Finance Manager

Friends of the Earth International is looking for a Finance Manager – (0.8 FTE)

30 hours – 4 days a week, Amsterdam-based, NL work permit required

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is the world’s largest grassroots environmental federation with 72 autonomous member groups around the world. FoEI aims to ensure that the struggles and experiences of local communities – especially those most affected by unsustainable development – are brought to bear on policies and practices at national and international levels. We are working on issues such as: climate justice, forests and biodiversity, food sovereignty, and economic justice.

FoEI’s decentralized and democratic structure allows all member groups to participate in decision-making. We are governed by our member groups and an elected Executive Committee made up of representatives from our groups. A small International Secretariat (IS) in Amsterdam and a team of global staff supports the member groups, campaigns, programs, and other activities of the federation through fundraising, program coordination, trainings, communications, and information management.

FoEI is currently operating with an annual budget of over 5 million Euros, but this will be less from 2026 onwards. Although the budget will have to be downsized substantially, there is a solid financial basis with reserves of over 1 million and a healthy liquidity position. A fundraising team of 3 persons is working on renewed income generation.

Job Description
With the assistance of the members of the Finance Team, the Finance Manager (FM) is responsible for the financial management of FoEI’s resources, by maintaining a solid system of budget management and accounting for expenses. You will be overseeing full financial cycles: from drafting budgets and reporting templates for staff members and member groups, to preparing the annual financial statements and reports to donors. Your work will be both strategic and highly practical, from booking to answering all kinds of questions to structurally improving financial management. Competent in international finance and control and passionate about our mission, you will bring your energy and experience to this role. You will report to the Operations Manager, who oversees Finance, Human Resources and Office Management.

Main responsibilities:

Full cycle FoEI and donor finance and control (60% of your time):

• Prepare the annual overall budget, project budgets and review implementation by responsible officers; Prepare the annual financial statements and lead the annual organizational audit;
• Review and understand contractual donor requirements; make sure these are translated into contracts and budget templates for our suppliers and member groups; Work with fundraisers on budget development for new grant applications;
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements and monitor and improve the systems set up for this; Lead project audits and oversee preparation of financial reports to donors by the financial grant managers;
• Oversee our sub-granting processes by the financial grant managers;
• Booking entries in the accounting software, jointly with Finance team colleagues;

Information management, process optimization and other (40%):

• Liaise with the Management Team for updates and reports; Provide functional guidance to finance team members when needed;
• Develop and/or monitor financial policies, including remuneration and procurement;
• Responsible for pension contract;
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of our project database;
• Partake in evaluation of financial processes and signal improvement opportunities.

Your profile

• 5 years in financial management, preferably in an international NGO context.
• Experience in budget development and reporting for European Union external action grants.
• Fluent in English and Dutch, verbally and in writing; Spanish would be a plus.
• Pro-active and hands-on with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent Excel skills
• Experience with Exact accounting software.
• Very organized, effective at setting priorities and multi-tasking.
• Strong cross-cultural sensitivity and interpersonal skills. Work experience in the Global South would be a plus.

Join our values-driven movement to mobilize, resist and transform!
Friends of the Earth International is an equal opportunities employer. Diversity and inclusion are important values for FoEI. We aim to have a FoEI team that reflects the composition of our diverse, global federation.

We offer mission driven, international work within a supportive environment at a great location in Amsterdam. Full time salary (37.5 hours/week) between € 5,447and € 5,885 monthly. You will participate in our collective pension arrangement, and we hope that you will be able to start as soon as possible!

In this procedure we work with Sustainability Works. Please send cv and motivation letter no later than 21 April 2025 to application@sustainabilityworks.eu mentioning ‘Finance Manager’ in the subject line. Please feel free to email or call Annelies Pijnenburg for any questions that you may have: +31646680191. First round interviews via video calls on 17 and 22 April 2025. Second round interviews on 24 April 2025 in the Amsterdam office.