HQ Controller

Education

• Qualifications: University degree in Finance/Economy 
• Languages: fluent French and English. 

Experience

• Professional experience in the financial field of minimum 3 years, experience in the NGO sector being an asset
• Good command of the Windows environment (very good command of Excel, knowledge of Navision being a plus)

Other

• Team working
• Autonomous in his/her area of responsibility
• Good communication skills
• Motivation for the NGO sector
• Agree with HI’s vision and social missions. 

To apply for this job, please send your resume and a cover letter to jobs@handicap.be

Main Job description 

The HQ finance department is in charge of the accounting management, the treasury management and part of the financial control of the Brussels operations which include 2 separate legal entities Federation Handicap International and Handicap International ASBL/VZW.  

Together with the HQ Finance Manager, this position will reinforce the overall Finance department including the financial control of HI’s global Advocacy department (based in Paris and Brussels) for a transitional period (leave of the person currently holding the job). 

Responsabilities

1. Financial control of the Advocacy department

For the contracts he/she will follow and for the activity generated by the Advocacy department: 

• Closure of the books: coordination of the closure of the Advocacy department (twice a year) with the accounting team in Lyon and Brussels, revenue recognition calculation and posting, 

• Audit Coordination : coordination, planning and preparation of the audits,  

• Quarterly financial/budget  follow-up of the ongoing contracts, update of the corporate reporting tool (NAVISION) with contractual and financing information and follow-up of the status of the contract, 

• Budget, revised BU, rolling Forecast and 3 year plan calculation and overall reporting to the Federation, 

• Preparation, consolidation and control of the financial information included in the intermediate or final reports to the Donors according to the signed agreements,  

• Coordination, Control of transversal financing + consortium, 

• Financial advisor to the Director of the Policy Unit and the overall operating team.

2. Support to Brussels finance department (Brussels Operation Center)

Within the Finance department, he/she will be responsible for:

• The management of finance related projects within the simplification corporate initiative in various fields: Treasury, Accounting, Management Control and Reporting for instance,
• Support to the Management Control of the Belgian National Association,
• Maintenance of the Internal Control procedures of the Brussels Operation. 

He/She will be interacting with the management of the Policy Unit and its overall operational officers, the Brussels and Lyon finance staff, external auditors and donors as well as the team responsible for Institutional Donor relations in Brussels or Lyon.

• Location: Brussels 
• Department: HQ Finance Department
• Team: 7 people / 6,5 FTE
• N+1: HQ Finance Manager
• N+2: Finance Control Director of the Federation Handicap International - Humanity and Inclusion (Lyon)
• Contract: 12 months contract - Full time. From the 1st of April 2018
• Package including: Chèques repas, Pension, Medical Insurance, 13th month
• Business trips: Possible business trips to Paris or Lyon (France)