Finance Officer (Payments & Treasury)
GiveDirectly · Finance · Mid · Today
Open to candidates living in DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda.
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Open to candidates living in DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda.
“Location:This role is open only to candidates based in Rwanda, DRC, Malawi, Kenya or Uganda, where we can employ you directly through a GiveDirectly entity.”
The global team spans 20+ countries, with the finance team supporting 10 countries primarily in Africa.
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- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- Travel 1–2 times per year to countries of operation for team retreats or colocations.
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About the role
As part of the global finance team supporting operations across 10 countries, you will manage and execute bulk payment cycles end to end, reconciling bank and mobile money statements and quickly resolving exceptions. You will also assist with cash forecasting, foreign exchange management, and country finance operations, while leveraging modern software and AI tools to improve payment accuracy and reporting.
What you'll do
- Run multi-country payment cycles end to end: preparing, validating, issuing payments, and troubleshooting failed transactions.
- Reconcile payment runs against bank and mobile money statements, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
- Support account funding, cash forecasting, and FX across multiple currencies to prevent disbursement delays.
- Liaise with banks, mobile money operators, and local country teams to resolve funding and payment challenges.
- Apply internal controls such as maker-checker and segregation of duties, ensuring tax and partner compliance.
- Support country finance operations, including petty cash counts, asset verifications, and audit preparations.
What you bring
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- 2+ years of professional accounting or finance experience, with at least 1 year executing high-volume bulk disbursements or payments.
- Hands-on experience reconciling bank and mobile money transactions using finance platforms and advanced spreadsheets.
- Demonstrated daily use of AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) to analyze data, draft procedures, or investigate exceptions.
- Fluent English communication skills.
About GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly is an international non-profit that has delivered over $1 billion in direct cash transfers to more than 2 million people living in poverty across 15 countries.
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