Netherlands: Finance and Administration Manager

Position – Finance and Administration Manager

Company

Aflatoun

Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Job type

Full time for 6 months

Remuneration

Paid

Salary

indicative gross salary between € 3194 and € 4167 till euros per month

Comment

Inclusive of pension, health insurance, holiday allowance and national insurance contributions

Deadline

04-04-2016

The Organization

Aflatoun International is a non-governmental organization focusing on educating children about their rights and responsibilities and managing natural and financial resources through social and financial education. Children are empowered to make a positive change in their lives and in their communities, with the aim of ultimately leading them to breaking the cycle of poverty in which many find themselves. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Aflatoun programme is currently implemented in 116 countries and reaches 5 million children. A big number of these young people are now saving or have started an enterprise.

Through Aflatoun programmes children are inspired to discover their talents and put them to use, to stand up for their rights and those of their communities, to play games and to solve problems. They learn how to save, how to budget and how to set up social and financial enterprises that benefit themselves, their families and their neighborhoods. Aflatoun employs the social franchise model whereby partners have ownership of the programme. The secretariat develops curricula in collaboration with its partners and provides them with technical assistance, network support, advocacy and training materials to implement the Aflatoun methodology. Aflatoun has been ranked at the 29th place in the NGO world TOP500 by Global Geneva, a non-profit platform. Aflatoun has a multidisciplinary team of professionals. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Finance and Administration Manager.

Position

The Finance and Administration Manager (FA Manager) is responsible for operation controls in finance and administration. The FA manager is responsible for the smooth and efficient functioning of the organization’s operational systems, ensures that organizational processes are efficient and effective and guarantees proper management of overall finance and administration matters. The FA Manager will coordinate cost saving measures ensuring pro bono services for operations as much as possible and keep the overhead costs to the minimum. The ideal applicant needs to be process-oriented and possess management skills. The applicant also needs to demonstrate a capacity for taking and implementing decisions which apply to staff outside his/her team.

Key Responsibilities:

· Financial Management

o Budget creation and monitoring in cooperation with the CEO and other management team members

o Preparation and coordination of financial monthly, quarterly closings and reports with external controller

o Preparing a monthly Financial report for sharing with the Management

o Coordination of annual financial statements

o Coordinating the external financial audit

o Quality control purchase requests, invoices and reimbursements

o Overseeing all payments and doing daily payments

o Support team with financial donor reports, invoices and payment requests

o Supervise payroll and taxes

o CBF reporting

· Operations:

o Coordinating new contracts, amendments to existing ones (including interns, consultants)

o Coordination of matters related to Arbodienst, sick/leave registration etc

o Overall responsibility for logistical and operational processes including:

§ Legal and insurance obligations

§ IT, mainly internet and telecom

§ Occupational health and safety of staff

§ Other office management functions

§ Staff management

o Management of the Office manager and Financial administrator

Additional Responsibilities:

· Other tasks to help deliver the goals set in the overall strategy and annual plan

· Support in Fundraising and development of financial proposals

· Financial project management (administration, monitoring and evaluation)

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in relevant positions including direct responsibility for staff and organisational budget. Experience with international programming and programme management in an NGO setting is considered an asset.

• University degree (master’s degree) in a relevant area such as Finance/Economics

• Knowledge of accounting system Exact, Dutch Tax and HR/Arbo rules and experience with payroll are considered to be an asset to the job

• Sound knowledge of financial management & control rules and practices as applied in the Netherlands

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, English (i.e. fluency in English is a pre-requisite). Other language skills such as in Dutch, Spanish, French or German are a plus.

• Target-driven and achievement oriented management style

• Ability to work in a multicultural team

• Proactive outlook: hands-on can do mentality, flexible, not a ‘nine to five’ approach.

Conditions of Employment

The position is for a fulltime workweek (40 hours) for a period of 6 months. We are looking for a committed & flexible individual. We offer a dynamic and pleasant multicultural working environment, with an indicative gross yearly salary range of € 3194 and € 4167 (inclusive of pension, health insurance, holiday allowance and national insurance contributions) – the salary level awarded will depend on relevant work experience and educational background. Valid work permit and/or European passport is required in order to be considered for the