Finance Officer – Budgeting and Reporting job at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Background

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Job purpose:

Under the direction of the Finance Manager Budgeting & Reporting, the Finance Officer Budgeting & Reporting is responsible for ensuring that the day-to-day accounting operations and financial management functions are performed in accordance with IRC’s policies and procedures, and in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Specific responsibilities:

• Support in all aspects of day-to-day budgeting and donor review meetings within the accounting department
• Assist in the implementation of financial policies, procedures related to donor budgets and donor reporting.
• Ensure compliance with IRC procedures and guidelines.
• Work with Field finance leads to complete various donor budgets.
• Work closely with grants in project budget versus Actual meetings and reviews.
• Work with field finance leads to generate spending plans as well as working with programs to populate spending plan templates and ensure the plans are uploaded in the system.
• Work with Grants team to schedule and plan meetings and provide feedback for corrective action.
• Offer training to finance and program on budgeting and spend plan preparations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Sub-award Management

• Support to review partner financial reports for accuracy and completeness
• Support to timely post partner expenses in Integra
• Provide support to do spot reviews for all partner expenses that have been cleared for Integra posting and project monitoring.
• Support the process of ensuring that new sub–Grantee Partner Integra IDs are followed up and completed and related CTRs are dully affected.

Budgeting and Budget Management

• Prepare budget revisions as they fall due.
• Work with Grants team to monitor performance in form of BVA and report required actions to bigger finance group for correction.
• Assign financial dimensions to the completed and approved budgets.
• Create upload templates of new or revised budgets and upload them in Integra for program accessibility.
• Review budgets from programs for accuracy and completeness.
• Review all budget upload templates, category templates, and funding limit templates before they are fully uploaded in INTEGRA.
• Provide critical support to the field offices, through efficient and complete response to their needs.
• Review financial data submitted by the field to identify weaknesses or problems being encountered by field finance staff and recommend corrective action.
• Ensure there is good working relationship between Finance and other departments.
• Work hand in hand with the Finance Manager Budgeting & Reporting and Grants on all new budget proposals and budget revisions.

Finance/Budgeting

• Review funding allocations to enable proper guidance to programs and proper coding.
• Review and consolidate Monthly Salary Allocation for Accuracy.
• Be receptive to training provided and develop his or her technical and professional competence.
• Follow any new procedures and guidelines designated in circulars from the Country Director and Deputy Director Finance.

Donor Reporting

• Assist the Finance manager in the preparation of donor financial reports for review by the Finance Manager.
• Carry out data queries in INTEGRA to provide information as may be required.
• Prepare various reports in INTEGRA for management decision making purposes.
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Requirements

• University bachelor’s degree in accounting, Commerce or Finance from a reputable University. A professional qualification (ACCA, CPA) is an added advantage.
• Minimum of three years of accounting experience, preferably with an International NGO and experience working with Computerized Accounting packages, e.g. SUN system is desirable.
• Good Microsoft Package and data exploitation knowledge is a must and must have excellent interpersonal, supervisory and organizational skills; ability to work with computers, effective communication, problem solving, decision making and ability to work under pressure.

NB: This advert will close on 8-Jun-2026.

• Support in all aspects of day-to-day budgeting and donor review meetings within the accounting department
• Assist in the implementation of financial policies, procedures related to donor budgets and donor reporting.
• Ensure compliance with IRC procedures and guidelines.
• Work with Field finance leads to complete various donor budgets.
• Work closely with grants in project budget versus Actual meetings and reviews.
• Work with field finance leads to generate spending plans as well as working with programs to populate spending plan templates and ensure the plans are uploaded in the system.
• Work with Grants team to schedule and plan meetings and provide feedback for corrective action.
• Offer training to finance and program on budgeting and spend plan preparations.
• Support to review partner financial reports for accuracy and completeness
• Support to timely post partner expenses in Integra
• Provide support to do spot reviews for all partner expenses that have been cleared for Integra posting and project monitoring.
• Support the process of ensuring that new sub–Grantee Partner Integra IDs are followed up and completed and related CTRs are dully affected.
• Prepare budget revisions as they fall due.
• Work with Grants team to monitor performance in form of BVA and report required actions to bigger finance group for correction.
• Assign financial dimensions to the completed and approved budgets.
• Create upload templates of new or revised budgets and upload them in Integra for program accessibility.
• Review budgets from programs for accuracy and completeness.
• Review all budget upload templates, category templates, and funding limit templates before they are fully uploaded in INTEGRA.
• Provide critical support to the field offices, through efficient and complete response to their needs.
• Review financial data submitted by the field to identify weaknesses or problems being encountered by field finance staff and recommend corrective action.
• Ensure there is good working relationship between Finance and other departments.
• Work hand in hand with the Finance Manager Budgeting & Reporting and Grants on all new budget proposals and budget revisions.
• Review funding allocations to enable proper guidance to programs and proper coding.
• Review and consolidate Monthly Salary Allocation for Accuracy.
• Be receptive to training provided and develop his or her technical and professional competence.
• Follow any new procedures and guidelines designated in circulars from the Country Director and Deputy Director Finance.
• Assist the Finance manager in the preparation of donor financial reports for review by the Finance Manager.
• Carry out data queries in INTEGRA to provide information as may be required.
• Prepare various reports in INTEGRA for management decision making purposes.
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

• Good Microsoft Package and data exploitation knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Supervisory skills
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work with computers
• Effective communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Ability to work under pressure

• University bachelor’s degree in accounting, Commerce or Finance from a reputable University.
• A professional qualification (ACCA, CPA) is an added advantage.
• Minimum of three years of accounting experience, preferably with an International NGO.
• Experience working with Computerized Accounting packages, e.g. SUN system is desirable.