Finance Officer (National Position) – Port Vila

About the role

The Finance Officer directly oversees all financial, accounting, and administrative operations in the Country Office. The role liaises between Headquarters, the country office, and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Forecast and control expenses.
• Prepare regular and ad‑hoc financial reports and analyses for the country office, HQ, and donors.
• Ensure internal and external compliance.
• Manage bookkeeping, cash, payroll, payments, and bank relationships.
• Oversee successful internal and external audits.
• Collaborate with the Country Director, Procurement and Logistics Officer, and program staff on financial program management.
• Assist the Country Director in preparing the annual budget, overseeing budget planning and cost management, and updating the accounting system as needed.
• Develop budgets for new project proposals and revisions in partnership with Technical and Program Coordinators.

Required profile

• 1–2 years experience in financial management and accounting, preferably in the non‑profit sector.
• Excellent people skills and ability to collaborate in a multi‑disciplinary, diverse team.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Highly flexible self‑starter, detail‑oriented and able to multitask.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are an asset.

Required skills

• Intermediate or higher proficiency in Excel.
• Intermediate or higher proficiency in Xero.