Job Responsibilities

• Serve as finance focal point for assigned Program(s), providing guidance and support on financial matters.
• Support program leadership through financial analysis, forecasting, budget monitoring, and variance reviews.
• Participate in regular financial review meetings with program stakeholders.
• Identify and escalate emerging financial, compliance, or operational risks.
• Support implementation of standardized reporting and financial management practices.
• Support development and review of donor proposal budgets and costings.
• Ensure proposal budgets align with institutional costing methodologies and donor requirements.
• Coordinate with pooled Analysts/Accountants on budget preparation activities.
• Support award setup and budget validation activities.
• Review budget revisions and monitor alignment with donor agreements.
• Monitor expenditures, commitments, and forecasts against approved budgets.
• Conduct variance analysis and support corrective action discussions.
• Support monitoring of staffing plans, implementation trends, and budget utilization.
• Review donor financial reports and supporting analyses prepared by pooled Analysts/Accountants.
• Ensure donor reporting timelines and requirements are met.
• Support audits, compliance reviews, and documentation requests.
• Support financial closeout activities, reconciliations, and final reporting.
• Assist with resolution of outstanding balances and financial issues.
• Ensure compliance with institutional policies, procedures, donor regulations, and Delegation of Authority (DoA) requirements.
• Utilize standardized tools, dashboards, templates, and reporting processes.
• Contribute to process improvements and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Coordinate with pooled Analysts/Accountants and program finance Operations to ensure timely service delivery.
• Collaborate with regional/country finance teams and institutional Finance functions.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement activities.