charity: water is hiring a
Program Finance Consultant

Summary

The job is for a Program Finance Consultant who will manage financial tracking, resource flows, reporting, and compliance for a specified portfolio of grants awarded to various partners. The role requires frequent travel to the field for compliance reviews, audits, and capacity-building training. The candidate should have 2-4 years of relevant experience in an NGO or charity, a bachelor's degree in finance or related field, fluency in English, advanced Excel skills, and at least one year of experience working in developing countries.

Requirements

• Minimum 2-4 years of relevant experience in a similar capacity for an NGO or a charity
• A bachelor's degree in finance or a related field
• Demonstrated experience of financial administration of a portfolio of grants
• Demonstrated experience of preparation and review of budgets and grant financial reports, including allocation of project
• Internal or External Auditing expertise
• The proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports
• Fluency in English (essential) with superlative communication skills, both spoken and written
• Advanced Excel skills from formal training
• Minimum one year of experience working in developing countries

Responsibilities

• Supporting the financial assessment of new grant proposals and the review of grant agreements to completion
• Supporting the financial assessment of new partners added to the portfolio
• Keeping the grant budget under continuous review, identifying, investigating and reporting budget variances providing regular financial information and analysis to Programs team members as required
• Coordinating with your programs team to manage timely and reliable water project reporting
• Supporting the Program Finance audit and compliance plans, which may involve assisting in the prioritization of partners and identifying and managing local audit firms that can provide oversight and training for partners
• Creating and implementing a financial capacity training program and assisting in the prioritization of partners when creating an annual training plan
• Coordinating stewardship of the organization’s cash while meeting water project implementation timelines
• Actively benchmarking water program investments against industry best practices
• Monitoring economic, political, currency, and fiduciary risk exposure to the grant portfolio
• Assisting in the due diligence process used to financially vet potential partners
• Contributing proactively with Programs and Finance to improve Program Finance systems and procedures
• Ensuring grant disbursements, reporting, and audit requirements have been met
• Helping other departments comprehend the financial implications of all aspects of the charity: water programs
• Spending about 30% of your time traveling to the field

Preferred Qualifications

• A year or more of experience working in the field
• A background in Financial capacity training
• Experience with grant proposals and evaluation
• French fluency
• Master’s degree in a relevant field
• Residency in Kenya