Finance and Accounting Manager

Coordinating and supervising the accounting of the mission (accounting, treasury, audit procedures, etc.) according to the instructions of the Finance Coordinator, and in compliance with legal obligations and MSF standards and protocols in order to provide quality, reliable and transparent information to the organization on the use and allocation of resources in the mission.

• Being responsible for quality and timely accounting for the whole mission, including personally performing accurate and timely entries in the accounting software, as well as cash procedures, bank accounts,  receipts and supporting documents, electronic data entry, consolidation of overall mission accounting, monthly closing process and documents, ensuring strict respect of deadlines and strict compliance to MSF guidelines, financial standards and procedures.
• Coordinating and overseeing the monthly and yearly closing of accounts and balance sheet, and reporting the mission's accounting statement through monthly and weekly reports, in order to verify the evolution of project finances and provide information about them
• Being responsible for the financial management of donor contracts e.g. preparing and verifying the financial reports to donors, following up and analysing the need for amendments. Ensuring reporting conditions are met and stake-holders in the mission are informed of their responsibilities (for example, logistics for stock inventory, quotes)
• Coordinating and overseeing the payment of tax liabilities in order to comply with legal obligations.
• Coordinating and supervising the conduct of local audits relating to accounting, tax, labour, stock and asset management
• Planning and supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and to improve people's capabilities
• Is the technical reference for any accounting-related issue including compliance with MSF financial standards and procedures, legal compliance, training and support on the MSF accounting software / system
• When required, briefing all staff involved, on specific accountancy management (Mission Coordination Team, Administration Managers, Logistics Managers, etc).

Context specific Accountabilities:

The operational strategy in Italy is structured around three main pillars, with the aim to respond and address the different needs of migrants at the different stages of the migration journey.
These priorities are addressed through targeted projects implemented in specific geographic locations.
• SAR (Search and Rescue) targeting migrants during sea crossings through life-saving interventions.
• POTM (People On The Move): main location Agrigento; targets migrants in the early stages of the reception system following disembarkation. 
• SOIT (Survivors of Ill-treatment and Torture): main location Palermo; targets migrants who have experienced severe violence and torture. 
The Coordination team is based in Rome.

The Italian Programme is undergoing important organizational changes. In strict collaboration with the Finance Coordinator, the Finance Accounting Manager will be an active part of the revision and reconfiguration of finance and accounting processes and of the implementation of Unifield in the country. At present, the Programme in Italy operates on a limited scale, with accounting centralized at the Coordination level; therefore, the Accounting Manager is fully responsible for all accounting-related tasks.