About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isnt inevitable. Its an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, womens right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we wont stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GBis a member ofinternational confederationof 21 organisations working togetherwith partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate ourvaluesare recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.Oxfam GB also participates in theInter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we willrequest information from job applicants previous employersabout any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment,or incidents under investigationwhen the applicant left employment.By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Since the early 1970s, we have been working to address the underlying causes of poverty and marginalization by focusing on developing sustainable livelihoods, providing water and sanitation, agriculture, climate research, gender, and humanitarian issues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Processing and Accounting for financial transaction

• Review and ensure payment request are checked, authorized, and supported with auditable documentation being charged to accurate budget codes of relevant contract
• Prepare monthly payroll as per the approved payroll information submitted by HR and share to the finance coordinator for review at 20^th of each month
• Prepare monthly staff salary allocation to active contracts and submit to finance coordinator for review at 25^th of each month.
• Prepare bank reconciliation on monthly basis and submit to finance coordinator for review and to PM for approval
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to OGB financial policies and procedures, donor requirements and government regulation in carrying out the day-to-day financial routine activities
• Conduct regular cash count on every Friday afternoon, surprise counts, and on the last day of a month.
• Review payment documents, settlement of travel and training advances against Oxfam travel policy and prepare journal entry
• Reconcile and clear statutory obligations ((pension, income tax and withholding tax) on monthly basis as per Ethiopia tax and pension proclamation.
• Assist in Oxfam internal and external year end Audit schedules and provide all documents required by the auditor during the audit as well as answering some audit queries as needed
• Follow up the filing systems for all financial and accounting records and verify the completeness of the documentation as per the OI financial policy and government regulations
• Prepare month end pack at the end of each month and submit to finance coordinator for review

2. Reporting and compliance

• Encode transactions into bank book, cash book and JV on daily basis and submit to finance coordinator for review
• Support the finance coordinator in donor and government report preparation and budget development
• Ensure compliance (donor, government and OGB) on daily routine activities
• Follow up the settlement of travel and program float/advance take necessary action on timely basis
• Report any irregularities to finance coordinator or PM
• Assist Finance coordinator in financial report preparation and audit facilitation

3. Internal Control and Risk management

• Provide ongoing financial risk analysis and recommendations of risk management strategies.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements
• Ensure internal control procedures exist and are followed
• Ensure that effective systems are put in place, and regularly reviewed, to allow adequate financial management and control
• Ensures maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures on Petty cash payments and floats

4. People Management

• Responsible for the effective performance management of finance staff reporting to the position, ensuring assessment, development, and performance management against objectives, and organizationally agreed competences
• Accountable for implementing Oxfams people management policies, procedures, and standards
• Manage and supervise the staff directly reporting to the position and ensure that any training needs are identified and met
• Support a climate of continuous professional improvement in finance
• Uphold principles of Oxfams gender and diversity principles in the workplace.
• Coaches, mentors, and appraises subordinates in accordance with Oxfam GB Performance Management System.
• Create staff development opportunities for finance staff by extending their engagement beyond the job descriptions
• Provide relevant orientation for staff, both at start of contract and ongoing, to ensure their understanding and compliance with Oxfam GB policies, organizational strategies, and job expectations.

5. Other

• Provide support for program and other staff from finance perspective
• Replace the finance coordinator in his absence

• Perform such other like activities assigned by the finance coordinator/PM

Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:

Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, SOLIDARITY, COURAGE, AND EQUALITY

Our Values

• Equality: We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.
• Empowerment: We acknowledge and seek to expand peoples agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.
• Solidarity: We join hands, support, and collaborate across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.
• Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.
• Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.
• Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.

Ensure you commit to our THREE ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES:

Ensure you actively ADOPT OXFAMS FEMINIST LEADERSHIP APPROACH and apply the principles and twelve practices in your work. Read more about this here: