Grant Accountant - Drive Budgeting & Global Impact

World Vision; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

World Vision Australia is seeking a Grant Accountant to financially support grants and contracts and to deliver robust financial design for field projects. The role involves close collaboration with field offices and impact managers to manage currency, cash flow and budgets, ensuring donor compliance and strong internal controls.

You will build financial capacity and deliver training across teams. You will bring 5+ years in similar roles within international NGOs, strong modelling skills, and a

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in an international or multilateral organisation.
• Experience managing institutional donor contracts and compliance.
• Experience building and interpreting financial models in a commercial setting.
• Industry knowledge of international NGOs, commercial contracting and/or carbon markets.
• MS Office 365 including Power BI.
• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Finance or other relevant discipline.
• Chartered Accountant or Certified Public Accountant.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain budget and donor guidelines to support acquisitions.
• Conduct financial modelling and data analysis for contracts and opportunities.
• Identify financial risks during proposal development and mitigations or escalate issues.
• Support field offices with project financial management including currency, cash flow and budgets.
• Improve internal financial controls and processes using available tools and reports.
• Lead development and delivery of training programmes to build financial capacity in field offices.
• Prepare financial acquittals in line with donor requirements and obtain timely sign-off.
• Build rapport with stakeholders and influence decision-makers to prioritise mission impact.

Skills

Financial modelling

Donor contracts

NGO knowledge

Power BI

CA/CPA

MS Office 365

Education

Business/Finance degree

Tools

Power BI

MS Office 365

Job description

World Vision Australia is seeking a Grant Accountant to financially support grants and contracts and to deliver robust financial design for field projects. The role involves close collaboration with field offices and impact managers to manage currency, cash flow and budgets, ensuring donor compliance and strong internal controls.

You will build financial capacity and deliver training across teams. You will bring 5+ years in similar roles within international NGOs, strong modelling skills, and a