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UTZ Certified is looking for a Finance & Administration Professional (24 hours/week) to ensure smooth and transparent financial and administrative operations, meeting high standards and sometimes complex demands. Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Deadline for Applications: open.

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UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside is a sustainability program for coffee, cocoa and tea. It trains farmers how to produce professionally and sustainably, improving their quality of life, environment and products. UTZ means ‘good’ in the Mayan language Quiché. The UTZ CERTIFIED program trains farmers to become better businessmen. The results: better and constant product quality and yield, less costs and lower environmental impact, plus improved livelihoods. Sustainably grown and traceable products provide a better market position for farmers. This professional farming gives the assurance of ‘good inside’ quality products, grown with care for people and the environment. This means added value for the whole supply chain.

Since its foundation in 2002, UTZ CERTIFIED has become one of the leading coffee sustainability programs worldwide and is now a multi-commodity program including cocoa, tea and palm oil with the ambition to expand into other products in the coming years.  Leading companies such as Ahold, Sara Lee, Mars, IKEA and Nestle work with the UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside sustainability label. UTZ CERTIFIED is headquartered in Amsterdam with representatives in the US, Japan and Switzerland, and works closely with its partner network in Africa, Asia and Latin America. UTZ CERTIFIED is looking for a

Finance & Administration Professional (24 hours/week)

Together with your team colleagues you ensure smooth and transparent financial and administrative operations, meeting high standards and sometimes complex demands. You provide support to the F&A Manager, you guide the Finance Intern and you work together with the Office Manager. You also stand in for these team members in their absence. Together with the Finance & Administration Manager, you support departments on various subjects like fundraising and project administration. You maintain contacts with suppliers, customers and local agencies. A good working environment, service orientation, integrity and professional discretion are evident values for you.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• All bookkeeping
• Accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Foreign payments and banking
• Preparation of periodic financial analysis and reports
• Assistance in tax issues, insurances, salary and personnel administration
• Office Management tasks as part of teams’ responsibility

The Finance & Administration Professional reports to the Finance & Administration Manager.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting, Administration or related
• At least 2 years experience in accounting
• Accurate, analytical, methodical
• Well organized, flexible, able to prioritise
• Very good MS Office skills
• Team player with intercultural sensitivity
• Very good verbal and written communication skills in English.

UTZ CERTIFIED provides a entrepreneurial international working environment with a collaborative culture. Employment is based upon 24 hours/week. We prefer candidates who have a work & residency permit for the Netherlands/EU.

This is your opportunity to create real value for a meaningful global sustainability initiative!

Please send your application to annelies [dot] pijnenburg [at] duurzaamheidwerkt [dot] nl, mentioning Finance & Administration Professional in the subject line. For more information about this position please contact Annelies Pijnenburg: +31-(0)646680191.

More information about UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside: www.utzcertified.org