Program Finance Partner (Remote) for Donor Programs

Relief International; City Of London; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Relief International is seeking a Program Finance Coordinator to join our global Finance team, providing strategic financial oversight across country programmes and donor portfolios. The role reports to the Program Finance Director and collaborates with Country Finance Managers, Awards Management and Partnerships.

You will lead budgeting, grant management, donor reporting and compliance, contribute to proposal development, portfolio monitoring and audit readiness, and support capacity building

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
• Significant experience in programme finance, donor-funded awards and grants within INGO/non-profit.
• Expertise in donor compliance, proposal budgets, award financial management and reporting.
• Strong understanding of major institutional donor regulations and requirements.
• Experience partnering with country finance teams to improve performance and compliance.
• Excellent English communication and strong data interpretation skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance business partner to assigned Country Offices, providing strategic financial advice throughout the programme and award cycle.
• Lead financial review and development of proposal budgets, budget narratives, cost allocation methodologies and donor submissions, ensuring compliance, sustainability and full cost recovery.
• Provide strategic financial leadership during Go/No-Go discussions, assessing funding opportunities, financial risks, cost recovery and operational feasibility.
• Monitor portfolio financial performance through budget-versus-actual analysis, pipeline monitoring and financial forecasting, identifying risks and recommending corrective actions.
• Support Country Offices in developing multi-year budgets and funding forecasts, helping identify funding gaps and opportunities for portfolio growth.
• Ensure compliance with donor regulations, organizational policies and financial procedures across grants, awards and partnerships.
• Participate in portfolio reviews, country programme discussions and award management processes, providing financial insights that support programme decision-making.
• Support audit preparation, risk mitigation activities, grant close-out processes and implementation of audit recommendations.
• Deliver training, mentoring and capacity strengthening support to country teams on donor compliance, financial management and grant budgeting.

Skills

Programme finance

Donor compliance

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Excel

Oracle NetSuite

Grant management systems

Job description

Relief International is seeking a Program Finance Coordinator to join our global Finance team, providing strategic financial oversight across country programmes and donor portfolios. The role reports to the Program Finance Director and collaborates with Country Finance Managers, Awards Management and Partnerships.

You will lead budgeting, grant management, donor reporting and compliance, contribute to proposal development, portfolio monitoring and audit readiness, and support capacity building