About the Role
Are you a dedicated finance professional looking to make a meaningful impact? Oxfam is seeking a detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join our team in Gambella, Ethiopia. In this maternity cover role, you will play a crucial part in maintaining daily financial transactions, mitigating financial risks, and ensuring smooth financial operations across our regional program activities and intervention areas.
Key Responsibilities
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Financial Operations & Transactions: Settle travel and program floats/advances, maintain the field office float register, and manage petty cash funds and regular disbursements.
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Payment Processing & Verification: Cross-check verification documents to effect payments across intervention areas, prepare Payment Invoices (PI) for logistics requests, and ensure proper tax deductions (income tax, withholding tax, and casual labor payrolls).
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Record Keeping & Auditing: Record daily payments in cash and bank books, apply paid stamps to invoices, organize sequential filing systems, and assist with internal and external audit schedules.
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Compliance & Reporting: Prepare monthly summaries for statutory obligations, file monthly tax and pension returns with government authorities, and ensure strict adherence to Oxfam financial policies and local regulations.
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Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Support program and logistics teams on financial matters, conduct regular cash counts with Senior Finance Officers, and ensure proper budget line allocation for expenditures.
Qualifications & Requirements
Essential Criteria:
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Education: Bachelor’s degree (BA) in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from a recognized university.
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Experience: 2 to 4 years of relevant finance experience, ideally within an international non-governmental organization (INGO).
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Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word) and familiarity with financial management software.
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Soft Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, high integrity, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse team environment.
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Languages: Good command of spoken and written English; knowledge of local languages is a strong advantage.
Desirable Criteria:
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Familiarity with working in a refugee context.
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Willingness to travel to Oxfam field operation areas as required.
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Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
What We Offer
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Competitive salary aligned with Oxfam’s national pay scale.
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Comprehensive benefits package, including a generous pension scheme, annual leave allowances, life assurance, and company sick pay.
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Flexible working options (Flexfam).
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Continuous professional development, including e-learning, coaching, and internal training opportunities.
You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here and more about the position here: >>Job Profile -Finance Assistant.pdf (72.92 KB)
How to Apply
If you are passionate about fighting poverty and align with our values of empowerment, accountability, and inclusion, submit your application online. Please upload:
>>HERE an up-to-date
CV and Cover Letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria for this role.