Senior Finance Officer

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum [6] years’ progressive finance experience, of which at least [3] years with a national or international NGO and at least [2] years in a supervisory or senior officer role.
• Demonstrated experience managing institutional donor grants end-to-end, including budget development, financial reporting, and audit — US Government (2 CFR 200) experience strongly preferred; GIZ, EU, or UN an advantage.
• Proven experience leading or coordinating external audit preparation.
• Strong hands-on experience with a cloud accounting system; Xero strongly preferred.
• Fluency in Arabic, English, and Kurmanji (speaking and writing) is required.
• Working knowledge of Iraqi and KRI requirements on employee income tax, social security, and NGO financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, multi-grant budget-versus-actual models).
• Professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, CMA — qualified or part-qualified): strongly preferred.

Interested applicants must send their CV and Cover letter to [email protected] with a subject “Senior Finance Officer- JV25126“

Important Notes:

• When applying, please indicate your earliest possible start date and salary expectation.
• All submitted CVs and cover letters must be in PDF format.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements or are submitted after the closing date may not be considered. The recruitment process may include a technical written test.
• Due to the urgency of this position, Yazda reserves the right to close the vacancy before the stated deadline.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the posting period.