Finance Officer – West Nile
| Location | Arua, Uganda |
| Date Posted | October 16, 2025 |
| Category | Accounting Finance Management NGO |
| Job Type | Contract |
| Currency | UGX |
Description
Finance Officer - West Nile*
in Arua
The position is to be based in the Arua Office supporting the entire West Nile region and to be filled as of 01.01.2026. The position is offered with an initial contract duration of one year.
Welthungerhilfe (WHH), founded in 1962, is one of Germany’s largest non-governmental aid and development agencies. We have worked in Uganda since 1986, in partnership with the Government of Uganda, national and local NGOs, jointly improving the livelihoods of the most vulnerable population in rural areas through interventions that increase their Food and Nutrition Security, improve sustainable access to WASH services, innovative youth skilling and women’s empowerment programs in five regions of Uganda.
As a politically and confessionally independent organization, our value-oriented actions are always based on ethical principles, and all our work is led by six core values: Accountability, Courage, Respect, Transparency, Commitment and Curiosity.
The objectives of the position, based in Arua, are to implement existing financial management standards in the programmes and projects efficiently and promptly, thereby making a significant contribution towards the success of the programme work i.e ensuring that the projects financial administrative processes at the project locations are auditable and efficient, and carrying out financial administrative control checks at project level as well as supporting the Heads of Project and Head of Finance perform their supervisory duties within the framework of project administration.
Your responsibilities
- Focal point person in area providing financial administration oversight.
- Ensure proper management of project funds in line with Welthungerhilfe and donor regulations.
- Ensure that documentation of data, account assignment and bookkeeping entries by Accountants and Cashiers are carried out correctly and in time.
- Monthly preparation & timely booking of personnel and office running cost sharing.
- Ensuring refinancing controlling.
- Support budget control and preparation of annual financial statements.
- Formulation of budgets, amendments and donor financial reports.
- Project setups and modifications in the financial system.
- Review and approve payments, vouchers, and statutory deductions, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
- Monthly reconciling and filing of statutory returns.
- Review procurement requests and contracts for budget availability and compliance.
- Provide financial training, mentoring, and technical support to finance and non-finance staff.
- Monitor and manage inventory, equipment, and asset records, ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Provide first-level technical support on partner budgeting and financial reporting.
- Undertake first-level review of all partner vouchers and financial reports and sharing the adopted reports with CO.
- Support internal/external audits and donor spot checks across projects.
- Ensure implementation of review and audit recommendations by projects and partners.
Your profile
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics from a recognized institution.
- CPA, CIMA, or ACCA membership (or significant progress toward it) is an advantage.
- Minimum five years’ experience in project financial administration.
- Proven experience managing donor-funded grants (e.g., BMZ TA/PA/SSF, AA, GIZ, Charity Water, ENABEL, EU, UN).
- Proficient in financial software and Office 365 applications.
- Demonstrated integrity, transparency, and professionalism in financial conduct.
- Strong interpersonal and advisory skills, with the ability to support senior management on financial matters.
- Self-driven, flexible, organized, and a proactive team player.
- Experience supervising finance staff (Accountants, Cashiers).
- Ability to meet reporting deadlines and maintain high-quality standards.
- Proven capacity to build and sustain effective working relationships with partners and staff.
Our offer
We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale.