Field Accounting Controller (FAC) (m/f/x) – Brussels – MSF Belgium

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium; Brussel; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Hospital Insurance (DKV)

Pension Plan

Transport reimbursement 100%

Partial homeworking 50%

Job summary

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium seeks a Field Accounting Controller (FAC) in Brussels to ensure accounting quality at missions and liaise with HQ for closings and audits.

You will monitor monthly closings, reconcile transfers, train staff, and support missions within the MSF policies in a demanding, multi-stakeholder setting. Fluency in English and French is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or Economics is mandatory.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in accounting or finance management control functions.
• Experience as Finance Coordinator with MSF in the projects is a strong asset.
• Experience in training / knowledge transfer is an asset.
• Computer skills: MS Office, Advanced Excel, Accounting software.
• Strong communication skills, active listening, diplomacy and pedagogy.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Autonomous and self-organised; able to work in a multi-stakeholder environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate the consolidation of missions’ accounting closings in HQ accounting software and manage balances discrepancies.
• Check the monthly missions’ accounting closings by collecting closing documentation and verifying accounts.
• Monitor missions’ monthly closing deadline and drive corrective actions if delays occur.
• Reconcile transfers, re-invoicing and reimbursements between HQ and missions/other sections.
• Act as first point of contact for mission accounting issues and as Accounting Manager for non-standard setups.
• Support external audits at HQ and implement audit recommendations at mission level.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Autonomy

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Accounting or Economics

Tools

MS Office

Advanced Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 70 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of origin, religion, creed or political affiliation.

Field Accounting Controller (FAC) (m/f/x) – Brussels – MSF Belgium

CONTEXT

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 an expertise that promotes and supports MSF's social mission into the future.

Within the Finance Department, the Field Accounting Controllers unit (FAC) controls the missions’ accounts and their consolidation in our HQ accounting system.

Under the supervision of the Field Accounting coordinator, you are, as Field Accounting Controller (FAC), the point of contact for missions for all accounting related questions. You ensure at headquarters the quality of accounting in the missions and its conformance to MSF OCB accounting policies and procedures to guarantee available and reliable actual costs. You can also provide technical accounting software support on top of the MSF ICT helpdesk.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounting

• Operate the consolidation of missions’ accounting closings in HQ accounting software and manage balances discrepancies
• Check the monthly missions’ accounting closings by collecting the mandated closing documentation and verifying compliance of balance sheet accounts and expenses
• Monitor missions’ monthly closing deadline and foster corrective actions in case of delays
• Reconcile transfers, re-invoicing and reimbursements between headquarters and the missions and/or other sections
• Act as first point of contact for mission accounting issues
• Act as Accounting Manager for the projects/missions with non-standard Finance setup and operate the monthly closings in the HQ accounting software
• Act as focal point for external audits at HQ and provide requested documents. Ensure implementation of audit recommendations at mission level
• Ensure proper archiving of accounting vouchers at mission level and availability of accounting vouchers scans at HQ level

Finance

• Allocate expenses to donors’ financing contracts
• Participate in Accounting/Finance Management trainings as trainer
• Participate in HR briefing and debriefs of expatriates with finance profiles
• Participate in the recruitment of Accounting Managers in the missions
• Visit the missions to provide support according to the agreed terms of reference
• Possibility to engage in gap filling work for a short-term period (detachments)

REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

• Degree in Accounting or Economics is mandatory
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in accounting or in finance management control functions
• Experience as Finance Coordinator with MSF in the projects is a strong asset
• Experience in training / knowledge transfer is an asset
• Computer skills: MS Office, Advanced Excel, Accounting software
• Strong communication skills: active listener, communicates clearly and effectively, sense of diplomacy and pedagogical skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Thoroughness/precision/quality control
• Autonomous and self-organised
• Strong ability to work in a team and to work/navigate multi stakeholder environment
• Adaptation to changing circumstances, contexts, tasks, responsibilities, and people
• Customer support oriented

Languages

• Written and spoken knowledge of English and French is mandatory

CONDITIONS

• Location*: Brussels (Belgium)

*Other location/s where there is an MSF entity could be exceptionally considered. The final outcome depends on local legal limitations (residency, work permit, etc.) and on agreement with the hosting MSF entity/office of the/se location/s. The local contract and standard salary grid will then apply.

• Mobility: maximum of 3 project visits of 2 weeks per year are mandatory
• Contract type: Open-ended contract – full-time
• Salary according to MSF-OCB HQ grid
• Meal Vouchers - Hospital Insurance (DKV) – Pension Plan – 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs - 50% homeworking possible per week
• 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: 5 October 2026

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