Finance Officer (Maternity Cover)

The Finance Officer is responsible for accurate financial data entry, budget monitoring, bank and account reconciliations, and ensuring financial compliance with DRC and donor regulations. The role supports financial reporting, daily accounting operations, and contributes to the financial integrity of DRC Türkiye operations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the implementation and monthly update of shared cost tools.
• Prepare and maintain Budget Follow-Up (BFU) files to reflect accurate project-level spending.
• Review transactions for proper allocation and correct discrepancies through rebooking using authorized templates.
• Ensure daily and accurate uploading of all financial transactions to Dynamics ERP.
• Assist in and finalize the preparation of monthly financial reports, ensuring all supporting documentation is complete and audit-ready.
• Perform cost allocation for monthly HQ-booked charges.
• Reconcile and clean up shared costs and intercompany accounts.
• Reconcile Dynamics salary postings against actual national and expatriate payroll.
• Verify bank and cash payments, ensuring compliance with DRC financial procedures and donor requirements.
• Prepare and perform monthly reconciliations of all bank accounts and cash counts, reporting any variances to the Finance Manager.
• Prepare and clean up aging reports for open advances.
• Lead vendor reconciliation and ensure vendor accounts are accurately maintained in Dynamics.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant entry of all transactions into Dynamics ERP with correct project, cost, and budget codes.
• Upload and reconcile SSI and tax declarations in Dynamics.
• Perform deviation report reconciliation, post necessary adjustments, and generate salary distributions.
• Post partner expenditures in Dynamics and ensure documentation is reviewed and filed.
• Act as the secondary cashier when needed, including holding the cash account, registering transactions in the cashbook, uploading entries into Dynamics, and returning responsibility upon the main cashier’s return.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in financial/accounting roles, preferably within INGOs.
• Experience in preparation of financial reports and budgets.
• Experience in providing inputs for budget development.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel.
• Fluent English.
• Fluent Turkish.

Skills

• Financial Reporting
• Budget Preparation
• Budget Development
• Financial Data Entry
• Bank Reconciliation
• Account Reconciliation
• Financial Compliance
• Accounting Operations
• MS Excel

Languages

English, Turkish