Finance Officer - Internal

Finance & Economy

Overview

Fulfil daily accounting tasks and assist in coordinating financial functions and services.

You have:

• University Degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in financial/accounting field
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Basic proficiency in PowerPoint and Word
• Experience in working in NGOs
• Advanced English proficiency
• Fluency in local language

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

Duty Station - Sittwe

Report to - Finance Manager

Overall purpose of the role:

• Fulfil daily accounting tasks and assist in coordinating financial functions and services
• Producing relevant financial previsions and reports on a regular basis

Responsibilities:

Financial payments and Treasury

• Ensure all payments are made timely and in accordance with existing DRC forms and documentation checklist
• Ensure all payments meet requirements of National Law and engage with authorities, tax advisors or other stakeholders to ensure tax requirements are met accordingly if needed
• Ensure that payment documents comply with DRC internal financial procedures and donor regulations
• Maintain and update Payment’s tracker
• Initiate and collect monthly CTR in a timely manner
• Monitor and inform to maintain weekly cash sufficient balance in the AO
• Maintain and update IW’s tracker and workflow
• Assist and submit cash agent fee% monthly basis

Financial Accounting and month-end closure

• Ensure to update cashbooks daily to reflect the actual status of existing cash count and bank balance in all currencies
• Upload all expenses PEX and GJ journal entry the DRC Dynamics in time and of highest quality
• Ensure all bank accounts statements are reconciled
• Check and oversee proper filing system for financial documents in the shared points
• Monthly Bank reconciliations in a timely manner
• Invoicing in the system before supplier payment
• Ven pay journal after payment release respective supplier
• Support to country office for the main account closing in the system (monthly and yearly)
• Correctly use DRC Dynamics functionalities in area of concern
• Ensure monthly financial documents completion
• Assist additional document submission for auditing

Coordination and collaboration

• Liaise and support with Program team and support service team on regular coordination meeting for technical support

• Field monitoring and supporting programming on cash payments to beneficiaries

• Any other duties relating to the nature of the job as requested by the Manager

Required experience and technical competencies

• University Degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in financial/accounting field
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Basic proficiency in PowerPoint and Word
• Experience in working in NGOs
• Advanced English proficiency
• Fluency in local language

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
• Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
• Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

Condition

Contract: DRC will offer the successful applicant a DRC’s Regular contract including 3-month probation. Renewable depends on both funding and performance. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with DRC’s Terms of Employment. The position is placed in Employment Band H-non management. Only applicants who can work and be based in Sittwe, Rakhine State, are eligible for this position.

Application and CV

Interested? Click the button to apply. Please send your application, in English, no later than 11th December 2025.

CV only applications will not be considered.

(Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and shortlisted candidates may be contacted for interview/an offer made before the advertised closing date)

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Added 6 months ago - Updated 6 months ago - Source: drc.ngo