Senior Finance and Accounting Officer

SENIOR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING OFFICER

Are you a proactive finance professional with a collaborative mindset, ready to thrive in a global, multicultural environment? Hivos is seeking a Senior Finance and Accounting Officer to join our Finance and Operations team of 3 FTEs within the Global Finance & IS function, based in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Location:

The Hague, Global Office

Hours:

36 hours per week (100%)

Reports to:

Finance Team Lead

Salary Range: NL scale 10: € 3.533,04 - € 4.788,05 gross per month

, 23.59 CET

Hivos is an international human rights and social justice organization founded in 1968, guided by strong humanist values. The organization is committed to promoting freedom, dignity, and equal opportunities, and to ensuring that people can actively participate in decisions that affect their lives and communities. Hivos works in partnership with civil society actors, activists, and communities to amplify diverse voices, strengthen agency, and address structural inequalities.

Particular focus is placed on supporting marginalized groups to organize, advocate, and claim their rights.

Through its programs and partnerships, Hivos contributes to building inclusive, equitable, and sustainable societies where people have equal access to rights, resources, and opportunities. More about Hivos at:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

The Senior Finance and Accounting Officer is part of Finance and Operations Team within the Global Finance & IS Function and reports directly to the Finance Team Lead. The Senior Finance and Accounting Officer gives support to and intensively collaborates with the Team Lead regarding all finance matters and executes improvement projects within the realm of finance administration in assignment from the Team Lead.

In addition, he/she/they serve as the designated deputy to the Team Lead Finance, ensuring continuity of operations and providing day-to-day oversight of key finance activities during periods of absence.

In the Finance and Operations team, the execution of the day-to-day financial administration processes as well as the execution of the financial accounts takes place. It is the heart of the integration of all finance processes and other functions and provides the foundation for reliable, timely and complete financial information to enable financial decisions.

The Finance and Operations team under the lead of the Finance Team Lead is responsible for the preparation of financial reports by establishing schedules, collecting, analysing, and consolidating financial data and preparing month-end, quarterly and annual financial statements as well as for safeguarding the integrity of the global bookkeeping and financial administration including adherence to the HIVOS GAAP (RJ640/650).

The Senior Finance and Accounting Officer is the senior team player who directly supports the Team Lead in fulfilling his/her/their overall responsibilities and collaborates with Team Lead in order to realize improvements in financial processes and procedures. Areas of attention for the Senior Accountant include (non-limitative):

• Prepare and/or oversee on the payment processes in the Global Finance Unit, executing 4-eyes controls ensuring quality and timeliness of the process
• Provide tailored advice and hands-on accounting support to finance staff on financial accounting processes, (project) accounting and financial administration
• In collaboration with the Team Lead and Treasury & Financial Controller, prepare and review periodic financial reports and coordinate monthly review meetings with Budget holders to discuss key financial developments, issues, and follow-up actions
• Monitor the completeness and correctness of bookings and journal entries to ensure reliable budget depletion overviews in the Functions; support Budget holders in their financial management responsibilities
• Review financial balances, resolve discrepancies, and coordinate balance sheet clean‑up activities with countries/areas to ensure accurate and reliable financial data
• Collaborate with Fundraising Department for the correct execution of (monthly) private…