Oxfam Job Vacancy in Ethiopia
Do you have experience in project financial management, reporting, and partner management?
Do you have experience of 5+ years in a finance role, preferably in an international NGO?
Do you have a Degree in Accounting or an MA in Finance?
If the answer is yes, we would like to hear from you.
The Role:
Oxfam is looking for A senior finance officer grant/contract responsible for supervising the Addis-based agreements, ensuring the legitimacy of the expenditure incurred in Addis Ababa, field offices, and assisting budget holders in ensuring expenditures are within the approved budget. To provide an efficient, relevant, timely grant management service to program managers, budget holders, and external donors. This includes budget, government reports internal BVA at a level of detail necessary to manage budgets effectively, external donor reports per formats and timeliness set contractually, and ensuring allocation of cost policies are complied with
What we are looking for:
Weโre looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability, and inclusion in all you do.
An ideal candidate for the role will also be/have:
SKILS, Experience, Knowledge & Competencies
Essential
- Degree in Accounting or MA in Finance that can bring added value to the post from a recognized university/college.
- Relevant experience of 5+ years in a finance role, preferably in an international NGO.
- Experience in project financial management, reporting, and partner management.
- Strong interpersonal skills, sensitivity to cultural differences, and ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts
- Good command of computing skills (MS Word, MS Excel) and other Internal software systems.
- Knowledge of and Eager to learn various accounting software with special emphasis on the Oxfam financial management system
- Good spoken and written English and Amharic.
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptive to changing working requirements
We offer:
We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance, and a range of other benefits.
From the day you join Oxfam, we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the-job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
Flexfam:
We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so weโre open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements that might work for you. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements that candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage
How to apply
As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.