Finance Business Partner

This position offers a great opportunity for career growth. Position Overview:

• The Finance Business Partner is responsible for ensuring sound financial management, donor compliance, and strategic financial support across all programme components.

• The role exists to bridge finance and programme delivery, enabling effective planning, budget control, financial reporting, and informed decision-making.

• The position plays a critical role in safeguarding donor funds while supporting programme teams to achieve results efficiently and transparently.

Key Responsibilities: Financial Planning, Budgeting & Analysis:

• Lead programme budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.

• Provide financial analysis and insights to support programme design and implementation.

• Monitor budget utilisation and expenditure against approved budgets.

• Support programme teams with cost planning and financial decision-making.

Donor Financial Management & Reporting:

• Ensure full compliance with donor financial rules, grant agreements, and reporting requirements.

• Prepare and review financial reports for donors, management, and oversight bodies.

• Coordinate financial inputs for donor reviews, audits, and evaluations.

• Maintain accurate financial records in line with donor and organisational standards.

Grant Compliance & Controls:

• Ensure robust financial controls and segregation of duties are in place.

• Monitor grant compliance risks and recommend mitigation actions.

• Support internal and external audits and respond to audit findings.

• Work closely with procurement and compliance teams to ensure value for money.

Business Partnering & Advisory:

• Act as a strategic finance partner to programme leads and managers.

• Translate financial data into actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.

• Support scenario planning and financial risk analysis.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of financial systems and processes.

Education: al Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA, or equivalent).

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in financial management roles within donor-funded projects or development organisations.

• Proven experience managing multi-donor budgets and financial reporting.

• Strong familiarity with donor compliance frameworks and audit requirements.

• Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder programme environments.