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About the Role

As a Finance Officer, you will support several HALO programmes by providing high-quality financial analysis, advice, and operational support. You will work closely with programme teams around the world, helping ensure strong financial management, donor compliance, and accurate budgeting. This role offers a rare opportunity to develop an international finance career within a supportive team with the global reach and stability of an established international NGO.

Responsibilities

Support the production of accurate and timely donor financial reports and fund requests.
Assist in the development of donor budgets using HALO’s financial planning system (Adaptive Insights).
Contribute to the development and improvement of systems, tools, and processes to ensure efficient budgeting and forecasting.
Support financial monitoring of grants and contracts, including forecasting costs to completion in collaboration with programme teams.
Support programmes in the preparation of country budgets aligned with anticipated donor funding.
Prepare, submit for approval, and post monthly journals in the accounting system.
Support the review and reconciliation of implementing partner financial reports and payment requests.
Assist with monitoring compliance with overseas statutory requirements, including company registration, financial reporting, and taxation.
Support compliance with donor regulations and HALO financial and logistics standard operating procedures, including desk- and field-based audits.
Assist in the preparation of documentation for grant and contract audits, liaising with external auditors and country teams as required.
Uphold HALO’s core values and standards, promoting its ethos and mission statement.
Ensure familiarity with and adherence to all HALO policies and procedures, especially the code of conduct and safeguarding.

Requirements

Strong, demonstrable experience in a finance role.
Advanced Excel skills, including data analysis (e.g. pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF).
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Submit a CV (no more than 2 pages) and a cover letter (no more than 1 page) outlining how your experience matches the key skills and competencies required.

Skills

Financial analysis
Financial advice
Operational support
Financial management
Donor compliance
Budgeting
Forecasting
Grant management
Contract management
Financial reporting
Fund requests
Financial planning system (Adaptive Insights)
Systems development
Tools development
Process improvement
Cost forecasting
Country budget preparation
Journal preparation
Accounting system posting
Reconciliation
Implementing partner financial reports
Payment requests
Overseas statutory requirements monitoring
Company registration
Financial reporting (overseas)
Taxation
Donor regulations compliance
Logistics standard operating procedures
Desk-based audits
Field-based audits
Audit documentation preparation
External auditor liaison
Country team liaison
Core values adherence
Standards adherence
Ethos promotion
Mission statement promotion
Policy adherence
Procedure adherence
Code of conduct adherence
Safeguarding adherence
Advanced Excel
Data analysis
Pivot tables
VLOOKUP
SUMIF
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills

Location

Carronfoot, Thornhill (Dumfriesshire)
London

Work Type

Hybrid working (2 days in office)
Full Time
Permanent

Experience Level

Finance role experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related discipline

Salary/Compensations

£32,550

Benefits

Contributory pension, HALO will match up to 5% of contributions
25 days annual leave and 8 Public Holidays
Non-contributory Life assurance
Occupational Health Services
Private Medical insurance
Flexible Working
Cycle to work scheme

About the Company

HALO is the leading global NGO addressing the impact and drivers of conflict in 30 countries and territories, with over 8,000 staff.
Most of our staff are local employees and include a growing number of women.
Our primary duty is to serve people affected by conflict, clearing landmines and the explosive remnants of war that threaten lives and livelihoods long after fighting has finished.
We make land safe where war has ended, while also assisting those affected by active conflict and endemic violence.
HALO addresses human suffering caused by armed violence in some of the world’s most fragile places, securing weapons and ammunition and working with both state and community actors to reduce the prevalence of armed violence.

Equal Opportunity

The HALO Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
The HALO Trust is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
The HALO Trust is committed to ensuring that it provides a safe and trusted environment which safeguards and promotes the welfare and wellbeing of anyone who comes into contact with, or is part of, the Charity, with a zero-tolerance approach to behaviours which challenge this.