The Finance Assistant will be responsible for overall day to day finance operation activities, accepted accounting practices, reporting and review of transactions for accuracy and compliance with internal polices and donor regulations. The Finance Assistant works with the program operation teams, the finance and the award teams at field and Khartoum levels for ensuring that the program operation meets the SCI/donor requirements including the delivery of  budget planning, monitoring, and reporting in a timely and quality manner. 

On a day-to-day basis, the finance Assistant will interphase with awards, logistics and program operation teams to deliver its role such as financial data processing in Agresso systems, review of transactions and financial reports. The finance Assistant will report technically to the finance Coordinator of the Rest of Sudan with a dotted line of management to Program Implementation Manager who is responsible to approve the program thematic transactions on regular basis before posting. The finance Assistant is, therefore, responsible for identifying and reporting to the Senior Program Manager all issues related financial compliance.  S/he is responsible for supervising and controlling Sinnar spending and working with the finance team in Khartoum and field levels to ensure that the program budgets are utilize and monitor in full compliance with the donor(s) requirements.

• To Maintain Bank and cash Books and safe.
• Prepare the cheques vouchers
• To ensure the financial documents are well organized, filed, labelled, placing in serial numbers, all stamped and filed properly into box files.
• To ensure the Sub-office documents checked reviewed to ensure documentations presented and complete.
• To ensure full documentations of original financial vouchers sent to Khartoum on monthly basis and copies returned in the office.
• Liaising with Logistics confirming the drop of the financial documents To Whom It May Concern with feedback to the original sender.
• To liaise with Bank in regards to cashing cheques, depositing money, obtaining Debit and credit notes, Bank statements and other inquires. 
• Liaise with Taxation, Zakat, national insurance department etc... In regard to due settlement.

Any other jobs asked by the Sr. Program Manager and Finance Coordinator. 

Degree in finance & Accountancy

Minimum of 1 to 3 years of professional experience in grant compliance, auditing and financial management 

Knowledge and experience using various financial packages including SUN and Agresso systems

Significant experience in financial monitoring, budgetary systems, and controls with strong analytical skills; 

Proven ability to prepare budgets and donor financial reports; 

Strong organizational, interpersonal, and time management skills while working in a dynamic, team setting in a challenging environment 

Willingness to travel extensively to remote and harsh locations to monitor financial processes and provide capacity building for staff 

Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written 

Demonstrable record of accomplishment in effective team membership and communications. 

Ability to communicate effectively and work across departments, with demonstrated experience in integrated project activities

Females are highly encouraged to apply.

Kindly apply through the below link. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for next steps. The closing date will be on 10/03/2026. Any application after this date will not be considered. All interviews will be done in the Save the Children office or remotely.

Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents. SCI will be undertaking child safeguarding checks for all candidates. The selected candidate will be asked to provide a police check before signing the contract.