Field Accounting Controller Assistant (f/m/x) - Brussels

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Hospital Insurance

Pension Plan

Public transportation refund

Job summary

MSF Belgium is seeking a Field Accounting Controller Assistant for the Field Accounting Controllers Unit in Brussels. You will reconcile intermediate advance balance sheet accounts and serve as the HQ focal point for advances accounting questions, ensuring compliance with MSF OCB policies.

The role requires an accounting degree, fluency in English and French, and strong Excel and reporting skills. This is a 1-year fixed-term, full-time contract with benefits such as meal vouchers, hospital

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or Economic Sciences is required.
• First experience or internship in accounting or controlling is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile intermediate advance balance sheet accounts and act as HQ contact for advances accounting questions.
• Review monthly accounting entries for accuracy and compliance with MSF policies.
• Identify discrepancies and propose corrective actions with Field Accounting Controllers.
• Prepare and issue monthly financial reports related to advances in projects.

Skills

MS Office

Advanced Excel

Accounting software

Data reporting tool

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Autonomous & organized

Education

Degree in Accounting or Economic Sciences

Internship/experience in accounting or controlling

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Within MSF OCB (Operational Center Brussels), the Finance Department collaborates and partners with different departments and units throughout OCB and other sections. This way, we want to provide financial expertise that promotes and supports MSF's social mission into the future.

Within the Finance Department, the Field Accounting Controllers Unit controls the project's accounts and their consolidation in our HQ accounting system.

Under the supervision of the Field Accounting Coordinator, you are, as Field Accounting Controller Assistant, responsible for the reconciliation of intermediate advance balance sheet accounts and the point of contact for advances accounting-related questions. You monitor the related financial risk and report at headquarters level the quality of accounting in the projects and its compliance with MSF OCB policies and procedures.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounting

• Review the monthly accounting entries related to intermediate advance balance sheet accounts to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with organisational standards & procedures
• Reconcile intermediate advance accounts between headquarters and the projects
• Identify accounting discrepancies and issue corrective actions and recommendations in case of non-compliance or identified weaknesses, in collaboration with the Field Accounting Controllers
• Serve as HQ focal point for projects' advance accounting-related questions and issues

Finance

• Prepare and issue monthly financial reports related to advances made in the projects
• Evaluate the financial risk related to the management of advances within MSF OCB
• Enhance the end-to-end process of advances in collaboration with the Finance Applications Support Unit

You may also be asked to undertake additional ad hoc activities or tasks to support other members of the FAC team.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Degree in Accounting or Economic Sciences
• First experience or internship in accounting or controlling is an asset

Competency

• Computer skills: MS Office, Advanced Excel, Accounting software, Data reporting tool
• Good analytical skills with a solution-oriented mind
• Communication skills: active listener, sense of diplomacy with cross-cultural awareness
• Ability to work in a team and navigate in a multi stakeholder changing environment
• Autonomous and self-organized

Languages

• Written and spoken knowledge of English and French is mandatory

CONDITIONS

• Location: Brussels (Belgium)

Due to legal administrative constraints, given the duration of the contract, candidates must already have the permanent right as Belgian or EU national, and/or valid work permit with mention of 'Unlimited access to the labor market' to work in Belgium

• Contract type: fixed-term contract of 1 year - Full-time
• Salary according to MSF-OCB HQ grid
• Meal Vouchers - Hospital Insurance - Pension Plan - 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs
• Adhere to the MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust, and Empowerment
• Adhere to the MSF Behavioral Commitments

Deadline for applications: 11th of October 2026

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