About the role

Sightsavers are looking to recruit an experienced Project Finance Officer to join their finance team in Zambia to support our Mastercard Digital Futures project work. This role manages day to day financial operations, donor compliance and partner oversight to ensure alignment with programme objectives.

Responsibilities

The Project Finance Officer in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders will continually ensure quality and consistency of project financial management and controls. The post-holder is responsible for donor budget management with quarterly reporting, financial planning, budget tracking, financial monitoring and maintenance of the project asset register. They will prepare and consolidate the monthly invoice and expense projection; analyse differences between the projections and actual spending and submit adjustments as required. The Project Finance Officer will support procurement needs and source quotations whilst adhering to donor rules, following the projects ‘value for money’ strategies.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role within international development with a background in managing grants and contracts from institutional donors and Foundations and experience in financial review and compliance for public institutions and OPDs.

Skills and experience

• Relevant professional accounting qualification such as ACCA and a bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting
• Working experience in financial review and compliance for public institutions and OPDs
• Solid management of grants and contracts from institutional donors and Foundations, ideally within an INGO environment
• Proven experience conducting financial reviews and compliance for public institutions and OPDs
• Sound experience of financial management, program and project management and administration
• Refined knowledge working with project budgets, forecasts and reporting
• Sound knowledge supporting Program teams and partners with budget preparation and proposals
• Previous responsibility within procurement and logistics
• Working knowledge of the SUN and Bank Online platforms/systems
• Project Financial management and data analysis
• Confident advocate on behalf of Sightsavers with key external stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Able to work under minimum supervision
• Strong IT skills in Excel, MS Word, an accounting package and use of email
• Current and ongoing right to work in Zambia
• Communications & Media Studies

• Manage day to day financial operations, donor compliance and partner oversight to ensure alignment with programme objectives.
• Continually ensure quality and consistency of project financial management and controls in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for donor budget management with quarterly reporting.
• Financial planning, budget tracking, financial monitoring and maintenance of the project asset register.
• Prepare and consolidate the monthly invoice and expense projection.
• Analyse differences between projections and actual spending and submit adjustments as required.
• Support procurement needs and source quotations whilst adhering to donor rules, following the projects ‘value for money’ strategies.

• Financial review and compliance for public institutions and OPDs
• Management of grants and contracts from institutional donors and Foundations
• Financial management, program and project management and administration
• Working with project budgets, forecasts and reporting
• Supporting Program teams and partners with budget preparation and proposals
• Procurement and logistics
• Working knowledge of the SUN and Bank Online platforms/systems
• Project Financial management and data analysis
• Advocacy on behalf of Sightsavers with key external stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Ability to work under minimum supervision
• Strong IT skills in Excel, MS Word, an accounting package and use of email

• Relevant professional accounting qualification such as ACCA
• Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting