Deadline: 8th January 2022
Based in: Friends of the Earth Europe office, Brussels
Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) campaigns at the heart of Europe for sustainable and just societies and for the protection of the environment. We are the largest grassroots environmental network in Europe, uniting 32 national organisations with thousands of local groups as part of Friends of the Earth International. Our vision is of a peaceful and sustainable world, founded on social, economic, racial, gender and environmental justice and free from all forms of domination and exploitation.
We are looking for a Finance Manager to design and implement appropriate processes and systems compliant with legal and donor requirements, that ensure timely budgeting and financial management, including monitoring and analysis of expenditure, reporting and income projections, and audits.
The postholder is part of the operations team, together with the finance officer, grants manager, IT manager, office manager and fundraising coordinator. The Head of Operations manages the team.
This is an excellent opportunity to be part of an environmental justice NGO working at the European level and a vibrant European network.
Key responsibilities:
- Timely and accurate budgeting
- Sound transaction management and recording processes
- Monitoring of financial expenditure and strategic forecasting
- Reporting
- Financial management compliant with legal and donor requirements
- Clean audit reports
Budgeting
- Design and implement effective budgeting models for teams and the entire organisation
- Ensure the annual budget is developed in compliance with donor requirements
- Support budgeting for grants and project applications
Transactions management and recording
- Develop and implement a transactions management and recording process to ensure accurate book keeping
- Develop and implement internal control mechanisms to ensure compliance with legal and audit requirements
- Ensure allocation of costs to projects and grants
- Liaise with the accountant
Monitoring and forecasting
- Monitor income and expenditure and provide risk analysis
- Produce quarterly expenditure reports
- Produce forecasting reports, including strategic advice
Reporting
- Ensure timely reporting of the annual operating grant
- Ensure the timely preparation and reporting of grants and project reports for FoEE and with partners together with the grant manager
Financial management
- Keep track of and communicate regularly with the Head of Operations and Director on budgeting, forecasting and risk analysis
- Support the capacity building of members for participation in joint projects
Audits
- Ensure the timely preparation of audits of grants and project for FoEE, and with partners, together with the grant manager
- Ensure the statutory audit
We offer
This position is offered as a full-time position in Brussels, Belgium for a period of twelve months. It can be made permanent, subject to satisfactory performance and available funding.
We offer a salary between 3.529€ and 4.296€ gross, depending on a competency assessment. This salary has been calculated with the projected inflation increase relevant for FoEE. It will be adjusted in January 2023 according to the final percentage published by the Belgian government.
FoEE offers an attractive benefits package, including a 13th month salary, lunch vouchers, an additional 5 days of holidays per year, pension scheme, hospitalisation and comprehensive travel insurance. We also offer full coverage of train travel in case of commuting within Belgium. FoEE offers a motivating working environment in an international office located in an environmentally-friendly NGO building.
To carry out the job, the team member must be based in Belgium. The job is subject to FoEE’s teleworking policy, which allows for hybrid working.
FoEE actively welcomes candidates of all descriptions, regardless of age, sexual orientation, marital status, wealth, religious, philosophical or political beliefs, language, present or future state of health, disability, physical or genetic characteristics, gender, pregnancy, parental status, change of sex, nationality, race, skin colour, ancestry, nationality, descent, national or ethnic or social origin. FoE Europe strives to make our office as diverse as possible.
To apply
Send your cv and a motivation letter describing how you meet the above-mentioned requirements by 8 January 2023 by 23.59h CET to: operations-recruitment@foeeurope.org.
The ideal starting date of the post is 1st March 2023.
Due to the volume of applications, we will contact only short-listed candidates – thank you for your understanding.
