Deadline: 17 January 2016
Amnesty International (AI) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Finance and Office Coordinator in Peru.
The Finance and Office Coordinator’s work is to coordinate the organizational (finance, human resources, facilities, legal, IT and administration) services and functions of Amnesty International’s (Sub Regional) Office.
The AI’s global campaign is to change the lives of those suffering human rights abuses.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Finance and Office Coordinator will perform the following functions-
- Ensure the financial control of the [sub-region] Regional Office’s activities through ensuring implementation of strong finance policies, systems, processes, and review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Ensure the management reporting requirements of the office are met; including accurate and timely monthly management accounts forecasts and budgets.
- Manage the statutory and regulatory reporting requirements of the office are met, including preparation of the annual statutory accounts (if applicable) in a timely manner, assisting with the audit process, compliance with tax regulations and compliance with any other local financial reporting requirement.
- Support the Deputy/Regional Director to ensure the resources of the office are allocated according to strategic priorities and do not exceed the allocated funds for the office, via the management of the budget setting process and delivery of agreed budgets.
- Ensure the cash flow of the office is managed to ensure sufficient liquid reserves and minimal exchange rate risk, in conjunction with the IS London Finance team.
- Manage the payroll of the office, via outsourced payroll providers where relevant, to ensure timely and accurate payments to staff.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Accounting experience – essential (part qualified).
- Experience in managing organizational systems and processes in finance, administration, IT, legal and HR. Start-up experience preferred.
- Experience of preparing and monitoring budgets and an ability to identify budget problems and solve them or communicate to the relevant staff.
- Experience of the day- to-day management of an office, including excellent multi-tasking and time management skills.
- Experience of providing support and best practice guidance on basic human resources matters to management and staff; ideally with experience of working in a regional office within an international organization framework.
- Experience of dealing with suppliers and external contacts, including the ability to preempt and troubleshoot issues, negotiate contracts and provide advice based upon some understanding of local contract law.
- Knowledge of relevant local network within areas such as tax, immigration, office support service contractors etc is required.
- Experience of supporting relocating international staff in settling into new location, providing immigration liaison support, organizing accommodation etc.
- Excellent communication skills, including experience in drafting correspondence and the ability to deal effectively with people in person and on the telephone, in a polite, sensitive and understanding manner.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and local language.
- Bookkeeping and payroll experience desirable.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit AI.
