Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from healthcare. MSF’s actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence, and neutrality.   

Benefits of working with MSF Australia 

• Flexible & hybrid working arrangements   
• Salary packaging plus insurance benefits & allowances  
• Annual salary review 
• Annual performance review 
• Annual personal training budget & LinkedIn learning Licence 
• Employee Assistance Program  
• Wellbeing support & Headspace membership 
• Strong culture of diversity and inclusion 
• Career growth & development opportunities 
• Additional leave & purchased leave options  
• Novated lease & retail discount benefits 
• Monthly Friday afternoons off! 
• Plus more! 

Responsibilities  

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager this 2-year part time contract will support the finance team 3 days per week to manage international accounting responsibilities, as well as both maintaining and optimising the MSF Australia and MSF New Zealand finance systems and payment gateways.  

Work collaboratively with finance counterparts and stakeholders both domestic and internationally to deliver compliant and accurate financial information and offer backup support to the finance team. Accountabilities include: 

International 

• review of international reconciliations for month-end accounting tasks 
• supporting APAC finances (Japan, Korea, Hong Kong & Australia) with the preparation of quarterly financial reconciliations, plus assisting with budgeting and forecasting 
• assist with audits,  
• prepare tasks for year-end reporting, including preparation of year end international accounts 
• compliance with financial guidelines, and contributing to the continual improvement of finance procedures and policies. 

Systems 

• contribute to the continual improvement of financial processes and act as Project Manager on systems automation projects  
• act as the payment gateway lead – managing systems administration, queries, security and integration with other systems 
• maintaining access and knowledge of Systems, Platforms and Gateways;  

Requirements  

To be successful in this key finance role, you will be known for delivering meticulous and accurate financial information on time!  You will enjoy navigating complex and evolving international regulations and will be motivated by working in a humanitarian aid organisation. Ideally you can demonstrate the following:   

• Qualifications in accounting, finance, business administration or related. 
• Minimum of 5 years experience in finance or accounting management roles 
• Strong experience in financial reporting, budgeting and compliance is essential 
• Technical skills in MS Excel, financial reporting tools and ERP systems (experience with Adaptive, Salesforce, NetSuite, SAP and ELMO will be well regarded) and payment gateways such as Stripe 
• Proven understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting standards and financial and tax regulations and compliance. 
• Strong project management skills 
• Strong attention to detail.  
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with excellent written and verbal communication  

Applications 

Select the Apply button and upload your resume and cover letter. Applications will be reviewed on receipt.  

For more information, see the Job Description or contact the MSFA Talent Acquisition team with any questions via MSFAOfficeRecruitment@sydney.msf.org    

At MSF Australia, we believe the following five values form the foundations of our culture – Transparency, Respect, Understanding of Diversity, Stepping In and CollaboraTion.  

We value T.R.U.S.T as an essential element to how we operate and believe that these organisation values flow from this trust that we build.  

MSF Australia (MSFA) is committed to developing diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace and fostering a culture of belonging for all our staff. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us better achieve our social mission of providing aid without agenda. We strongly encourage First Nations peoples, people from LGBTQIA+ communities, people from diverse cultures and language groups, and people who live with a disability to apply. We invite all requests for a reasonable adjustment to the recruitment process if this will support your application. For more information, call or email MSFA Human Resources on +61 2 8570 2609   MSFAOfficeRecruitment@sydney.msf.org  

MSF Australia has a Child Protection Policy and COVID-19 vaccination policy in place, all employees are required to comply with these policies.  

In support of the Child Protection Policy, a criminal background check will be required during the recruitment process for selected candidates. A criminal record will not automatically preclude anyone from the position they have been selected for.