Job Details
Location: Flexible in Africa Region. Any country with an Oxfam office/presence (Sénégal, Ethiopia, Kenya preferred), subject to being able to establish a contract of employment directly or via hosting affiliate.
Contract Type: Fixed term 2 years.
Internal Job Grade: D1, National.
Department and Team: Oxfam in Africa, Business and Operations Team.
Salary: In line with Oxfam pay range.
Hours (FTE): Full-time (subject to location).
Flexible Working
We believe flexible working is key to building the Secretariat of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you, including fully or partially home-based.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization. We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity and paternity.
Department Purpose
Oxfam in Africa embraces all Oxfam stakeholders’ entities (countries, clusters, advocacy offices and affiliates) on the continent and seeks to enable and enhance impact through collaboration and integration. The Africa platform will contribute to delivering Oxfam’s impact and influence in Africa.
The leadership team represents the different Oxfam stakeholders on the continent. It includes the Oxfam in South Africa (OZA) Executive Director (as the only affiliate currently on the continent, with new ones to be included in due time), the Country Directors, SAF Cluster Director from the programmes in Africa who will lead on specific themes/priorities within Oxfam in Africa, and the Africa Platform Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
There will be collaboration with the North Africa cluster, especially on influencing work, but no direct management relationship.
Team Purpose
The Business Operations team is a crucial enabler for the Africa Platform’s strategic impact. It provides strategic engagement and technical support, ensuring compliance, accountability and innovation as a strategic business partner.
The team works closely with EAs and OI Operations while remaining mindful of country programme specificities, including fragility, influencing, language, business development trends and partnerships. Harmonisation of policies, processes and systems enables simplicity and empowerment.
The Business Development team provides strategic leadership on resource mobilisation to the Confederation for and in Africa. It delivers diverse income to Africa through growing funding, influence, collaborations and impact across countries and clusters, sometimes through more multi-country programmes facilitated by this entity.
The team continues to evolve with decisions taken on Transforming Business Support (TBS) work led by OI COO’s team.
Job Purpose
The Accountant supports effective operational management of financial and grants-related data for the Africa Platform, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with organisational, donor and regulatory requirements.
The role focuses on transaction-level finance activities, budget monitoring, partner financial review support, audit and compliance processes, and support for finance systems, including D365.
Role Reports To: Finance and Grants Manager
Roles Reporting to This Post: None
Budget Responsibility: None
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management Information Systems and Procedures
- Review all financial grant data in D365 for accuracy and completeness and help clear all unauthorised grant payments, including old grants, through project revisioning.
- Ensure maintenance of an effective budget monitoring and reporting system through variance analysis reports.
- Help clear all unauthorised grant payments, including old grants, through project revisioning.
- Serve as the team’s primary resource on D365 and related finance systems, supporting colleagues across the Business Operations team.
Partnership Support
- Work with Finance SSC in ensuring all grant transactions are accurately and timely input.
- Undertake partner monitoring visits as directed by FGM and ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
- Undertake desk reviews of partner financial reports and submit findings.
- Undertake partner monitoring visits and provide capacity-building support.
- Complete monitoring visit reports with recommendations on partner systems.
Budget and Expenditure Monitoring
- Work with budget holders in project design and implementation as directed by FGM, ensuring alignment with donor requirements.
- Compile financial information from D365 and collaborate monthly with SSC to prepare donor financial monitoring reports; discuss findings with FGM and budget holders.
- Ensure quality checks of financial transactions and initiate corrective actions, escalating material issues to FGM.
- Support FGM in preparation and consolidation of both Oxfam and partner-related budgets, preparing draft budgets for review.
Routine Duties
- Provide critical internal audit checks for all transactions.
- Maintain proper electronic and paper filing systems.
- Support internal and external audit processes, including preparing documentation and assisting FGM in responding to audit queries.
- Support the reimbursement process within Africa Platform as directed by FGM.
- Other duties as required.
Person Specification
Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam International Secretariat needs to be able to:
- Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, COURAGE, SOLIDARITY and EQUALITY (read more about these here).
- Commit to our ORGANIZATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including Code of Conduct):
- Be committed to feminist principles and applying them day-to-day; keep learning and remain accountable to those experiencing oppression due to identities such as gender, race/ethnicity, disability, class and LGBTQIA identity.
- Undertake Oxfam safeguarding training and adhere to relevant policies to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible.
Experience, Knowledge and Competencies
Essential
- Appropriate accounting qualification supported by membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., Chartered or Certified Accounting body).
- Experience in donor reporting and donor compliance.
- Experience in financial management regulations for different international donors.
- Experience in financial accounting, including solutions-focused customer service skills.
- Significant experience with an ERP finance system.
- High computer literacy with advanced MS Excel.
- High self-motivation, proven initiative, ability to work with limited supervision, and excellent time management.
- Proven analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to deliver accurate, timely and professional outcomes.
Safer Recruitment
Oxfam is committed to preventing unwanted behaviour at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct, and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through its code of conduct. Oxfam places a high priority on recruiting people who share and demonstrate its values. Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and screening checks, including criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
Closing Date
27 November 2026.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, visit the official application page:
https://oxfam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/4367167?cid=3360&t=Accountant