Finance Manager #930

Accounting for International Development; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international not-for-profit in London is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee financial management for complex multi-country projects. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong analytical and communication skills. This permanent role offers hybrid working, requiring in-office presence at least 2 days a week. Salary ranges from £50,000 to £55,000.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management of complex multi-country projects.
• Ability to present complex financial information clearly.
• Strong command of English.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial management on the project.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Prepare accurate financial reports.

Skills

Financial management oversight

Budgeting and forecasting

Donor compliance

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Qualified accountant with active membership

Job description

Overview

Finance Manager#930

c. £50,000 - £55,000

Hybrid, London UK

Permanent

Our partner, a leading international not for profit, seeks an experienced Finance Manager to lead on the financial management of a complex multi-country & multi-grant project. This role will really be suited to someone interested in developing and strengthening systems and processes & providing financial oversight, whilst working with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial management oversight on the project, verifying project-specific transactions and ensuring that financial data is up-to-date; and ensuring adherence to the organisation’s financial policies.
• Lead the project’s annual budgeting and forecasting process, allocating funds across country and global teams & operations.
• Prepare and deliver timely and accurate financial reports for the organisation’s project, including monthly, quarterly, and donor-specific reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and implement financial controls and processes to ensure compliance to donors and organisational policies, including tools such as templates, checklists, and manuals.
• Review budgets, quarterly reports and variance analyses, reforecasts, cash requests and agreements from sub-grantees; and ensure that they understand guidance on compliance and financial reporting.
• Treasury management – monitoring and analysis foreign exchange fluctuations, and their impact on project delivery.
• Responsible for supplier management, including reviewing contracts.
• Management of a Finance Officer

Requirements

• Qualified accountant (and holding an active membership with an accountancy body) with experience in designing, developing and strengthening processes and controls for complex multi-country, multi-grants projects.
• Experience in the financial management and administration of grants, including budgeting, forecasting, undertaking analysis & monitoring, and reporting.
• Experience of donor compliance and reporting, including of institutional donors with complex compliance and reporting requirements.
• Experience of working specifically in the context of sub-grantees and implementing partners on the ground.
• Strong analytical, communication and presentation skills, able to analyse complex financial information to provide the full picture on the project implementation, and to be able to present this alongside other analyses and reports to senior internal and external stakeholders clearly and succinctly.
• A strong command of the English language.
• Able to work effectively under pressure

This is a permanent role; the candidate will need to have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. The organisation offers hybrid working with the candidate expected to be in the London office at least 2 days/week

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