Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like saving lives, governance and peace building, education, land rights and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

We are an international confederation of 19 organizations (affiliates) working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

All our work is led by three core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness. To read more about our values please click here

The Role:

Oxfam has been working in South Sudan since 1983. Our Programmatic Strategy concentrates on saving lives, Resilient Livelihoods, Advancing Gender Justice and Good Governance and Active Citizenship through a full spectrum platform that includes humanitarian response, recovery and resilience, long term development and policy and advocacy. Oxfam currently operates via seven area field offices in South Sudan. (It also works in partnership with several national organisations and community groups.

What we are looking for: Finance Assistant to be base in Kapoeta

We offer:

Key Responsibilities

To support the Finance Assistance to ensure the office maintains a high standard of accounting and financial control. The nature of this job demands rigorous and careful attention to routine systems and procedures, good inter-personal skills and complete integrity always.

• To work closely with the finance officer to provide quality financial information and maintain accounting records.
• Prepare payments after ensuring that all payments are thoroughly checked and have adequate supporting documentation attached together with payment vouchers are raised and appropriately approved.
• Handle queries by service providers relating to payments. Reconciliation of supplier accounts that have queries.
• Ensure petty cash payments are paid against adequate and accurate supporting documentation, duly approved and as per days and times in the SDX Cash policy
• Ensure a complete and accurate record of all petty cash transactions is always maintained; and that requests for replenishment are made in a timely manner as required.
• Receipt all monies received and ensure its done timely
• Update cash and bankbooks on a weekly basis and upload load them into People Soft (Internet based accounting software) as per agreed business cycle
• Prepare reconciliations cash whichever is applicable on a weekly basis only for field base.
• Maintain the finance files and ensure that documents are filed correctly and in a timely manner.
• Assist Finance officer in monitoring and maintenance of Balance Sheet Accounts. Maintain monthly schedules for staff floats, loans and advances. For staff floats liase with staff members to ensure surrendered in a timely manner or recovered from payroll.
• Ensure that financial documents are scanned, photocopied and submitted to the in a timely manner when needed by the finance officer.
• Updating of float registers in the provided template
• Any other tasks that may be assigned from time to time.

Achieving Results

• Organisation to work effectively – organizing the work needed to get the job done. Setting priorities, identifying what needs to be done, planning and setting work aside when priorities change.
• Drive to achieve results – getting the job finished and the energies that drive people to the end result. The desire to get the job done in the best way given the time and resources available.
• Tenacity – getting things done despite setbacks. It involves perseverance and determination balanced with a good sense of when things should be let go.
• Initiative – responding to the unexpected and generating alternative ways to achieve results. Thinking and Understanding
• Analytical thinking – being logical and systematic in approaching issues. It involves considering alternatives and making choices. Working Effectively with Others
• Following – full commitment to, and working towards organizational goals. It involves effective and appropriate participation in organizational initiatives and being willing to put personal targets second in favour of other organizational priorities. It also includes being aware of the leadership role of following and of own specific contribution to the team.
• Supporting others – recognition of responsibility to help others to do their job effectively. It involves using initiative and being proactive on behalf of others.
• Communications – being aware of what information needs to be given to whom and being able to get a message across to others in an appropriate way. It involves taking responsibility to ensure that things are understood. Self Management
• Self-awareness - being aware of own strengths and limitations, of own style of working, of own deeply held convictions and the source of these convictions, of own particular biases.
• Adaptable and flexible – being able to respond to changes in work schedules and patterns when necessary with sufficient flexibility and resilience to avoid letting frustration hinder progress.Job Responsibility # 5: Design, conduct and facilitate learning mechanisms. # Time 10%.

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 our values are 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 the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when 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.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam: 

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.