Finance Coordinator

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Finance Coordinator, where you will play a vital role in ensuring financial resources are available to support critical operations. In this diverse position, you will develop and implement finance policies, manage budgets, and provide expert support to field teams. Your efforts will directly impact the success of projects in challenging environments, ensuring that every department can deliver the best possible care to those in need. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference while working in dynamic and sometimes unstable areas.

Qualifications

• Minimum higher vocational level in finance or related field.
• Demonstrable experience in financial administration and management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement finance policies for projects.
• Provide support to HR and finance managers in the field.
• Approve project expenditures and manage budgets.

Skills

Financial administration

Financial management

Training and supervision

Adaptability

Stress management

Human resources management

Fluency in English

Knowledge of funding guidelines

Education

Higher vocational level

Job description

Job Description for MSF Finance Coordinator

Being a finance coordinator with us can be a complex but rewarding job.

From ensuring that finances are available to fund a fast scale-up of operations so that Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) can respond immediately to a natural disaster, through to making sure that finances are managed carefully, appropriately, and in line with local laws in the country, MSF finance coordinators make sure that every department has what it needs to do the best job possible, no matter what happens.

Responsibilities

Our finance coordinators develop and implement finance policies and provide expert support for all the projects in that country.

It’s a diverse role and you would be responsible for some or all of the following:

• Providing advice and support to international HR and finance managers in the projects
• Developing budgets that cater for the needs of each project, but also forecast possible increases in needs in line with the local context
• Developing appropriate policies
• Providing support to the field teams as they close accounts each month
• Approving all project expenditure, from medical supplies through to logistics materials

I have to plan every single budget line with the corresponding accounting codes and split the forecasted spending by each month. It’s quite a task, but it’s worth it to ensure our patients receive the care they need!

Nicole Baechtold | MSF Finance & HR Coordinator, Lebanon

Caption: Mamane Bassirou, MSF field finance manager in Bangassou, Central African Republic. Borja Ruiz Rodriguez/MSF

Application Guide

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Role Requirements

• Financial administration (accounting and reporting)
• Financial management (planning and budget control)
• Training - minimum higher vocational level
• Demonstrable experience with administrative organisation
• Familiarity with human resources management and policy principles
• Available for a minimum of nine to 12 months
• Minimum of three months travel or work experience in low- and/or middle-income countries
• Willing to work in unstable areas
• Adaptable and able to work in a team
• Flexible and able to manage stress
• Able to provide training and supervision to others
• Fluency in English

Assets

• Knowledge of guidelines of major funding institutions (e.g., ECHO, OFDA, etc.) for budgeting and reporting
• Good French or Arabic language skills. Please note: your language level may be tested during the recruitment process.