Permanent employee, Full-time · Kampala office, Juba office, Bukavu office, Bangui office, Bogota office, Goma office
Your mission
The purpose of the position is to ensure that War Child’s financial transactions and operations are compliant with relevant laws, regulations, and organizational policies. The role will provide technical support to country teams, conduct financial reviews, and identify areas for improvement, working closely with the Regional Operational Support Manager and Country teams to support the Global, Regional and Country Strategies of the organization. The position supports Country teams to deliver through working closely with them on accounting workflows and system processes to ensure that complete, accurate and reliable financial information is available in real-time to support Country and Region decision making.
What you will do:
Financial Management and Compliance
- Ensure accounting processes comply with financial laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
- Conduct regular financial reviews to ensure coding accuracy and correct accounting treatment of transactions.
- Identify and report financial risks to the Regional Operations Support Manager.
- Review of all expenditure on the Regional Budget.
- Compile and prepare 4M/8M & 12M reports for ROSM review.
Technical Support and Capacity Building
- Provide technical support to country teams on financial matters.
- Support country teams with period-end processes, ensuring complete transaction posting and reconciliation of all Balance Sheet Accounts.
- Provide training and support for country teams on financial compliance and management.
- Support with the Regional Annual Planning process.
Grant Management, Audit, and Reporting
- Track Regional Grant Milestones, sharing with country teams on donor report due dates.
- Ensure that Grant Information is up to date in the Grant Management system (Rafiki).
- Perform Regional BVA analysis and flag any outliers to the Regional Operations Support Manager for action.
- Provide audit support to the country teams and maintain an audit findings and recommendations schedule for follow-up with the country teams.
- Track Country filing and ensure SharePoint folders are updated with the most recent information.
Your profile
- Accounting & Financial Principles – Knowledge of accounting, financial regulations, and management practices.
- Grant Management – Understanding of grant management principles, regulations, and practices.
- Financial Software Proficiency – Experience with Agresso/Unit 4, grant management systems, and spreadsheets.
- Budgeting & Forecasting – Ability to prepare and manage budgets, financial plans, and forecasts.
- Risk Management – Knowledge of financial risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
- Audit & Compliance – Understanding of audit principles, practices, and financial regulations.
- Financial Reporting & Communication – Ability to present financial data clearly to stakeholders.
- Financial Analysis & Problem-Solving – Skills in analyzing data, identifying issues, and developing solutions.
- Accuracy & Attention to Detail – Ensuring precision in financial transactions and reports.
- Project & Time Management – Ability to prioritize tasks, manage projects, and meet deadlines.
- Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement – Working effectively with colleagues and external partners.
- Adaptability – Ability to adjust to changes in financial regulations and organizational policies.
- Coaching & Mentorship – Supporting colleagues in financial planning, budgeting, and reporting.
- Professional Certification – CPA, CA, or equivalent.
- Education – Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Experience – At least five years in financial management, accounting, or grant management.
What we offer
- Location : We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. Any country where WCA has presence in Africa & Colombia Region (Uganda, DRC,CAR, South Sudan & Colombia) Preference is given to applicants who reside and have valid working permits. War Child does not offer relocation.
- Contract Duration : One Year (renewable subject to performance and budget )
- Salary and benefits are in line with your residing country and contracting office, we offer local packages.
- Professional Development: Opportunities for capacity building and growth, both within the role and through War Child’s broader network.
- Meaningful Impact: The chance to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and families affected by conflict, contributing to long-term, sustainable change.
- Equal Opportunities: War Child is an inclusive employer committed to diversity and inclusion, respecting all individuals regardless of age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, or physical ability.
- Workplace Culture: War Child is dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace that prioritizes safety and fairness for all individuals. We strictly prohibit any form of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying within our organization
Why You Should Apply
- Make a Real Impact: Your work will directly contribute to providing quality education to children who need it most, creating lasting change in their lives.
- Career Growth: Join a dynamic organization that values your professional development and offers opportunities for learning, growth, and innovation.
- Global Reach: Play a key role in scaling a ground-breaking programme that operates in multiple conflict-affected regions around the world.
- Collaborative and Mission-Driven: Work alongside passionate colleagues and partners united in a mission to protect children and help them thrive despite adversity**.**
How to apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their applications by March 15,2025. We are reviewing submissions on a rolling basis, so early applications are strongly recommended.
- Only applications received via our website are processed.
- If we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date, we reserve the right to remove the vacancy from our website before that date. In such a case, any responses received after that time are not processed.
- It could be that during our selection process the closing date for the vacancy is extended. If so, and you have not yet heard from us, your application will remain active.
About us
The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination. War Child has a presence in 19 countries: Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan, Colombia, Burundi, DR Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Ukraine, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes https://www.warchild.net/
Safeguarding
War Child is committed to humanitarian values, standards and norms and we expect the same from job applicants. War Child is especially committed to safeguarding the children and youth we support and doesn’t tolerate any form of abuse. Because we want to prevent and deter any actions that place children and youth at risk, conduct references are an important part of our recruitment procedure. As part of the selection process, War Child will request standardized references in accordance with the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and a recent Criminal Records statement.
The safety of children is essential to War Child. War Child does not tolerate or accept any form of abuse. This subject is addressed in our recruitment and selection procedures.