Program Finance Officer

 

Closing date: May 12, 2026, at 23:59 ICT.

Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Contract: 1-year fixed term

One Oxfam Grade: D1 National

Salary and benefits: N/A

 

 

Department purpose: Oxfam is an international confederation of 21 organizations networked together in 79 countries. As part of a global movement for change, we are working together to end world poverty and injustice. We work with thousands of partners in countries worldwide and employ staff in a wide variety of posts. We work directly with communities and the powerful to enable the most marginalised to improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them.

Working at Oxfam is so much more than just a job. As an Oxfam employee, consultant, or volunteer, you will join a team of dedicated and passionate professionals working to save lives, help people overcome poverty, and fight for social justice. Oxfam is putting women and gender equality at the heart of everything we do – we expect that the person who comes for this post will be strongly interested in promoting women and gender transformative leadership.

 

Team purpose: The Voices for Change program is dedicated to advancing good governance through fair and accountable fiscal policies, universal social protection systems, and improved essential services. It also works to foster equitable workplace environments, ensuring decent work and wage opportunities—particularly for workers in the informal economy.

A central focus of the program is empowering women, youth, and marginalized groups to claim their rights. It supports them in organizing networks and coalitions, engaging in public debates, and advocating for equal justice.

 

Job purpose: The new initiative “Citizen-Led Local Inclusive Planning & Services” (CLIPS) project, which is subject to be funded from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), is working to promote fiscal decentralisation, including promoting civic engagement in local public financial management from sub-national development/investment plan development to monitoring, analysis and advocacy. The project will work with sub-national authorities, local communities, schools, and related national institutions, focusing on building the capacity of right holders and sub-national authorities in local public financial management, and advocating for greater fiscal decentralisation.

Oxfam seeks an experienced Program Finance Officer to support the implementation of the CLIPS project by ensuring sound financial management, budget monitoring, and compliance with donor and Oxfam’s requirements. Working closely with implementing partners, the officer will provide financial oversight, financial reporting, and accountability to strengthen program delivery and contribute to sustainable outcomes.

 

The role requires proven experience in SDC-funded programmes and donor compliance.

The Program Finance Officer will work directly under the supervision of the Senior Finance Officer and under the matrix management of the V4C program manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a financial management framework for the implementation of the grants and partnership agreements in compliance with donor and Oxfam’s requirements.
• Analyse financial aspects, including financial reports of the project and partners’ budget and financial report, variance on budgets, grant management, partnership agreements, control mechanisms, and financial audits, ensuring proper accountability and transparency and donor compliance.
• Monitor partners' financial management systems and project financial reports, as well as the implementation of project activities and outcomes in close collaboration with the Program Manager and the Program Coordinator.
• Conduct financial monitoring visits to partners to check financial and audit reports and the status of their project activities.
• Carry out compliance checks with partners and their activities and provide written reports to the Program Manager.
• Ensure high-quality donor financial reports including the consolidation of financial reports from partners and Oxfam
• Ensure that the partner’s financial procedures are monitored and their internal financial systems are credible. Provide advice and capacity building as appropriate,
• Provide timely financial reports to the donor as well as the Program Manager
• Proactively support the PM, the program staff, and partners in relation to finance issues/activities,
• Advise on, train, and enforce compliance with mandatory procedures and Oxfam’s systems (ADOBE, PASTEL, etc.).
• Review and advice on partnership agreements and partners’ financial reports,
• Support the program coordinator in implementing program activities and events.

 

Job Requirements

 

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

 

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Significant experience in managing project financial systems, with a strong track record in financial management and budget development, preferably SDC or other  foreign/international organisations.
• Proven experience in budget planning, financial reporting, and grant compliance for development or humanitarian programs, preferably SDC-funded project.
• Demonstrated experience working with complex project budgets, multiple budget lines, and cost centers.

Donor & Compliance Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of donor’s financial rules and compliance requirements, and reporting standards, including eligibility of costs, exchange rate treatment, and audit requirements,  preferably SDC financial requirement, .
• Experience in preparing donor financial reports, supporting external audits, and responding to donor queries.
• Familiarity with value for money principles, internal controls, and risk management in donor‑funded projects.

Technical Skills

• Advanced competence in financial management systems and accounting software.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel (budget models, pivot tables, financial analysis).
• Ability to analyze financial data and translate it into clear, accurate financial reports for both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Coordination & Communication

• Ability to work closely with Program Managers, Procurement, and Partners to ensure financial alignment with program implementation and donor compliance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Khmer.
• Proven ability to provide capacity building and financial guidance to project staff and implementing partners.

• Willingness to travel frequently and for extended periods.
• Strong commitment to Oxfam’s vision, values, and mandate.

 

Desirable

• Experience in managing SDC-funded programs, with strong knowledge of SDC’s compliance requirements, adaptive management approaches, and partnership modalities.

• Experience with Oxfam or other international NGOs.

 

Key Behavioral Competencies (Oxfam Leadership Framework)

• Self-Awareness: Understands personal impact, manages emotions, and adapts to cultural contexts.
• Influencing: Persuades and inspires stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Decision-Making: Makes evidence-based, timely, and inclusive decisions.
• Mutual Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for high-quality results.
• Agility, Complexity, and Ambiguity: Thrives in complex, changing environments with adaptive solutions.
• Strategic Thinking: Develops long-term strategies aligned with Oxfam’s vision.

How to apply

 

If you’re interested in this opportunity, simply click “Apply” via this link: https://jobs.oxfamnovib.nl/job-invite/14338/

and upload your up-to-date CV and cover letter. The candidates allowed Oxfam to obtain your resume for future opportunities where it is aligned, and kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About us

 

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

 

We are an international confederation of 22 organizations (affiliates) plus the Oxfam International Secretariat, working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

 

All our work is led by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality.

Our commitment to safeguarding

 

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

 

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam International Secretariat also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, if a job applicant has been employed by another member of the scheme, we will request information from that organization about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.