CHOICE Project Program Management Unit Finance Coordinator

Do you a Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field, alternatively a bachelor’s degree combined with a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) will be considered?

Do you have 4–6 years of relevant experience in finance and operations, including budgeting, compliance, and financial reporting within development or humanitarian contexts?

Do you have a strong communication, analytical, and decision-making skills?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

· Ensure adherence to GAC and OCA financial compliance requirements across project countries, in line with the Contribution Agreement (CA), General Terms & Conditions (GT&Cs), PIP, and relevant policies.

· Review financial sections of Project Agreements to confirm alignment with donor requirements and provide recommendations, as necessary.

· Support and coordinate responses to OCA’s due diligence exercises, including assessment of partner policies and procedures for compliance gaps.

· Deliver, coordinate and cascade financial compliance training, orientations, and refreshers to project staff and partners, especially where OCA is not directly providing this support.

· Provide ongoing technical support and consult with OCA on financial matters.

· Orient project staff and partners to financial reporting templates, tools, and guidance, and adapt materials as needed for local context.

· Ensure Country teams and Partners adhere to Project Implementation Plans (PIP) budgets, annual workplans, and financial reporting requirements.

· Conduct periodic monitoring visits with finance staff to conduct spot checks and assess audit and compliance review readiness in CHOICE implementing countries (Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe).

· Share monitoring results with OCA and follow up on identified gaps and risk mitigation actions.

· Promote transparency and accountability with local partners, not only in finance but across overall program delivery.

· Ensure all CHOICE project expenditures comply with donor cost principles, are properly supported, and are audit ready.

· Review and consolidate country-level financial inputs including PIP and work plan budgets, procurement plans, and narrative-financial linkages before forwarding to OCA.

· Review country-specific periodic financial reports, forecasts, and advance requests, providing feedback to Country Teams.

· Prepare consolidated financial reports, forecasts, and advance requests for PMU review and onward submission to OCA.

· Conduct variance analysis, cost categorization reviews, and commitment management to support strategic decision making at SAF and OCA levels.

· Coordinate responses to feedback from OCA on financial submissions in collaboration with cluster financial staff.

· Ensure consistency, quality, and timeliness in financial reporting across all project partners and countries.

· Serve as the primary 

· Coordinate with other PMU units (MEAL Coordinator and Programme Coordinator) to align financial data with program results, risk assessments, and evaluations.

· Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field, alternatively a bachelor’s degree combined with a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) will be considered.

· 4–6 years of relevant experience in finance and operations, including budgeting, compliance, and financial reporting within development or humanitarian contexts.

· Strong communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.

· Ability to build strong, credible relationships with internal and external individuals and organisations

· Excellent personal communication skills, in written and verbal English, with strong influencing and persuasive skills

· A high level of self-awareness, personal energy, stamina and flexibility.

· Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably cooperative with members of other teams

· Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

· Good knowledge and experience of managing donor grants and contributions, or donor funded programmes.

· Strong numeracy skills and experience using a computerised financial management information system and good computer skills (Excel especially, Word, etc.).

· A critical focus on providing a superior service level to managers and staff and delivering agreed results within time and budget constraints and to expected standards.

· Good analytical and conceptual thinking skills with a proven proactive approach to identifying and resolving problems and suggesting improvements that continuously seek to provide a better service to Oxfam. Strong attention to detail.

· Ability to represent Oxfam in a professional and competent manner with external individuals and organisations.

· Proven experience working with partner organisations and helping them develop their independent expertise and ability to deliver results, through effective capacity building and learning and development activities.

· Knowledge or experience of Oxfam's (or similar organisation’s) program work, including field experience and/or with institutional donors.

· Knowledge or appreciation of Southern Africa in terms of its political, economic, and social trends plus a good understanding of the key development and humanitarian issues in the region