Become part of our seven-person finance team! As a finance officer, you are responsible for the proper handling of project finances and are the contact person for our national and international colleagues. You play a key role in regular financial controlling and drive the further development and optimization of our financial management. You train your colleagues in financial management issues. You report to the finance team leader and represent forumZFD in relevant committees.
The place of work is the “Friedenshaus Am Kölner Brett” in the Ehrenfeld district.
You will start work
in December 2024
What awaits you
- You prepare proof of use and financial reports for publicly funded projects
- You ensure that we comply with the requirements of the relevant funding bodies when spending our third-party funds
- You work on regular financial controlling in Cologne and in our international program offices
- You check and process invoices for our publicly funded projects
- You pass on your knowledge, accompany and train your colleagues in all questions of financial management
What you bring with you
- Completed business studies with a focus on finance/controlling or a specialist vocational training with proven knowledge in the areas of finance/controlling (e.g. as a business economist or administrative specialist)
- Knowledge of the guidelines of public donors, especially regarding the accounting of BMZ/ZFD funds, is an advantage
- Very good IT skills (Office applications, financial software)
- Ideally project-relevant professional experience in the NGO sector
- Willingness to travel worldwide to all our project countries
- Willingness to spend regular days in our Cologne office
- You are resilient and self-confident, can work in a structured manner and have strong communication skills
- Numbers are your passion and you are strong in analytical thinking
- You are curious, want to develop both personally and professionally and it is important to you to work independently and take on responsibility
- You enjoy working in a team, are reliable and like to pass on your knowledge to others
- Even in stressful situations, you keep an overview and do not let yourself get upset
- You feel confident in German and English and enjoy communicating with your international colleagues via various channels
What we offer
- A permanent position
- The remuneration is based on our company agreement on wage structure. The advertised position is assigned to salary group 4b (technical consultant). In all salary groups, the remuneration increases with the length of service. You can find further information at https://www.forumzfd.de/de/arbeiten-der-geschaeftsstelle-koeln.
- Weekly working hours 30 hours (75%)
- Flexible working time model without core working hours
- Mobile working, in consultation with the team up to 80% of monthly working hours
- Regular face-to-face meetings and informal team events such as cooking together
- Six weeks annual leave
- Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and Shrove Monday are work-free days
- fresh fruit for employees and guests
- Covered bicycle parking spaces
- Good public transport connections
- Opportunities for further training at the Academy for Conflict Transformation in forumZFD
- Ethically and socially oriented company pension scheme, subsidised by employer contributions
You will be given varied and responsible tasks in a dynamic, constantly evolving organization in the lively Cologne district of Ehrenfeld. Here you will bring your ideas and skills into the team-oriented and cooperative working environment of an international peace organization.
You will become part of a competent team of committed colleagues in a workplace in a (family-)friendly atmosphere with high professional and methodological standards – decidedly for peace.
How to apply
Your way to us
Please apply by October 6, 2024 exclusively via the forumZFD website https://www.forumzfd.de/de/jobs with a maximum of three files and stating the earliest possible start date.
The interviews will take place in October in Cologne. We reserve the right to hold initial interviews during the application period.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Gybas (gybas@forumzfd.de).
Who we are
forumZFD supports people in violent conflicts on the path to peace and advocates for the overcoming of war and violence.
forumZFD currently works with peace advisors in Germany and twelve other countries in Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Its Academy for Conflict Transformation offers a learning place for professional, international peace work. With dialogue events, educational work and campaigns, forumZFD actively advocates for a civil peace policy. forumZFD
is recognized by the federal government as a sponsoring organization of the Civil Peace Service and finances its work through public and private grants, donations and membership fees.
You can find more information about forumZFD and our work at http://www.forumZFD.de . You can find this and other job advertisements at http://www.forumZFD.de/jobs . forumZFD consists of a diverse team. We therefore welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their origin, religious affiliation, sexual identity or disability. We ask that you refrain from including a photo in your application, as we want to promote a world that allows for greater equality of opportunity.
We look forward to receiving your application!
