. This includes staff at our Global Office in The Netherlands. Sometimes we have expatriates working in our country offices, but the vast majority of the country office staff are local residents.

The project HIV/TB in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased healthcare access for HIV / TB patients in the DRC from 42% to 80 % in the years between 2018 and 2022. The project will close for Cordaid as of June 2024. Cordaid is setting up a temporary project finance office in Mauritius to support the closure of this project and completing the 2024 statutory accounts by the end of May 2025.

The project finance team consists of a project Finance Manager, Sub-Recipient Financial Coordinator and 20 Financial Controllers, Senior Financial Controller Cash Management, Supply Chain Accountant and other accounting staff based in DRC.

Cordaid is seeking to recruit eight local finance bilingual (English/French) employees in Mauritius. There are four roles for which the contract period is 12 months and four roles with an initial contract period of 6 months (full time, 40 hours/week).

Who we are looking for

We are looking for committed people who believe in our approach and are committed 100% to reducing the fragility, vulnerability and poverty of people in conflict-affected areas.

Are you enthusiastic, entrepreneurial and result-oriented? Can you deal with hectic situations? Are you a team player and someone who thinks about solutions rather than problems? Then we are looking for you!

Position and responsibilities

In the role of Head of Accounting, you will be responsible for the overall project accounting and project financial reporting. You will work closely together with the Sub-Recipient finance staff and the Supply Chain Accountant to ensure the accounts and reporting are complete, accurate and ready on time.

You will have the scope to work together with the project team based in DRC, the finance team at Cordaid headquarters and your colleagues in Mauritius to set-up this new organisation and complete the reporting requirements on time.

Your main tasks :

-      You are responsible for the day-to-day accounting of all project transactions.

-      You manage the team of four finance project officers and two SR accountant.

-      You support your team with technical knowledge in areas such as accounting standards, month and year-end procedures and ensuring that all accounting transactions are recorded accurately, completely and on a timely basis.

-      You ensure the accounting systems are well maintained, including master data and where relevant you will propose system and or process changes to the finance manager.

-      You analyse the financial results and balances at period-end providing meaningful comments on variances against budgets and previous periods.

-      You ensure the accounts are reconciled with underlying primary data to ensure accuracy and completeness.

-      You report in the daily finance team meetings the progress made and raise any bottlenecks as relevant.

Qualifications

• You have a completed university degree in accounting.
• You have an ACA or ACCA or equivalent certification.
• At least 10 years of relevant working experience of which at least 5 years’ experience of managing a team of at least five people.
• Availability to commit to a 12-month contract.
• Knowledge and extensive experience of accounting standards and administrative organisation.
• Social/Communication skills to advise and to spar with the Finance Manager, to create support, coordinate and acquire contributions from others.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional maturity.
• Flexible attitude, able to work in constantly changing and unpredictable circumstances and ability to cope with changes in priorities. Experience with Agile working practises is desirable.
• Diplomatic, culturally sensitive, and result-oriented in dealing with the finance and project staff in DRC and at Cordaid headquarters and your colleagues in Mauritius.
• Good listener and able to make bridges between different stakeholders.
• Excellent knowledge of online Accounting Systems and ideally Tom2Pro and Microsoft Dynamics AX.
• Bilingual French – English with excellent writing and communications skills in both languages.
• Mauritian citizenship

What we offer

-      A contract for one year starting as soon as possible (with possible extension).

-      An international and dynamic organisation in which you can contribute to provide aid where it is needed the most.

-      A key position in a professional organisation.

-      A diverse role where initiative is encouraged.

-      A gross monthly salary of MUR 225,000 up to MUR 275,000, - based on a 40-hour week, depending on years of relevant experience.

Further information & how to apply

Applications including a motivation letter and extensive CV in English, including the contact details of at least two professional references, should be addressed to Mr. Hans Hupje before 15 June 2024.

As part of the recruitment process, we will ask you to perform written tests and attend an assessment centre.

Please note that we only accept applications through our website by clicking on below red button 'Apply now'.

Cordaid is fully committed to a safe working environment and the highest integrity standards. To read more on our commitment to Integrity, click here:

https://www.cordaid.org/en/who-we-are/integrity-and-code-of-conduct/ 

An integrity screening will be part of this application procedure.

For more information about Cordaid, please visit our website: www.cordaid.org/en/

Acquisition regarding this vacancy is not appreciated.