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Finance Officer
2026-02-18T20:28:47+00:00
Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
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FULL_TIME
Tawila/North Darfur
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Professional Services
Accounting & Finance, Social Services & Nonprofit
UGX
MONTH
2026-02-25T17:00:00+00:00
8

Overall purpose of the role

  • Fulfil daily accounting tasks and assist in coordinating financial functions and services
  • Producing relevant financial provisions and reports on a regular basis
  • Support the team in strategic focus and ensure compliance with DRC procedures and guidelines at area level.
  • Contributes to the development of base strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manage day-to-day accounting functions, including regular cash verification, cash/bank reconciliation, monthly  cashbooks closing, advances’ reconciliation, timely submission of accounts to Coordination Office.
  • Finalize monthly payroll in coordination with HR department.
  • Ensure payments to suppliers and recurrent expenditures are made in a timely manner with the appropriate authorization.
  • Control all the supporting documentation produced in the field office/sub office
  • Brief the Area Support Services Manager on matters associated with finance on a bi-weekly and monthly basis.
  • Work closely with the Area Support Services Manager to ensure that thorough and effective budgetary control is undertaken in North Darfur office and sub offices
  • Oversee the project-end procedures, ensuring that all payments are finalized within the liquidation period and all payments have been made within the project period
  • Ensure monthly meetings are held with project team leaders/lead officers to discuss key issues, reasons for these, and any remedial action that is required.
  • Prepare for local audits in collaboration with Coordination office fielding requests as needed.
  • Ensure that inventory and assets lists are maintained and regularly updated in coordination with logistics department.
  • Monitor and ensure up to date balances in the balance sheet accounts that relate to Central area.
  • Monitor the cash and bank balances and ensure that office is liquid enough to meet the DRC obligations to the third parties.
  • Compile all the cash counts and payments tracker regularly.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

Experience and technical competencies:

  • 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

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • University Degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification

LANGUAGES  

  • Written and verbal fluency in English and Arabic is mandatory.
  • Manage day-to-day accounting functions, including regular cash verification, cash/bank reconciliation, monthly cashbooks closing, advances’ reconciliation, timely submission of accounts to Coordination Office.
  • Finalize monthly payroll in coordination with HR department.
  • Ensure payments to suppliers and recurrent expenditures are made in a timely manner with the appropriate authorization.
  • Control all the supporting documentation produced in the field office/sub office
  • Brief the Area Support Services Manager on matters associated with finance on a bi-weekly and monthly basis.
  • Work closely with the Area Support Services Manager to ensure that thorough and effective budgetary control is undertaken in North Darfur office and sub offices
  • Oversee the project-end procedures, ensuring that all payments are finalized within the liquidation period and all payments have been made within the project period
  • Ensure monthly meetings are held with project team leaders/lead officers to discuss key issues, reasons for these, and any remedial action that is required.
  • Prepare for local audits in collaboration with Coordination office fielding requests as needed.
  • Ensure that inventory and assets lists are maintained and regularly updated in coordination with logistics department.
  • Monitor and ensure up to date balances in the balance sheet accounts that relate to Central area.
  • Monitor the cash and bank balances and ensure that office is liquid enough to meet the DRC obligations to the third parties.
  • Compile all the cash counts and payments tracker regularly.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel
  • Basic proficiency in PowerPoint and Word
  • University Degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification
  • Written and verbal fluency in English and Arabic is mandatory.
bachelor degree
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JOB-699620ff49269

Vacancy title:
Finance Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Accounting & Finance, Social Services & Nonprofit]

Jobs at:
Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, February 25 2026

Duty Station:
Tawila/North Darfur | Kampala

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 18 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Overall purpose of the role

  • Fulfil daily accounting tasks and assist in coordinating financial functions and services
  • Producing relevant financial provisions and reports on a regular basis
  • Support the team in strategic focus and ensure compliance with DRC procedures and guidelines at area level.
  • Contributes to the development of base strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manage day-to-day accounting functions, including regular cash verification, cash/bank reconciliation, monthly  cashbooks closing, advances’ reconciliation, timely submission of accounts to Coordination Office.
  • Finalize monthly payroll in coordination with HR department.
  • Ensure payments to suppliers and recurrent expenditures are made in a timely manner with the appropriate authorization.
  • Control all the supporting documentation produced in the field office/sub office
  • Brief the Area Support Services Manager on matters associated with finance on a bi-weekly and monthly basis.
  • Work closely with the Area Support Services Manager to ensure that thorough and effective budgetary control is undertaken in North Darfur office and sub offices
  • Oversee the project-end procedures, ensuring that all payments are finalized within the liquidation period and all payments have been made within the project period
  • Ensure monthly meetings are held with project team leaders/lead officers to discuss key issues, reasons for these, and any remedial action that is required.
  • Prepare for local audits in collaboration with Coordination office fielding requests as needed.
  • Ensure that inventory and assets lists are maintained and regularly updated in coordination with logistics department.
  • Monitor and ensure up to date balances in the balance sheet accounts that relate to Central area.
  • Monitor the cash and bank balances and ensure that office is liquid enough to meet the DRC obligations to the third parties.
  • Compile all the cash counts and payments tracker regularly.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

Experience and technical competencies:

  • 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

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • University Degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification

LANGUAGES  

  • Written and verbal fluency in English and Arabic is mandatory.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, February 25 2026
Duty Station: Tawila/North Darfur | Kampala
Posted: 18-02-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 18-02-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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