Financial Project Accounting Specialist (m/f/d)

Would you like to contribute to ensuring that people in Germany and worldwide receive support through your work? Join the German Red Cross and support the financial management of international aid projects.

• Assist in the creation and monitoring of project budgets

• Prepare funding requests and monitor incoming payments

• Settle project accounts and prepare interim and final reports for funders

• Transfer advances to foreign delegations

• Manage foreign cash accounts, including documenting and archiving receipts

• Maintain project documents and process invoices

• Prepare payment and booking instructions

• Communicate with financial officials in overseas delegations, sometimes in English

• Support internal and external audits

• Participate in preparatory year-end closing activities in the area of foreign aid

• Completed commercial or administrative training or equivalent qualification

• Good accounting knowledge

• Initial experience in the settlement of funding, e.g., from the EU, BMZ, or Federal Foreign Office

• Understanding of the Federal Budget Code; knowledge of grant law is advantageous

• Experience with financial accounting software such as SAP and/or Microsoft Dynamics 365

• Proficiency in Office 365, especially Excel

• Excellent German skills, both written and spoken

• Good English skills, both written and spoken

• Independent and responsible working style

• Team player and alignment with the principles of the Red Cross

❤️ Meaningful and varied work in the spirit of humanity

📚 Opportunities for professional and personal development

🤝 Collaboration with an experienced and dedicated team

💶 Compensation according to salary group 9b of the DRK reform pay scale

🏖️ 30 vacation days per year, with Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off

🏦 Occupational pension (VBL)

⏰ Flexible working hours to better balance work and personal life

🏠 Remote working possible for up to ten days a month on a full-time basis

💪 Health promotion offers, e.g., Urban Sports Club, Headspace, and Babbel

📍 Workplace at the DRK General Secretariat in Berlin

📅 Full-time position, initially limited to two years, with the intention of long-term collaboration

If you have any questions about the position, Mr. Johannes Mikeska is available by email at j.mikeska@dk.de.

Our principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are mandatory for us. Applications from people of all ethnic, social, and national backgrounds, genders, religions, age groups, with or without disabilities, and any sexual orientation are warmly welcomed.

We look forward to receiving your application by 12.07.2026!