Vacant job

We are looking for an experienced and skilled Financial Controller for the aid organization We Effect in Stockholm.

This position will be part of the global finance and compliance team. The employment is a permanent position with a six-month probation period.

We Effect is an aid organization founded by the Swedish cooperative movement in 1958 to support the development of democratic organizations and societies.

We Effect primarily collaborates with member-based organizations consisting of women and men living in poverty who together fight for their rights and living conditions. We Effect aims to empower people living in poverty so that they have greater influence over their own lives and their communities.

We Effect operates in approximately 19 countries in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa. Through our offices, we collaborate with local civil society organizations, farmers' organizations, cooperative unions, and other democratic organizations.

Main Responsibilities

• Support and quality assurance to country offices in grant applications, including quality assurance of budgets.

• Support and quality assurance of financial reporting to donors, monitoring outcomes compared to budgets, and following up on grant audits.

• Quality assurance of assignment letters, support and quality assurance of audits of country offices.

• Follow up on audit results at each country office.

• Conduct internal controls of country offices and spot checks of compliance according to the annually approved plan.

• Follow up on audit results at each country office.

• Conduct internal controls of country offices and spot checks of compliance according to the annually approved plan.

• Follow up on results from internal controls.

• Support to country offices in incident management. Participate in incident follow-ups. Conduct anti-corruption training.

• Follow up on risk management at country offices.

• Support and quality assurance of country office budgets and forecasts.

• Support and quality assurance of assignment descriptions in connection with procurements and quality assurance of contracts.

Who are you?

We believe you have a bachelor's degree or equivalent in finance and at least 4–6 years of relevant work experience.

We also believe you have:

• Excellent communication and social skills.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to oversee and manage various tasks, projects, and activities simultaneously.

• Strong time management skills and the ability to keep track of deadlines both internally and externally.

• High integrity and commitment.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with team members in different locations.

• Experience working in non-profit organizations and/or international environments.

• Experience working with grant-funded activities, preferably with donors such as Sida and the EU.

• Knowledge of finance/administrative software and Microsoft 365.

• Ability to work with large data sets and maintain accuracy under tight deadlines.

• Implement process improvements and automation.

• Effective and fluent communication in English.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Knowledge of and experience working in Xledger.

• Oral and written communication skills in Spanish or other languages where we have country offices.

We Effect offers

We give you the opportunity to make a real difference – within our organization and in our collective work for a sustainable world free from poverty. Our values of Transparency, Respect, and Solidarity guide us in our work and as colleagues who shape our organizational culture.

We are an intercultural organization where diversity and inclusion are our cornerstones. We welcome you as you are and value a wide range of perspectives, experiences, and networks. We strive for a workplace where you can contribute your whole self to the work. We believe that an inclusive workplace without discrimination of any kind leads to more effective relationships and results with healthy, engaged, and growing employees.

You will be based in Sweden, but your work will be carried out together with colleagues in many different countries. Your manager is based in Zambia. We strive to have the best working environment, and although your primary workplace for this position will be Stockholm, we offer the opportunity to mix working from the office and from home. We apply goal-oriented working hours and offer 31 days of paid vacation.

More about the role

• Scope: Full-time.

• Start: As soon as possible.

• Your application documents should be in English.

• Please note that the position requires the candidate to have permission to live and work in Sweden.

Andara Group is responsible for the entire recruitment process. For questions about the position, contact our Recruitment Specialists Linda Gadd at [email protected] or Ellen Ploman-Wolinder at [email protected].

Read more at: weeffect.se, weeffect.org and latin.weeffect.org.

Warm welcome with your application!