Finance Officer-Partnership

Finance & Economy

Overview

Join DRC as Finance Officer to support local partners and ensure financial compliance.

You have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Finance, or Accounting.
• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in finance or accounting, 2 of them in an NGO.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
• Advanced skills in Excel and Accounting systems.
• Good background in accounting and finance.
• Knowledge of both written & spoken English.
• Knowledge of Arabic is an added advantage.

Contract

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

DRC is currently looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our dynamic team as Finance Officer -Partnership

The overall purpose of the role:

The Finance Officer will provide technical support in document review, making sure that Financial Policies and Standard Operating Procedures are followed. Additionally, he/she will provide support to the field offices in all matters related to finance. The position holder will be the focal point for the local partners for their financials, budgets, and capacity building.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Finance and Accounting:

• Support on banking and petty cash payments on a need basis.

• Review payment documents for accuracy, compliance with DRC/donor policies, and completeness.

• Maintain cash books and ensure that all cash books are uploaded into SharePoint.

• Ensure all documents are scanned and uploaded to Dynamics.

• Prepare cash counts, cash reconciliations, and bank reconciliations.

• Maintain an archive system for transaction vouchers for all transactions booked on Dynamics, with proper reference, and ensure they are attached to system journals and Transaction Detailed Listing (TDL) .

• Support in donor and financial audits by retrieving requested vouchers and liaising with related parties for missing files.

• Review costs booked in budgets for accuracy.

• Ensure costs are rebooked as per the budget holder’s requests.

• Support in preparing financial reports requested by management.

Local Partners

• Participate in partner selection process, including due diligence and risk assessment.

• Participate in kick-off workshops and capacity-building events as requested by the partner teams, liaising with Human Resources, Logistics, and Programmes departments.

• Maintain budget oversight and review of partner financials against the project’s milestones achieved.

• Conduct monitoring and follow-up visits to partners, liaising between partnership programme staff and partners’ focal points

• Responsible for reviewing partners' financial reports and the submitted supporting documents for transactions, following up on the documentation when not adequately provided, and uploading the partner expenses to the DRC ERP Dynamics system.

• Responsible for archiving and documentation of finance data, including uploading it on DRC’s management information system

• Assist in resolving any administrative matters arising and inquiries from partners in relation to finance.

• Maintain and update contact lists for partners and trainees

• Prepare training materials and facilitate the training sessions for related partners' capacity enhancement

• Perform monthly partner account reconciliation and settle the accounts.

• Keep and update the partner tracker.

Compliance & Reporting

• Support in audits

• In consultations with the Finance Manager and Head of Support Services, make regular technical support field visits to partners and the DRC field office on compliance.

• Any other duties as agreed with the Finance Manager and Head of Support Services.

About you

To be successful in this role, you must have a minimum of 5 years of work experience in finance or accounting, 2 of them in an NGO, and have local partner-related experience. Moreover, we also expect the following.

Required

• A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Finance, or Accounting.

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills.

• Advanced skills in Excel and Accounting systems.

• Good background in accounting and finance

• Robust character.

• Team player and proven commitment to accountability practices.

• Knowledge of both written & spoken English

Desirable

• Knowledge of Arabic is an added advantage

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

• Contract length: 6 months.

• Band: NM H

• Designation of Duty Station: Uganda

• Start date: As soon as possible

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national employees; please refer to our website.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 9th March 2026

DRC does not solicit money for any part of its recruitment process. All recruitment is merit-based and follows HR best practices that are globally acceptable. Henceforth, should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

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