About Rikolto
Sustainable income for farmers and nutritious, affordable food for all: that is what Rikolto works for. Rikolto is an international network organisation with more than 50 years of experience working with farmer organisations and stakeholder in the food chain in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. With more than 200 employees, based in local offices in 18 countries, we work around three global programmes: Sustainable Rice, Sustainable Cocoa & Coffee, and Good Food For Cities. We form a tight network of open and competent colleagues ready to work with anyone who wants to move forward.
About the position
The five regions within Rikolto's network structure are supported by a Global Support Team. This team performs key advisory roles and provides shared services such as finance, monitoring & evaluation, people & organisation, communications and fundraising for the organisation. Within this team, we are now looking for reinforcement in the area of finance.
In this position, you will work closely with the Finance Analyst, and have many international contacts with finance colleagues in our regions.
Your role
As a future employee in the financial department of Rikolto International, you will be responsible for managing our day-to-day financial activities and providing qualitative and correct (Belgian) accounting for Rikolto International. Next to that, these tasks will be supplemented - depending on your competences, interests and availability - with tasks relating to administration or financial management.
Concretely, you will have the following responsibilities:
- Checking and processing invoices and attachments in Blue 10 (external suppliers, expense reports, Mastercard expenses)
- Booking of documents in Exact accounting
- Preparation of payments in Exact and banking applications
- Preparation and follow-up of international (intercompany) transfers within Rikolto
- Processing VAT on incoming and outgoing invoices and preparing VAT declaration
- Managing the data in Exact and the applications in Blue 10
- Reconciling payroll administration with accounting
- Managing the organisation's liquidities
- Preparing debit notes
- Preparing balance sheet, income statement, and annual accounts
- Assisting with audit processes
- Handling internal and external queries regarding supplier accounting
We will add to that ‘basic package’, depending on your competencies, interests and availability. Additional responsibilities can be
- Financial management:
- Preparation and management of budget for Rikolto International
- Review of annual regional reporting to Rikolto International
- Consolidation for Rikolto International
- Execution of year-end closing for Rikolto International
- Monitoring and optimizing financial processes, procedures, and tools
- Management of Rikolto's Strategic Investment Fund budget
- Follow up of Exact implementation with regional Finance Managers
- Administration:
- Fulfillment of legal obligations: legal entities tax, publications Belgian Official Gazette, KBO, UBO register.
- Follow up of inventory of materials
- Ordering office equipment
- Creating content on Finance topics for internal learning platform
Your profile
Qualifications, technical knowledge and experience
- You have a very good knowledge of Belgian accounting rules through an education in accountancy, or through relevant work experience
- You have experience in analytical accounting, preferably in an international context
- You have basic knowledge of VAT
Skills
- You have good computer skills, and can work fluently with Office365 and Excel, and have experience with accounting software. Experience with Exact and Isabel are a plus.
- You speak and write English well. Practical knowledge of French, Spanish or Dutch are a plus.
Attitude
- You love numbers and handle them with integrity
- You are precise, well-organised and follow through on commitments. Colleagues can count on you for a smooth and correct handling of financial-administrative requests.
- You take responsibility for a correct bookkeeping and financial administration
- You are communicative and solution-oriented: you like diving into a complex bookkeeping and enjoy solving inconsistencies, or finding solutions to atypical requests
- You enjoy the dynamics of a team: together with colleagues from other departments, you look for an appropriate answer or solution for every situation
Our offer
- An open-ended contract (80-100%), immediate start possible
- Tailor-made schedule possible by mutual agreement
- A competitive salary with fringe benefits such as meal vouchers and group insurance
- A nice workplace in the heart of Leuven (Blijde Inkomststraat) in a cosy house close to the station, and flexible teleworking arrangement
- A job with a mission: you contribute to the success of innovative projects that make good food a right for everyone
- An interesting range of tasks - managing the daily financial activity of Rikolto International - complemented by tasks that fit your competences and availability
- An inspiring, international working environment in an enthusiastic team
How to apply?
Something for you? Send your cover letter and CV to jobs.international@rikolto.org. There is no fixed deadline for this vacancy. When we come across a promising candidate, we will invite them for an interview immediately. So don't wait to apply! We are reading the first applications from 25 February.
We recruit on the basis of competencies, regardless of age, origin, sex, gender, worldview or disability. If there are elements you do not think you meet, but you are convinced that this is your job, do not hesitate to apply anyway.
We look forward to meeting you soon!
