Finance Officer – Payments, Treasury

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🌐 Kenya, Rwanda, +3 more countries – Remote

🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote 🇷🇼 Rwanda – Remote 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo – Remote 🇲🇼 Malawi – Remote 🇺🇬 Uganda – Remote

💵 $13.8k - $16k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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GiveDirectly

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2009

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

💰 $1M Grant on 2018-03

Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact

GiveDirectly is a non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty by providing direct cash transfers to individuals in need around the world. With a mission to help people living on less than $2. 15 per day, GiveDirectly empowers recipients to make their own financial decisions by delivering unconditional cash directly to them, leveraging mobile money technology. Their innovative approach has led to broad recognition and has been studied in numerous research projects. By bypassing traditional aid mechanisms, GiveDirectly aims to efficiently and scalably transform lives, offering targeted assistance in regions such as Bangladesh, Kenya, and the United States, among others.

📋 Description

• Run payment cycles in multiple countries end to end: prepare, validate, issue, and resolve exceptions and failed payments • Reconcile payments with bank and mobile money statements and investigate and clear differences • Support account funding, cash forecasting, and foreign exchange across multiple currencies • Work with banks, mobile money operators, and country teams to resolve payment and funding issues • Improve and standardize payment processes across countries and document them in clear SOPs • Use automation and AI tools to improve payment accuracy, speed, and reporting • Support country finance operations, including petty cash counts, asset counts, and liaison with authorities on tax and statutory filings • Support the wider Finance team as needed • Apply controls including maker-checker, audit trails, and segregation of duties • Handle recipient and payment data securely and flag fraud risks early • Implement compliance requirements from tax regulators and payment partners • Support in-country audits and special reporting to donors and regulators

🎯 Requirements

• Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity • A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or a related field, or equivalent experience • A professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA or similar, completed or in progress) is a plus • 2+ years of professional experience in accounting or finance, including at least 1 year running payments • Strong numerical skills and close attention to detail • Ability to reconcile large datasets accurately under deadline pressure and catch errors before they reach recipients • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets, including XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, pivot tables, and data validation • Experience with finance and payments software such as Intacct, Tipalti, Emburse, QuickBooks, and online banking platforms • Daily use of AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT, with careful checking of AI output and responsible handling of sensitive data • Ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment where priorities and processes change often • Fluent English • Working knowledge of French or Portuguese is an advantage • Must be able to travel 1–2 times per year to one of GiveDirectly’s countries of operation for team retreats or colocations

🏖️ Benefits

• A supportive team that works hard and cares hard • A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country) • Flexible paid time off that staff is encouraged to take • Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development

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