Financial Management Officer, Head Office and France

• Support teams in preparing and validating annual budgets
• Review or prepare the monthly cash flow forecast
• Ensure budget monitoring in support of teams and ensure proper budget execution
• Verify consistency of accounting, budgetary and analytical allocations
• Supervise and support budget managers in their budget variance analyses
• Identify variances, financial risks and compliance with deadlines, alert relevant stakeholders and propose corrective actions
• Produce and validate financial data required for accounting closings
• Support teams in preparing and validating donor budgets, financing plans and adjustments related to contract amendments
• Monitor donor-funded budgets in support of teams
• Ensure compliance with financing plans and correct analytical allocation of expenses
• Support teams in preparing and validating interim and final financial reports for donors
• Oversee financial monitoring of the France sector grants (cash flow, earmarked funds, provisions) and contribute to optimizing these processes in the new SAP ERP
• Verify the reliability and consistency of financial data included in budgets, financing plans and reports prepared for donors
• Contribute to the rollout of the SAP ERP
• Support and train stakeholders within your scope
• Participate in updating procedures
• Contribute to the briefing and onboarding process
• Participate in closing operations in SAP
• Disseminate financial procedures and tools
• Provide technical support to teams on financial procedures and tools
• Organize and deliver training sessions
• Conduct briefings and debriefings for staff responsible for budget monitoring

Requirements

• Degree in finance or financial management (minimum Bac+4 / at least four years of higher education)
• At least 4 years of professional experience in a similar role
• Ability to train and support teams with a pedagogical approach
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Fluent written and spoken French

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in financial management, including budget preparation, monitoring, and variance analysis, while ensuring compliance with donor requirements and financial procedures. Proficient in training and supporting teams in financial processes and utilizing SAP ERP for effective financial oversight.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Budget Preparation
• Financial Reporting
• Variance Analysis
• SAP ERP
• Fluent French

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Financial Management
• Budget Monitoring
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Financial Data Validation
• Analytical Allocation
• Donor Budgeting
• Financial Risk Identification
• Accounting Closings
• Budget Variance Analysis
• Compliance Monitoring

Soft Skills

• Training Ability
• Pedagogical Approach
• Stakeholder Support
• Communication Skills
• Organizational Skills

Industry Keywords

• Financial Procedures
• Budget Execution
• Donor Funding
• Financial Compliance
• Grant Management

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office
• Excel
• SAP ERP