Reference No: REC/ 052 /25
Job title: Finance Manager-JEOP
Location: Country Office – Addis Ababa, with Frequent Field visit
Reports to: Assistant Financial Controller (AFC) – Donors
Number of Posts 01 (one)
Closing date: November 13, 2025
The Finance Manager will be the financial management liaison for Joint Emergency Operation (JEOP) between GOAL & Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
The Finance Manager will ensure the timely processing of all financial reports (liquidations, reimbursements, advances, cash forecasts) by working closely with GOAL's JEOP nutrition lead and finance staff. This role is critical for strengthening grant management, fostering better communication, and ensuring the effective delivery of JEOP in line with BHA/ CRS standards
Duties & Responsibilities:
The primary responsibility of the Finance Manager (FM) is to ensure the proper financial management of funds received for the execution emergency programs of GOAL Ethiopia’s. These will typically be grants from organizations such as BHA/CRS but maybe from other institutional or private donors. The FM is particularly responsible for ensuring that all month-end and year-end activities are carried out promptly and accurately. The AFC – Donor will notify all grants that are the FM’s responsibility as they arise. However, the FM also has a duty to support the work carried out in other operational areas of GOAL Ethiopia and will from time to time be allocated work by the Finance Director / Deputy Finance Director in those areas.
Ensures that JEOP implementation meets Government of Ethiopia - USAID/BHA, and CRS planning, programming, monitoring, reporting and financial requirements
Facilitates development of JEOP annual budget plans and quarterly cash forecast plans with JEOP Nutrition lead & advisor.
Prepare monthly Liquidation report to CRS as per BHA/CRS requirement for JEOP Tittle II & IDA fundings for review to the AFC-Donor
Responsible for the prompt and precise preparation of all supplementary schedules and ad hoc reports.
Prepare budget and expenditure report to regional government.
Review area finance managers’ journals for payroll, Donation in kind, core costs etc
Prepare Review of the Grant/ Budget monitoring tool (GMT/BMT) for area managers for monthly forecast.
Work very closely with program management to ensure that key managers have accurate financial information to facilitate planning and response. This will include, but not be limited to, issuing a monthly BMT showing actual expenditures to the program team by the tenth working day of the month, ensuring that the BMT is completed with forecast information, reports on commitments and use of prior month funding and is returned by the 13th working day of the month from the relevant budget holder, and reviewing and sending comments on the analysis returned by the budget holder by the 15th working day of the month.
Support the preparation of detailed implementation plans, including the allocation of individual donor funding to activities and ensuring accurate forecasts and spending.
Ensure the monthly funds request to Dublin HQ are based on the GMT and funds are released to operational areas on time.
Review monthly funds requests from field offices, ensuring that funds are tracked and that cash balances held in the field are kept to the minimum needed for effective program implementation.
Work with Addis management to ensure they have properly allocated staff time (in all locations) using a fair and auditable basis and that this is reflected in all budgets and financial reports (both internal and external) and that this is explicitly monitored in the Budget Monitoring Tool (BMT) process.
Ensure that staff allocation percentages are properly posted to the shared drive and informed to the Head of Human Resources in line with GOAL Ethiopia procedures.
Responsible for the establishment of new grants and associated accounts, including the importation of journals into the SAGE 200 system.
Manage the grant setup process, including account creation and the accurate import of financial journals into SAGE 200.
Prepare the monthly funds request to Dublin HQ for the approval of the Finance Director.
Support the preparation of budgets and budget narratives for proposals to donors, government and other bodies and prepare financial reports on current funding for GOAL, donors, government and other external bodies.
Attend all grant management meetings for Addis projects. Ensure that the finance department presentation is completed in line with GOAL Ethiopia’s grant management guidelines and is posted to the shared drive at the time specified in GOAL Ethiopia’s procedures. Follow up on all finance related matters arising from each grant management meeting.
Attend external and internal meetings for all matters relating to JEOP as appropriate.
Promptly respond to any queries on the management accounts from Dublin HQ, GOAL head office in Addis and any technical team visitors.
Review all bid analyses and payment request forms received in the finance department prior to final sign-off by the Finance Director/ Deputy Finance Director.
Support the preparation of year-end financial statements, arrange and ensure timely completion of year-end audit. Liaise with auditors with respect to donor and GOAL Dublin audit requirements and facilitate audit work.
Maintain and improve appropriate systems of internal control, particularly with respect to field office sites, and make use of IT where appropriate to improve financial systems.
Review monthly payrolls for Addis and all other projects and ensure correct allocation to donor budgets and that all necessary taxes are paid to the authorities in a timely manner.
