Oxfam
DUE: 21 APR 2025
Finance Officer (INT10998)
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. Oxfam envisions Southern African countries to be free of extreme inequality and injustice; a society where citizens and particularly women across all age groups claim and exercise their rights and responsibilities and can influence decisions that affect their lives. Our regional program aims to promote women’s rights, good governance and accountability, resilient livelihoods, as well as enhance preparedness, reduce vulnerability to disaster and ensure an effective response to humanitarian crises.
The Role:
Oxfam Southern Africa is looking for a Finance Officer to undertake specific tasks in support of the finance function.
What we are looking for:
We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.
An ideal candidate for the role will also be/have:
Knowledge & Experience
- Diploma/Degree in Accounting
- Minimum of 1-2 years practical accounting experience
- Proven experience of working in teams and strong inter-personal skills
- Excellent computer skills including spreadsheets (ideally MS Excel) and –word processing (ideally MS Word)
- Excellent written/oral communication & listening skills
- Competent numerically
- Fluent English
- Commitment to Oxfam’s aims and philosophy
- Strong sense of personal integrity
- Self-confidence, maturity & ability to co-operate with a wide variety of people
- Initiative, creativity & flexibility
- Previous experience of working with an NGO
- Previous experience of using a computerized accounts package
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Able to travel away from workstation regularly for short periods.
We offer:
We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.
From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.
Flexfam:
We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.
TO APPLY
As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
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