Grants & Programme Finance Accountant

Job Summary
The Grants & Programme Finance Accountant is responsible for managing and overseeing financial aspects of donor-funded and grant-supported programmes within a multi-national creative and innovation company. This includes budget preparation budget tracking financial reporting grant compliance audit coordination and revenue recognition in line with IFRS 15 and donor contractual frameworks.

The ideal candidate must have experience in project or grant accounting within donor-funded programmes
development finance NGOs international innovation programmes or multi-country projects with strong knowledge of funder compliance and financial reporting requirements.

Core Roles and Responsibilities
Planning and Administration

• In collaboration with Practice Leads and Project Managers the post holder will lead the development of financial proposal and budgeting by assigning cost to project work packages and corresponding tasks.
• Estimate labour costs using standardized rate cards and activity-level effort assessments partnering with project managers to define milestones and ensure optimal and timely deployment of project funds.
• Establish appropriate internal controls and project governance to actively monitor projects lifecycle and keep it on track.
• Manage all project audits budgetary control and accounting in line with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Financial Analysis and Evaluation

• Consistently analyze and track projects budget to ensure that project managers use funds according to the approved budget categories for optimal budget allocation and utilization.
• Produce analysis on variances between forecast vs actual cost.

Financial Reporting

• Provides timely project reporting to management and partners relating to cash flow revenue and expenses.
• Act as a point of contact for project reporting obligations to clients.
• Collaborate with the Programme Manager to develop pre-billing and performance certification documentation enabling accurate payment requests and ensuring revenue recognition in compliance with IFRS 15.

Risk Management and Compliance

• Effectively communicate financial requirements and needs of each project to managers and other stakeholders to ensure compliance to approved expenses procurement processes and other supporting documentation for reporting to clients and regulatory requirements.
• Actively monitors projects to ensure quality work and identify potential risks.
• Ensures that project managers execute projects deliverables within the agreed budget timeline and standard.
• Collaborate with project staff and other stakeholders to ensure that projects deadlines are met and accurate time management systems are put in place to book time and validate work done.

Coordination & Communication

• Work closely with program managers grant coordinators and other stakeholders to provide financial guidance and support.
• Assist in the preparation of proposals and financial documentation for new grant applications.
• Liaise with funding agencies and donors regarding financial matters ensuring clear communication and documentation.

Process Improvement & Documentation:

• Develop and enhance financial tracking and reporting systems for grant management.
• Work with the wider finance team to design and implement improvement initiatives to drive the overall performance and profitability projects.
• Maintain detailed documentation of grant financial activities for transparency and accountability.
• Provide training and support to project staff on financial procedures and compliance requirements.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or a related field.
• CPA CMA or other relevant certifications preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in grant accounting financial management or related roles.
• Strong knowledge of grant regulations (such as GAAP IFRS funder-specific guidelines such as EU UN amongst others).
• Proficiency in accounting software and financial management systems.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and attention-to-detail skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonalskills with the ability to work collaboratively
• with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with non-profit or government grant funding is a plus.

Additional Information :

Work Environment:
In-office work setting.
Occasional travel may be required for audits or grant-related meeting

Co-creation HUB (CcHUB) is an equal opportunity employer. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time