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Job Description
ABOUT SDSN
SDSN works closely with United Nations agencies multilateral financing institutions the private sector and civil society. It is directed by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs and operates through offices in New York Paris and Kuala Lumpur.
POSITION SUMMARY
SDSN is seeking a selfstarter who can multitask and is an expert in bookkeeping practices in a nonprofit environment. The candidate must be knowledgeable in complete accounting processes through general ledger and financial reconciliation computerized accounting programs and other software (experience with Sage Intacct preferred). They must be able to work independently and as part of a dynamic international team. They must have an impeccable attention for detail; strong analytical communication and problemsolving skills; and must possess the ability to work positively and supportively with all members of the organization.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Finance and grant management:
- Manage entries in the accounting system (Intacct)
- Manage the Paris books including compiling supporting documentation and archiving
- Help manage the Paris bank account (initiating payments monitoring transactions approving payments as required etc.)
- Prepare quarterly cash requests to the New York office
- Help prepare the annual budgets for the Management & Operations department
- Help with monthly quarterly and annual financial closes
- Prepare budgets for upload to the organizations financial system
- Help with bookkeeping for the New York office as needed
- Prepare and manage invoicing for service providers and affiliates; prepare donor invoices (for Paris and New York)
- Help with preparing donor financial reports
- Review staff expense reports
- Review subcontractor financial reports
Payroll and human resources:
- Enter prepay variables into the thirdparty payroll system (ADP or other)
- Support the monthly payroll process as requires including the calculation of the payroll allocations and the preparation and upload of the payroll journal entries
- Prepare and monitor interns gratification
Audits:
- Assist with annual audits in New York and Paris and grantspecific audit
General Administration:
- Manage the Paris offices expense reimbursement platform including setup of users and training
- Contribute to revisions to the Finance Manual and the Employee Handbook
- Contribute to the procurement for and evaluation of administrative and financial providers
Any other task that may be requested in the context of the responsibilities above.
QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
- All candidates must have the right to work in France
- 5 years of relevant work experience
- Knowledge of AngloSaxon accounting desired
- Knowledge and use of financial management and accounting systems required knowledge of Sage Intacct desired
- Excellent level of English both oral and written (staff communications and work are largely done in English)
- General knowledge of French labor law
- Prior experience preparing processing and submitting payroll is a plus
- Advanced use of Microsoft Excel and Word
- This position requires a high level of attention to detail and organization the capacity to multitask and responsiveness.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Location: Paris 9e and two days teleworking
Contract Length: CDI
Benefits: SDSN offers generous leave allowances and flexible hybrid work policy. SDSN team members are given the opportunity to follow some of the most thoughtprovoking discussions on sustainability. In their work team members get the opportunity to meet and exchange with the some of the worlds greatest leaders in sustainable development professors economists bestselling authors educators and academics. In addition to this SDSN team is composed of brilliant dynamic sustainable development professionals that come from different countries and backgrounds. With such unique exposure and environment each member of SDSN can learn and grow while doing the work they love and contribute with a positive impact.
Reports to: Financial Controller
Work authorization: SDSN does not sponsor visas and therefore applicants must have the right to work in France.
SDSN is an equal opportunity employer
SDSN provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to unlawful considerations of race color creed religion gender sex national origin ancestry citizenship status genetic information military or veteran status age and physical or mental disability or any other classification protected by applicable local state or federal laws.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply please submit a cover letter and a CV on HR Partner by February 29 2024.
- Saisir des donnes dans le systme financier (Intacct)
- Tenir la comptabilit de lassociation y compris la gestion de larchivage
- Aider grer le compte bancaire du bureau de Paris (saisie de paiements sur la plateforme bancaire suivre les transactions financires approbation des virements etc.)
- Prparer des appels de fonds au bureau de NewYork
- Contribuer la prparation des budgets annuels
- Contribuer aux activits de clture mensuelle trimestrielle et annuelle
- Prparer les budgets pour le tlchargement dans le systme financier
- Aider tenir la comptabilit du bureau de NewYork en fonction des besoins de lquipe
- Etablir et traiter des factures des fournisseurs et donateurs (Paris et NewYork)
- Contribuer la prparation des rapports financiers des donateurs
- Vrifier les notes de frais du personnel
- Vrifier les rapports financiers des soustraitants
- Saisir les donnes pour la prpaie auprs du prestataire de paie (ADP ou autre)
- Soutenir le processus de paie mensuel selon les besoins y compris le calcul des allocations salariales et la prparation et le tlchargement des critures de paie
- Prparer et grer les paiements des stagiaires
- Contribuer aux audits annuels (Paris et NewYork) et les audits de projets
- Grer la plateforme de remboursement des notes de frais
- Contribuer aux rvisions des manuels de procdures internes
- Contribuer aux choix et lvaluation des prestataires de services administratifs et financiers
- Tout(e) candidat(e) doit avoir le droit de travailler en France.
- 5 annes dexprience dans le domaine exige
- Connaissances de la comptabilit anglosaxonne souhaites
- Connaissances et utilisation des systmes de gestion financire et de comptabilit requises connaissance de Sage Intacct souhaite
- Excellent niveau danglais lcrit et loral
- Connaissances en droit du travail franais
- Une expriences pralable de la prparation du traitement et de la prsentation des fiches de paie est un atout.
- Utilisation avance dExcel et Word
- Ce poste ncessite une grande attention au dtail la capacit dtre multitche et ractif/ve et beaucoup dorganisation.
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Employment Type
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