Accounting for International Development
Contact: Volunteer Team
Britannia House
1-11 Glenthorne Road
Hammersmith
London
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W6 0LH
United Kingdom
Tel: 0208 1237552
Website: http://www.afid.org.uk/
About Accounting for International Development
International Development Career Opportunities
Established in 2009, Accounting for International Development (AfID) supports finance and audit professionals in achieving their goals, with highly rewarding career opportunities with charities, INGOs, social enterprises and specialist international development grant audit departments in the UK and overseas.
Working in the International Development sector allows you to make a positive impact on global issues, gain real job satisfaction, potentially travel the world, and work with incredibly inspiring people.
Overseas Volunteer Assignments
Alongside our specialist recruitment services, AfID offers every type of accountant, from anywhere in the world, the opportunity to use their skills to support a broad range of non-profits globally. Volunteer Assignments from 2 weeks to 6 months form part of our ongoing strategy to build the financial management capacity of organisations in more than 50 countries.
Accounting professionals could be budgeting with a street child centre in Kampala (Uganda), coaching a hospital bookkeeper in Kigali (Rwanda) or financial reporting for a school in Kathmandu (Nepal). Our partners, which include NGOs, social enterprises, hospitals, micro-finance organisations, agricultural projects and schools are doing amazing work to tackle poverty and inequality in their communities but are unable to access vital professional skills training.
AfID have now arranged assignments for over 1,300 accountants from 50 countries, providing over 250,000 hours of one to one support to more than 500 non-profit partners globally.
What do AfID Volunteers actually do on assignment?
Volunteer accountants/pro-bono consultants provide one to one coaching and consultation on all matters relating to the organisation’s finances and accounting. Support often includes the following topics:
- Organisational needs assessment/ Internal audit, Year-end/ Project-end Audit preparation
- Budget assessment, preparation and analysis
- Internal and External (donor) reporting & grant management
- Developing financial procedures & controls
- Cash-flow forecasting, cash management & financial planning
- Coaching & mentoring new or inexperienced FMs/FOs and CDs
- Review and development of local income generation activities
What types of Volunteer roles are available?
All AfID assignments are customised to closely meet the volunteer’s own personal preferences and unique circumstances. Assignments can be as short as 2 weeks, and as long as 6 months, and each one forms a part of our ongoing strategy to build the financial management capacity of charities.
For a small sample of the many exciting possibilities, please visit www.afid.org.uk/TopOpps
To register your interest and talk through the many opportunities available to you please email info@afid.org.uk or call +44 (0)208 741 7000
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19 jobs with Accounting for International Development
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Volunteer Accountant @ Social enterprise distributing socially impactful products [106] in India
This role requires a volunteer that is comfortable working in a busy environment and more than 50% of the time independently.
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Head of FP&A #878
Lead in the preparation of the organisational budget, and in monitoring the budget, working with regional heads of finance.
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Finance Business Partner #875
Supporting in reviewing and approving due diligence assessments on potential partners, and carrying out monitoring visits and audits of projects.
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Country Finance & Admin Manager #876
Provide full financial oversight of the operations in CAR, covering the main office in Bangui and field operations.
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Project Accountant #877
Ensure the integrity and operational effectiveness of project accounting procedures, developing, and maintaining these as required.
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Internal Audit Consultant #874
Our partner is seeking an experienced internal audit professional to lead and undertake a series of UK-based as well as partner audits overseas.
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Volunteer Accountant @ NGO protecting the human rights and well-being of children [108] in Nepal
Reviewing the financial policy and procedures to identify any gaps in practice and in knowledge and provide training on these areas in particular.
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Interim Project Accountant #879
Monitoring programmatic activity and spend, and maintaining the grants management tracker tool.
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Volunteer Accountant @ NGO enabling youth to achieve their full potential [110] in Madagascar
You will understand the Executive Director’s current challenges with financial oversight and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Volunteer Accountant @ NGO protecting the human rights and well-being of children [109] in Kenya
Our partner educate and empower women and girls to manage their own reproductive health, producing and selling sanitary products.
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Interim Finance Director #873
The interim role will have some key focuses, alongside supporting in ensuring smooth running of the finance function.
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Group Financial Controller #872
This role will oversee the core finance function, covering AP, AR, group reporting, tax and treasury functions.
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Volunteer Accountant @ Mindfulness charity improving mental health [101] in Guatemala (2-4 weeks)
The placement will take you back to basics, however, there is plenty of things to be done to support them.
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Volunteer Accountant @ Youth driven sustainable development NGO [112] in Tanzania (2-4 weeks)
As the first AfID to support this partner you will undertake an initial review of their accounting processes, procedures and controls.
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Volunteer Accountant @ NGO supporting women and girls [111] in Kenya (1-3 months)
Identifying skills gaps and providing financial training to the Board, Finance Committee and staff as required.
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Volunteer Accountant @ Charity providing opportunities through education and sport [113] in Zambia
Review their use of Quickbooks, supporting them in making any accounting corrections, and also in making the most of the software.
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European Financial Accountant, French speaking @ INGO
Responsible for ensuring financial transactions are recorded accurately and in a timely manner.
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Volunteer Accountant @ Charity improving healthcare services [107] in Tanzania (2-4 weeks)
They require support in addressing the amount of time spent extracting data and then creating reports on Excel.
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Volunteer Accountant @ NGO improving learning outcomes [105] in Ghana (3-4 weeks)
The first task would be to review their controls and processes; this is especially pertinent in light of their planned further expansion.