Financial Management Analyst

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Purpose of the Position

An Analyst - Treasury Management is responsible for ensuring effective liquidity management, safeguarding donor funds, and supporting program delivery through sound financial practices. The role involves monitoring cash flow across multiple projects and funding streams, forecasting short- and long-term cash needs, and managing relationships with banks, Mobile Money institutions and financial partners to optimize transactions and minimize costs. The analyst ensures compliance with donor requirements, internal policies, and regulatory standards, while mitigating financial risks such as currency fluctuations and funding delays. Additionally, the position supports strategic decision-making by providing accurate treasury reports, advising on any funds invested for staff gratuity, pensions and severance funds, and collaborating with finance and program teams to align treasury operations with organizational objectives and program priorities

Cash Flow Planning and Liquidity Management

• Prepare and monitor cash flow forecasts to ensure adequate liquidity for operations.
• Consolidate partner funding and cash projections into grant-level forecast
• Ensure adequacy of funds commitment in PBAS before initiating funding requests.
• Prepare and submit funding requests in line with donor and internal timelines.
• Manage petty cash operations, including disbursements, reconciliations, and replenishments.
• Coordinate with FP&A and Shared Services for cash flow alignment and reporting.
• Ensure consistent compliance with the cash target low requirements.

Banking Operations and Payment Processing

• Perform bank reconciliations and resolve discrepancies with Shared Services.
• Oversee mobile money and beneficiary payments, ensuring secure and efficient disbursement.
• Manage direct funding reconciliation and ensure alignment with donor records.
• Ensure direct cash deposits by donors, sources are confirmed, local income identified, and proper classification and documentation done.
• Maintain relationships with banking and Mobile Money partners and ensure exchange rate are updates in Sun System.
• Support foreign currency trading and hedging to monitor FX risks.

Treasury Risk and Investment Oversight

• Manage investment accounts including self-insurance, gratuity, and severance funds held at Global Treasury and any under local banking.
• Coordinate funding and reporting for these accounts in line with global policies.
• Monitor treasury-related risks and propose mitigation strategies hedging.
• Support audit readiness and respond to treasury-related audit queries.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

• First degree in Accounting or Finance and/or professional qualification such as ACCA or CIMA.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in a finance role in NGO environment.
• In-depth working knowledge of accounting software packages; Sun Systems, Vision XL and Vision Executive, PowerBI, Kariba
• In-depth working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IFRS
• In-depth working knowledge of grant accounting.
• Knowledge of how to prepare, review, and present financial statements and financial reports.
• Able to hire, train, equip, deploy, lead, and motivate staff to achieve core results
• Experience in financial forecasting and cash management, hedging and forex
• Able to work with minimum supervision
• Able to articulate and communicate ideas well verbally and in writing

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only