Finance Officer - Salama Hub

About the role

The Finance Officer supports the Salama Hub work by setting and maintaining quality standards for financial control and management, building the capacity of staff and partners on financial implementation, accounting and financial monitoring and evaluation of budgets. The post is full-time, regular staff, supervised by the Salama Hub Director and working closely with the Regional Finance Manager for Africa, the IP Finance staff in Philadelphia and other finance colleagues. The officer directly supervises the Finance Assistant.

Key responsibilities

• Administer and review financial plans and budgets, monitor progress and changes, and keep the Hub Director and Consortium team informed of the financial status.
• Manage the monthly reconciliation of accounts payable and ensure payment periods are met.
• Review all financial transactions and reporting, prepare monthly and annual financial statements, and present accurate, timely financial reports.
• Track, invoice and pay receivables, including donor and partner receivables.
• Manage the monthly closing of Accounts Payable and the General Ledger, and process the program payroll in compliance with statutory requirements.
• Manage cash flow and forecasting, and implement the Ethiopia Office finance policies and accounting practices.
• Lead the program audit process, acting as main contact for donor (Bread for the World) program audits and liaising with external auditors.
• Train staff on AFSC budget and accounting rules and procedures, and make field visits to support partner finance staff and carry out informal management and accounting audits.
• Maintain strong working relationships with partner finance staff and banks, and perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a related field, with at least 5 years of professional experience in an international organization, preferably an NGO, and an understanding of non-profit fund accounting.
• ACCA or its equivalent.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Right to work in Ethiopia.
• Willingness and ability to travel across the Horn of Africa, sometimes on short notice, to project locations and partner sites.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, under tight deadlines and with multiple priorities.
• Commitment to Quaker values and to the principles of the American Friends Service Committee.

Required skills

• MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint); advanced Excel skills highly preferred.
• Accounting software, payroll management systems and web-based communication platforms.
• Experience implementing ERP systems.

What we offer

• Comprehensive medical and hospitalization insurance.
• Term life, short-term and long-term disability coverage, and a defined benefit pension plan.
• Generous annual leave, sabbaticals, extended leaves and holidays.

Applications, including a cover letter and CV as a single file, are submitted by email to the employer by 6 November 2026; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.