Programmes Finance Manager #746

Programmes Finance Manager #746

c. £55,000

Hybrid working, UK

Permanent

Our partner is a global charitable foundation with programmes spanning across different areas including education, health & nutrition, empowering agricultural communities and establishing sustainable livelihoods. They are seeking a Programmes Finance Manager to maintain robust systems and controls, and oversee the financial & programmes accounting, and grants compliance and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain robust systems, procedures and controls for the full grants cycle, ensure proper tracking of grants expenditure, and that internal budgets and grants financial reports are robust.
• Develop and maintain tools to track all grants (active and pipeline), monitoring and flagging up any under- or over-spend in a timely manner.
• Develop training materials on grants compliance, management and reporting.
• Provide oversight on sub-grantee and partner grants financial management – reviewing budget proposals and undertaking due diligence assessments; reviewing donor sub-grantee agreements; designing and strengthening controls and processes around grants management and compliance; and reviewing grant reports.
• Manage a monitoring schedule for sub-grantees/partners, and undertake audits, monitoring and training visits as required.
• Undertake monthly analysis on budget versus actual spend, grants reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations, and cashflow forecasts.
• Undertake analysis and prepare reports to support decision making within the organisation.
• Support in the year-end audit, and lead on all the grant audit preparation, ensuring that recommendations are understood, implemented and adhered to.
• Ensure that the organisation is compliant with all regulations and compliance.
• Support the management of a risk register.
• Managerial responsibility for programmes finance staff.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with experience in designing financial systems, processes and controls; project accounting and reporting in an international charity.
• Experience in full grants cycle management, including developing budgets on a full cost recovery basis, managing sub-grantees/partners, grants compliance & reporting, and grants audit.
• Experience in working with institutional donors including the EU and FCDO is strongly desired.
• Strong analysis and modelling skills.
• Strong systems skills, and intermediate/advanced skills in MSExcel.
• Demonstrable experience of managing staff, and supporting them in their career development.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, able to communicate complex financial concepts and information simply to finance and non-finance staff alike.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural international NGO.

As this is a managerial role, the individual is expected to be office-based in London at least 2 days/week. This role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.