Regional Finance Officer - Africa Region

s1jobs; Carronbridge; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a renowned humanitarian organization as a Regional Finance Officer for the Africa Region. This pivotal role involves supporting the Regional Finance Manager by managing donor contracts, budgeting, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. You will work closely with various teams to ensure efficient financial operations while traveling to different programs as needed. This full-time position offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and the chance to make a significant impact in communities affected by conflict. If you're passionate about finance and humanitarian work, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Non-contributory life assurance

Private medical health cover

Pension contributions matched up to 5%

Emergency medical insurance

Flexible working policy

Qualifications

• Strong experience in finance roles, particularly in donor contract management.
• Proficient in Excel for data manipulation and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support financial donor reports and budget development.
• Monitor compliance with donor regulations and financial procedures.

Skills

Finance Management

Excel Data Analysis

Interpersonal Skills

Budgeting

Compliance Monitoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Business Administration

Tools

Adaptive Insights

Accounting Software

Job description

Regional Finance Officer - Africa Region

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Regional Finance Officer, Africa Region

Location : This role is ideally based in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway but can be remote. However, frequent travel to HALO's UK offices and regional locations is an essential part of the job.

Salary: Competitive, dependent upon experience

About The HALO Trust

The HALO Trust is the world’s largest and oldest international humanitarian mine action non-government organisation (NGO). For over thirty years, we have been saving lives and helping war-torn communities recover, by making their land safe. Our mission is to protect lives and restore the livelihoods of those affected by conflict.

Regional Finance Officer, Africa Region

Location : This role is ideally based in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway but can be remote. However, frequent travel to HALO's UK offices and regional locations is an essential part of the job.

Full Time, Permanent role

Salary: Competitive, dependent upon experience

About The HALO Trust

The HALO Trust is the world’s largest and oldest international humanitarian mine action non-government organisation (NGO). For over thirty years, we have been saving lives and helping war-torn communities recover, by making their land safe. Our mission is to protect lives and restore the livelihoods of those affected by conflict.

HALO is known for its work to clear landmines, but we also lead on dealing with unexploded ordnance, from bullets to aircraft bombs, and we educate communities to keep them safe. We also build safe arms stores and systems for securing guns. HALO was established in Afghanistan in 1988 and now employs over 11,000 staff in 28 countries and territories.

About The Role

You will support the Regional Finance Manager by providing advice and assistance across a portfolio of HALO programmes.

Key Working Relationships

• Regional Finance Manager
• Programme Managers
• Country Finance Managers
  
  

Reporting Structure

• Responsible to: Regional Finance Manager
• Direct Reports: None
  
  

Key Responsibilities

Donor Contract Management

• Support the production of timely financial donor reports and funds requests.
• Provide support in the development of donor budgets utilising Halo's financial planning system (Adaptive Insights).
• Support in the development of systems, tools and processes to ensure HALO’s budgeting and forecasting process operates efficiently and effectively.
• Assist the financial monitoring and review of grants/contracts, working closely with operations to forecast and report on project costs to completion.
  
  

Programme Support

• Support programmes in the construction of country budgets together with anticipated donor funding allocations.
• Prepare for approval and enter monthly journals into the accounting system.
• Support the review and reconciliation of implementing partner’s reports and review of request for payment.
  
  

Programme Compliance

• Assist monitoring of compliance against overseas statutory regulations, including company registration, financial reporting and taxation.
• Assist in the monitoring of compliance against Donor regulations and HALO financial and logistics standing operating procedures, carrying out desk and field-based audits.
• Assist in the production of transactional reports/documentation for grant/contract audits, liaising with the external auditors/country teams as appropriate.
  
  

General Duties

• Uphold HALO’s core values and promote its mission.
• Work towards achieving business plan objectives.
• Familiarize yourself with HALO policies and keep informed about activities.
• Travel to HALO programmes as needed (up to 3 short visits per year).
• Adhere to HALO’s Health and Safety Procedures, including risk assessments and evacuation protocols.
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

Skills and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field is often essential
• Strong and demonstrable experience in a finance role
• Use of Excel to manipulate and analyse data (ability to produce pivot tables, VLookup, SUMIF etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Willingness to travel to HALO Africa programmes
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 28 days annual leave (including 3 at Christmas), plus 8 statutory holidays.
• Non-contributory life assurance.
• Private medical health cover.
• Pension contributions matched by HALO up to 5%.
• Emergency medical insurance when traveling overseas.
• Flexible working policy.
  
  

The HALO Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

The HALO Trust is committed to a culture that is both diverse and inclusive and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

The HALO Trust is committed to ensuring that it provides a safe and trusted environment which safeguards and promotes the welfare and well-being of anyone who comes into contact with, or is part of, the Charity, with a zero-tolerance approach to behaviours which challenge this.

To Apply

Please submit a CV (no more than 2 pages) and a cover letter (no more than 1 page) in English outlining how your experience matches the key skills and competencies required by Tuesday 13th May 2025.

If there is a sufficient calibre of applicants, we reserve the right to close the role earlier than the date noted.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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