Finance Officer

About the job

Overall purpose of the role:

The Finance Officer is responsible for ensuring accurate financial data entry, budget monitoring, bank and account reconciliations, and financial compliance in line with DRC and donor regulations. The role supports high-quality financial reporting, daily accounting operations, register the expenses to ERP system (Dynamics), contributing to the overall financial integrity of DRC Türkiye operations.

Geographic Scope: Country (Türkiye)

This role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country. The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to country operations while overseeing country activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Budget Control, Planning, Reporting and Accounting

• Ensure the implementation and monthly update of shared cost tools.
• Prepare and maintain Budget Follow-Up (BFU) files to reflect accurate project-level spending.
• Review transactions for proper allocation and correct any discrepancies through rebooking using authorized templates.
• Ensure daily and accurate uploading of all financial transactions to Dynamics ERP.
• Assist in and finalize the preparation of monthly financial reports, ensuring all supporting documentation is complete and audit-ready.
• Perform cost allocation for monthly HQ-booked charges
• Reconcile and clean up shared costs and intercompany accounts.
• Reconcile Dynamics salary postings against actual national and expatriate payroll.

Transfers, Payments, and Bank Reconciliations

• Verify bank and cash payments, ensuring compliance with DRC financial procedures and donor requirements.
• Prepare and perform monthly reconciliations of all bank accounts and cash counts, reporting any variances to the Finance Manager.
• Prepare and clean up aging reports for open advances.
• Lead vendor reconciliation and ensure vendor accounts are accurately maintained in Dynamics.

Accounting

• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant entry of all transactions into Dynamics ERP with correct project, cost, and budget codes.
• Upload and reconcile SSI and tax declarations in Dynamics.
• Perform deviation report reconciliation, post necessary adjustments, and generate salary distributions.
• Post partner expenditures in Dynamics and ensure documentation is reviewed and filed.

Cashier

• Act as the secondary cashier when needed, including holding the cash account, registering transactions in the cashbook, uploading entries into Dynamics, and returning responsibility upon the main cashier’s return.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent professional qualification

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in financial/accounting roles, preferably within INGOs.
• Experience in preparation of financial reports and budgets.
• Experience in providing inputs for budget development. 
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel
• Fluency in English and Turkish

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. 

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback. 

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. 

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly. 

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: 1 Year (with possible extension based on fund availability and performance)

Band: H – Non-Manager

Designation of Duty Station: Country Office (Adana until 31.12.2025, Gaziantep starting from 01.01.2026)

Start date: ASAP

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for nationals.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: July 23, 2025

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

DRC as an employer
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 6500 employees in around 35 countries. We pride ourselves on our:

• Professionalism, impact & expertise
• Humanitarian approach & the work we do
• Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
• Culture, values & strong leadership
• Fair compensation & continuous development

DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/jobsupport.

Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer and we consider all applicants based on individual merit and qualifications, regardless of personal characteristics or attributes. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, aiming for a 50% balance of men and women in management roles and ensuring that at least 50% of management roles are filled by national staff. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive team is crucial for achieving our organizational goals and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.