Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Finance Intern for our operations in our Addis Ababa Country Office.

Overall purpose of the role

Finance Intern role is to support the Finance department in ensuring accurate and efficient financial operations, including cash handling, payments, filing, and banking—while gaining practical experience in accounting and finance within the Country Office.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Collect checks and/or cash from staff and customers against official cash receipts and ensure timely bank deposits.
• Maintain cash collections and other confidential documents securely in the safe box.
• Distribute and pay checks against approved receipts, invoices, and recipient signatures.
• Contact suppliers to notify them when checks are ready for collection.
• Participate in entering data into the cash register and maintain an updated cash balance.
• Maintain proper filing of vouchers, ledgers, reports, and other financial records.
• Label financial document folders systematically.
• Scan financial documents and upload them to SharePoint.
• Collect bank advice, bank statements, and other bank correspondence promptly.
• Ensure proper filing of bank advice with their respective payment and receipt vouchers.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Experience and technical competencies:

• Fresh graduate with zero years of work experience

EDUCATION: (include certificates, licenses, etc.)

• BA Degree / Diploma in Accounting and Finance

LANGUAGE: (indicate Fluency level)

• Amharic
• English

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: 12 Months

Contract Type: National Internship Contract

Band: N/A

Designation of Duty Station: Addis Ababa Office.

Start date: 1st April 2026

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

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:March 06,2026.

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

Gender Equality: DRC is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels. In light of this, women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply to bridge the gender gap.
Equal Opportunities: DRC is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment based on mutual respect for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, disability status, religion, ethnic origin, colour, race, marital status, or other protected characteristics

We strongly encourage female candidates to apply for the position!

We encourage only qualified Ethiopian Nations to apply. DRC considers all applicants based on merit.