Finance Controller at International Rescue Committee (Mytilini)

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries, the IRC aims to restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure.

In response to the influx of refugees in Greece, The IRC Hellas has been working in Lesvos since June 2015, currently providing support to Middle East and North Africa refugees.

The organizasion in Greece seeks for:

Finance Controller.

Education:
- A Bachelors degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce or Finance with a recognized professional certificate in accounting such as CPA, or a Masters degree in Accounting.
Experience:
- Strong preference for past IRC experience as a Senior Finance Manager or Finance Controller
- Minimum three years experience of managerial experience in the financial area of a non-profit organization or five years of managerial experience in finance in an international commercial organization.
- Requires extensive experience in working with computerized accounting systems, standard spreadsheet and database programs.

Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent English language skills required
- Must be comfortable in being a proactive member of the senior -management team. Must seek to identify and communicate potential problems and propose solutions to the level of management appropriate to effect solutions.
- Must be able to function effectively in a loosely structured, but complex work environment and to set appropriate priorities and deal effectively with numerous simultaneous requirements
- Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support from within the program organization.
- Must be a patient and good communicator who can function in an organizational environment involving a diversity of cultures, languages, and personal interests and agendas.
- Good at role of facilitator and team player in solving problems.
- Committed to staff training and development.

Work enviropment:
- The position is unaccompanied and is based in Mytilini with occasional field travel.
- Modest single housing is provided.
- The security phase for Greece is Green, and all employees are required to abide by any security directives put in place.

Closing date: 24 Mar 2016

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