Work with the Head of Donor Compliance to ensure that timesheets are correctly prepared and authorized and support the payroll and postings to the accounts package.
Uphold the highest standards of financial integrity by consistently following both GOAL and donor guidelines.
Ensure that all VAT recoverable under donor guidelines is correctly processed, monitored and recorded properly. Report to the AFC- Donor and Finance Director any VAT reclaimed but not received within 10 working days of each month end.
Always ensure confidentiality of all GOAL Ethiopia financial data, ensuring that no information is reported externally without sign off by the Country Director or Finance Director.
Make regular site visits and ensure that field staff (local and expatriate) including regional and field programme managers are trained in financial reporting and financial procedures for field site operations. Submit reports on all site visits to the AFC- Donor within one working day of the visit.
Coordinates grant closure activities with the respective project/grant manager and ensures that expired grants are fully closed out
To always work in a manner that promotes teamwork within GOAL and assist in the achievement of GOAL’s programme aims.
Other tasks and responsibilities as directed by immediate supervisor or senior management
Mainstreaming issues (general description of the responsibility of the job holder in terms of Gender, Child Protection, Environment and HIV/AIDS issues.)
Familiarize self, understand and implement, according to area of responsibility, GOAL’s policies and procedures on mainstreaming of Gender, HIV/AIDS and Child Protection.
Integrate diversity issues into day-to-day working practices, policies and procedures and monitors practices for any disproportionate impact.
Actively promotes staff sensitivity and awareness of Gender, HIV/AIDS and Child Protection issues.
Be approachable and give positive, practical support to staff who may feel vulnerable, victimized or unfairly treated.
Act as a role model and provide feedback to encourage others in supporting employment equity and diversity principles, and the accommodation of other differences in the workplace. Model the flexibility required for working in a diverse environment.
Compliance Issues
Familiarize self and understand GOAL’s donor compliance issues, specifically with respect to the terms and conditions of the donor or donors the programs are funded by and comply with same in area of responsibility.
Participate in grant management meetings and present respective parts to participants,
While preparing and finalizing donor financial budgets and workings, make sure that they are sent to the Donor Compliance Department so they can place them in the central donor section.
Each month ensure that final versions of Addis BMTs are sent to the Donor Compliance Department to place in the central donor file for both new and existing donors.
Ensure that all Addis donor financial reports are sent to the Donor Compliance Department to place in the central donor section
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Job Requirements
Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement? Then join us if you have:
BA in Accounting, Finance and Business Administration or related field with a minimum of 6 - 8 years of related work experience of which at least 4 years is at management level in an international NGO managing large budget program funded by USAID/BHA, ECHO. UNOCHA, WFP, Irish Aid, etc.
Experience working USAID funded project preferably in JEOP program
Preferably With internationally recognized accounting qualifications (ACCA, CIMA, FMVA, FPWM, etc.).
Ability to work with advanced excel, SAGE, BMT; proficiency in standard office software packages; proficiency in verbal and written English; firm belief in teamwork, demonstrated technical and managerial ability, sound judgment, ability to interact and work effectively with others at all levels; excellent communicator, facilitator and trainer; flexible and capable of working with an international country team; attention to detail, ability to work to deadlines.
Keeping confidentiality, accountability, excellence, adaptability, innovation, coaching, facilitating change, developing teams, planning and organizing.
Desirable quality, skill and competence
Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
Data Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment
Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with program staff
Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
Advanced excel skills
REMUNERATION and BENEFITS:
GOAL will pay a competitive basic salary based on the salary grading with addition benefits.
A chance to develop tangible experience.
Being part of a team who continue to make a real difference to the lives of the most vulnerable people.
Commitments:
GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations.
GOAL highly promotes Equality, diversity and inclusion and works with women and men, People with disabilities, and employees of various ages including youth, supports their empowerment and appreciates their achievements constantly. GOAL also encourages applications from diverse candidates including women, people with disabilities, people with diverse backgrounds, and youth to apply.
GOAL has zero tolerance to discrimination on the basis of gender, age, disability, ethnicity, religion, race, economic status etc . we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safeguarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other rules and regulation of the organization. GOAL is strongly committed not to harm the people under its care.
Safeguarding
Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.
Accountability within GOAL
Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:
Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols.
Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.
You are welcome to include your sex (Male or female) and any disability issues in your CV (please note that this information will only be used to comply with affirmative action policy of the organization)
How To Apply
Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy. The vacancy reference number along with the title & Duty station need to be written in the application letter.
Please be sure your application and CV should be in PDF or Word only. (The system couldn’t accept other than PDF and Word.)
GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply!
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam.
Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.
GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates
