Country Finance Officer

SNV is a global development partner, deeply rooted in the countries where we operate. We are driven by a vision of a better world: A world where across every society all people live with dignity and have equitable opportunities to thrive sustainably. To make this vision a reality, we need transformations in vital agri-food, energy, and water systems. SNV contributes by strengthening capacities and catalysing partnerships in these sectors. We help strengthen institutions and effective governance, reduce gender inequalities and barriers to social inclusion, and enable adaptation and mitigation to the climate and biodiversity crises.  
Building on 60 years of experience we support our partners with our technical and process expertise and methodological rigour. We do this in more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia with a team of approximately 1,600 colleagues. By being adaptable and tailoring our approaches to these different contexts, we can contribute to impact at scale, resulting in more equitable lives for all. 
For more information on our operations in Zimbabwe and SNV visit our website: www.snv.org 

We are recruiting a Country Finance Officer to provide strong financial leadership, compliance, and support to our project country operations.

Position Summary

The Country Finance Officer serves as the Zimbabwe project office’s primary Finance focal point, responsible for ensuring strong financial management, compliance, and reporting across all SNV Zimbabwe activities. Operating from Harare, the role provides day‑to‑day financial oversight for country operations and projects, while supporting strategic finance functions as delegated by the Country Finance Manager, who is based in Lusaka, Zambia.

The Country Finance Officer will be supported by a Project Finance Officer and a Finance Intern, forming the core finance team for Zimbabwe. Together, the team ensures accurate accounting, timely reporting, sound internal controls, and adherence to SNV and donor regulations.

Key job responsibilities

General Accounting and administration

• Intercompany transactions: Assists the Country Finance Manager in the management of intercompany projects. Review intercompany transactions and reconciliation and schedules to meet the financial reporting requirements and deadlines specified by the head office.
• Cost allocation: Support the Country Finance manager to control TBA cost centre and conducts all monthly staff, vehicle and office allocations and keep the Country Finance Manager advised of all situations which have the potential for a negative impact on internal controls or financial performance.
• Payroll and employee benefits: Review and post monthly payroll and related statutory payments such as social security contributions in the payroll system, the financial system, and the online banking system. Perform payroll management and reconciliation.
• Statutory reports: Maintain current knowledge of local government requirements related to financial matters and ensures compliance with tax regulations and other legal requirements. Shall be in charge of TARMS submissions.
• Reconciliation and manage Balance Sheet accounts: Ensure prompt monthly balance sheet reconciliations and cleaning. Ensure final monthly basis balance sheet reconciliations and trial balances are reviewed with the Country Finance Manager
• Asset: Support the Country Finance Manager to control the country’s assets (cash, asset, and inventory)
• Audit: Support the Country Finance Manager to facilitate and coordinate local external, internal, donor audits.
• General tasks: Executes, checks, and consolidates all necessary activities to assure complete and correct allocation of costs and time. Ensures that internal- and external reporting are aligned to financial regulations, SNV financial standards and guidelines and donor requirements.
• Any other additional duties as directed by supervisor

Financial Planning and Control

• Reporting: Provides (input for) financial reports and analysis, to provide insight in the overall country and projects financial status to both internal and external (e.g. donors) parties to safeguard financial performance, profitability and to estimate financial risks and take precautions. Ensures correct, exhaustive reporting to donors within agreed timelines, in line with donor and SNV financial guidelines.
• Budgeting: Supports all budget holders in being compliant to internal- and external procedures and regulations and SNV and donor guidelines regarding the financial administration of country operations and projects. If applicable executes or supports in execution of all financial related activities within the country (annual budgeting process, periodic forecasting, support control, monitoring, and auditing).
• Business Development: Assists in development of budgets in proposals up to budget value of the set threshold. Supports in the financial part of a proposal from start to submission by developing, reviewing, and refining budgets in line with full cost recovery policy, donor requirements, Finance-, Human Resources- and Business Development policies and procedures. Supports the registration of financial data (coherence of data) in diverse information systems.
• Partner Management: Assists in the capacity building of new implementation partners in sub grants management.
• Strategic Budgeting, Analysis and Process Optimization: As needed, assists the CFM in country office budget analysis, overhead costs tracking, Country Annual Budget development and monitoring, and a range of finance and compliance-related process troubleshooting and optimization as needed.

Training and Staff Management

• Oversee training and financial support to project staff and country support staff in the areas of accounting and other necessary financial skills.
• Provide induction on finance for newly joined and maintain up-to-date induction materials.
• Facilitate/organize training for finance and non-finance managers in consultation with the Country finance manager.

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Finance/ Accounting and a professional accounting qualification or working towards one is an added advantage.
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in financial management and contracting within development organizations.
• Specialized in project financial administration set up and execution.
• Good organizing skills and good team spirit and enthusiasm.
• Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.
• Good computer skills in MS-applications (PowerBI, Advanced Excel, Loop, Insights) as your supervisor will be based in Lusaka, Zambia, should have the ability to use digital tools which support with remote work.
• Good knowledge of finance ERP systems. SAP system knowledge is an added advantage.

Consider the following when applying:

• The role is short term, those that are out of contract are encouraged to apply
• This position focuses on general accounting tasks, requires sound skills in data analysis and reconciliation as well as sound communication skills in coordinating with different departments and inter country.
• Should have a strategic mindset.

Competencies:

• Accuracy: The ability to work accurate and diligent, with an eye for detail aimed at preventing mistakes.
• Attention to detail: The ability to effectively and consistently process detailed information. 
• Controlling progress: The ability to control the progress of employees’ processes, tasks, activities and of one’s own work and responsibilities.
• Service minded: The ability to be of service, driven to quickly and adequately execute tasks for others.  
• Problem analysis: The ability to detect problems, recognize important information and link various data to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.
• Integrity: Adherence to the standards, values and rules of conduct associated with one’s position and the culture in which one operates. Being incorruptible.  
• Result orientation: The ability to take direct action in order to attain or exceed objectives.

• Contract type: Fixed term contract – 100% (40 hours per week)
• Duration: 8 months
• Duty station: Harare, Zimbabwe
• Expected start date: second week of May 2026
• Grade: Level 15

How to Apply

If you meet the requirements and are excited about this opportunity, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your CV and a motivation letter outlining your suitability for the role by 21 April 2026 at the latest.

All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in due course.

SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Working at SNV

SNV offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. We offer a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts.

SNV strives to be an inclusive employer, thriving on the diversity of its people and does not discriminate on the basis of disability status, religion, ethnic origin, gender and sexual orientation, etc.

Vetting

SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for national determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, sexual harassment as well as Fraud), the “Statement of Conduct". This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme. 

We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Any form of solicitation by phone or other means will be treated as disqualification of the candidate. SNV is an equal employment provider.