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View Vacancy – 27124 – Finance Officer EO – (JUB)

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

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job Category

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

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Job Subcategory

Finance

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Job description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main purpose:

The main purpose of the role is the timely management of financial transactions; preparation of monthly data on local staff salaries; management of personnel files and HR documents; and ensuring that FCDO policies relating to finance and HR are adhered to. We are looking for a self-starting, organised and reliable colleague who is ready to collaborate with Embassy colleagues to deliver an effective service and achieve UK objectives.

Job Purpose:

This is an exciting opportunity to manage the embassy budget and HR processes for the British government’s representatives in Juba, where we are an active member of the international community. The UK is an important and high-profile international player in South Sudan.

Accounts (60%)

Ensure compliance with financial procedures including correctly accounting for spend and reducing the risk for fraud
Timely handling of rental invoices
Responsibility for debtors
Managing cash and bank account payments;
Responsible for cash box
Monitoring Post’s bank/Cash account to ensure sufficient balances are maintained;
Timely and accurate preparation of the monthly accounting reports;
Support the Head of Corporate Services and Finance Manager to implement new/improved system to ensure full financial compliance and robust management of systems;
Co-ordinate forecasting and budget management for the embassy operating budget
Draft monthly financial reports for the Post Operating Board.
Implementing effective data collection in order to ensure accurate monthly financial forecast and cash funding profiles
Supporting on financial commissions such as cash funding profiles, accruals and prepayments.

Payroll (40%)

Calculate and process monthly salaries of Country Based Staff (CBS), including all relevant monthly/yearly statements
Prepare statutory returns to local authorities, including social security
Ensure compliant Corporate Services record retention at Post.
Preparing all necessary documents for onboarding new staff
Support Head of Corporate Services with onboarding new staff and managing HR records
Support the Finance Manager and the Head of Corporate Services with ad-hoc requests

Resources managed (staff and expenditure)

Financial & Budget Responsibilities
Management of embassy cash of up to $20,000
Management of the multi-million dollar embassy budget

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Essential qualifications, skills and experience

A degree in accounting, finance, or a related field and with three (3) years of experience in a financial management role
Excellent / Fluent communication skills in English (both written and spoken) is essential. Able to express ideas and messages clearly and concisely
Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting and budget monitoring, including accruals/resource accounting and financial reporting
IT skills (including proficiency in MS office packages i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.)
Organisational skills and good attention to detail
Good interpersonal relations – able to deal with all staff and teams within the embassy
Proven track record of delivering results to a high standard within tight deadlines. Strong multitasking, organisational, and time management skills, with excellent attention to details
Strong analysis skills, with excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills

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Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Familiarity with Oracle-based applications for finance and procurement
Membership or part qualification with a recognised accountancy body such as ACCA
Experience working within an international organisation and managing working relationships across multiple countries and time-zones
Experience using AI tools such as Copilot
Committed to learning and development for one’s self and the team

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Required behaviours

Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service

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Application deadline

3 August 2026

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Grade

Executive Officer (EO)

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Type of position

Permanent

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Working hours per week

36 hours

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Region

Africa

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Country/Territory

South Sudan

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Location (City)

Juba

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Type of Post

British Embassy

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Number of vacancies

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Salary Currency

USD

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Salary

2,206.05 (Base salary is subject to tax and other statutory deductions)

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Type of Salary

monthly

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Start Date

1 September 2026

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Other benefits and conditions of employment

Learning and development opportunities (if any)

The British Embassy Juba takes learning and development seriously. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop many core and transferable skills through both formal and informal learning and development opportunities. Members of staff are encouraged to make use of the learning and development opportunities that the office has to offer and many then benefit from internal promotion opportunities.

The incumbent can work from home up to one day a week. This can be extended to two days a week on a trial basis with your line manager.

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Additional information

Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
- The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position
- The base salary is subject to tax and other statutory deductions
- Employees recruited locally by the British Embassy in Juba are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in South Sudan.
- All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status or demonstrate eligibility to obtain the relevant permit
  The responsibility lies on the successful candidate to:
  1.Obtain the relevant permit
  2.Pay the fees for the permit
  3.Make arrangements to relocate
  4.Meet the costs to relocation
- Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
- Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
- Please note: Job grade AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5
- Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates
- Please log into your profile on the application system on a regular basis to review the status of your application
- Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 12 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate

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View Vacancy – 27124 – Finance Officer EO – (JUB)

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