Remote Donor-Funded Program Finance Lead

RELIEF INTERNATIONAL UK; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Relief International UK is seeking a Program Finance Coordinator to provide strategic financial oversight across country programmes and donor portfolios. The role collaborates with Country Finance Managers and Awards teams to ensure robust financial management and compliance.

The successful candidate will lead budgeting, grant management, and financial reporting, while supporting program decisions and ensuring resource stewardship in a dynamic, global NGO environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in programme finance and donor-funded awards.
• Expertise in donor compliance and grant financial management.
• Strong ability to develop budgets, narratives, and cost allocations.
• Experience supporting multi-country portfolios and awards workflows.
• Proven ability to communicate financial risks to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary finance business partner to Country Offices.
• Lead proposal budgets, narratives, cost allocations and donor submissions.
• Provide strategic financial leadership during funding decisions and feasibility.
• Monitor portfolio performance with budget vs. actual analyses and forecasting.
• Support multi-year budgets and funding forecasts to identify gaps.
• Ensure donor regulation and internal policy compliance across grants.
• Participate in portfolio reviews and grant management activities.
• Assist with audit preparation and implement audit recommendations.
• Deliver training on donor compliance and financial management.

Skills

Donor compliance

Budgeting

Financial leadership

Grant management

Education

Finance/Accounting/BA

Tools

Excel

Oracle NetSuite

Job description

Relief International UK is seeking a Program Finance Coordinator to provide strategic financial oversight across country programmes and donor portfolios. The role collaborates with Country Finance Managers and Awards teams to ensure robust financial management and compliance.

The successful candidate will lead budgeting, grant management, and financial reporting, while supporting program decisions and ensuring resource stewardship in a dynamic, global NGO environment.