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

The Role:

THIS IS A SHORT TERM OPPORTUNITY (4 MONTHS)

AVAILABILITY: IMMEDIATELY, LATEST 2ND MARCH 2026

INTERVIEWS: WEEK OF 16TH FEBRUARY 2026

The Finance Manager is responsible for core financial activities such as processing expenditure, ensuring cashflow, statutory and regulatory accounting (in conjunction with SAF Country Finance Team), strategy and operations, analysis, planning and. They ensure the finance function within Oxfam SAF Cluster supports the programmes efficiently and effectively through consolidating donor reports, overseeing and providing support to the finance country teams and through the provision of information for non-finance managers so that they can effectively monitor their budgets this position will be for a duration of four (4) months. The Finance Manager will carry out key functions as detailed below:

Technical

Financial Management and Analysis (30%)

• Ensure Oxfam’s financial policies and procedures are in place (bank accounts, petty cash, cash management policies, etc), and following appropriate country legislation across the response
• Lead financial planning and efficient utilization of overall response financial resources, including development and periodic review of response global budget as well as programme, project and donor budgets (from proposal to closure stages)
• Work with the BSM and Country Leads to identify finance needs and financial management issues in countries and develop strategies to address them
• Track utilization of restricted and unrestricted grants at cluster level (including partner expenditure), identify trends and provide financial management analysis.
• Oversee Oxfam Bank Accounts, including updating of signatory information. Ensure sufficient cash flow (and cash security) through monthly top-up
• Prepare or review payments needed. Ensure that all bank payment documents are in line with Oxfam policies and approved by the budget holder
• Oversee filing and document management for finance to ensure that Oxfam’s needs, obligations and donor requirements are met
• Support country offices with month-end, quarterly and year-end closing procedures
• Ensure that finance staff have access to Oxfam’s finance system and are trained on Peoplesoft
• Support Funding Coordinator with contract closures, following financial closure checklist and ensuring that contract reconciliations are undertaken on time
• Collaborate with Oxfam International Regional Platform and relevant Oxfam Affiliates on financial management and invoicing

Audit and Financial Reporting: (30%)

• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting to donors that are in line with narrative reports, and to senior management, and other Oxfam departments as required
• Ensure that country teams and their partners are aware of donor requirements and are compliant with Oxfam procedures and regulations
• Provide monthly monitoring reports by contract for budget holders, in conjunction with country finance teams
• Oversee monthly budgets vs actuals meetings with countries to identify issues of under/overspending
• Ensure recording of partner financial transactions in PeopleSoft either at country level
• Support country finance teams in financial monitoring of partners to ensure minimum risk and compliance to all applicable policies and standards
• Support to ensure that audits are completed per appropriate standards at project, partner and country levels as required by country law, donor requirements and Oxfam policies and procedures
• Facilitate audit process and appropriate management responses, as well as adherence to agreed action points

Partner Grant Management: (20%)

• Support country finance teams and partners to encourage timely and quality financial reporting and to ensure that they have the required financial support needed for their program activities
• Support financial due diligence process related with partnerships involving grants and sub-grants
• Ensure timely disbursement of grant instalments to partners, and keep the leadership and the programme teams informed for necessary actions.
• Oversee partner level financial management, track utilization of partner grants and provide management analysis to programme and project leads. This may include outsourcing additional partner financial monitoring.
  • Consolidate information from partners to ensure budget and donor reporting.
  • Ensure exchange of capacity between Oxfam and partners for mutual capacity building on financial reporting and man

  Risk and Compliance (20%)

  • Ensure compliance with the requirements of the local authorities , including those related with tax authorities, National Bank and maintaining necessary liaison with the relevant offices
  • Maintain an overview of Oxfam policy, systems and procedures relevant to finance and ensure that developments are communicated and implemented appropriately in response countries
  • Review contracts to ensure compliance with Oxfam policies, applicable donor requirements and Poland legal statutory requirements
  • Provide validation for requisition, procurement and payments made by Oxfam or partners to ensure compliance with Oxfam policies, donor requirements and country law
  • Facilitate awareness building events on anti-corruption issues at all levels
  • Ensure financial control mechanism to prevent fraud at partner and organizational level
  • Ensure fast and efficient reporting and response to any cases of fraud, misconduct, corruption, or non-compliance through proper channels

  Leadership & Management

  • Ensure co-ordination and effective communication between finance and other support functions and programme teams
  • Ensure integration between finance teams in different offices, including work process harmonisation and compliance with Oxfam procedures
  • Assist Country Lead in planning staffing to ensure that their finance teams are adequately resourced
  • Travel to field locations to provide training or support as required including to partners
  • Performance manage the Finance Assistant to ensure that they achieve their objectives whilst also ensuring a work-life balance
  • Promote ‘Finance for Non-finance’ capacity building for non-finance staff
  • Ensure capacity building of Finance Team and partner level finance teams to maintain efficient ways of working and keep staff technical capacities up to date
  • Knowledge of donor requirements and local laws and regulations
  • Effective communication skills including the ability to deliver complex and technical messages in simple terms

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:

• Proven experience in financial reporting, budgeting and analysis, and in providing a range of financial services, ideally with 5 years’ experience, for an INGO, and a post-graduate qualification in finance and accounting.
• Previous experience of working with local partners.
• Knowledge of donor requirements and local laws and regulations.
• Effective communication skills including the ability to deliver complex and technical messages in simple terms.

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. 

How 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.  

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.