Senior Project Finance and Risk Advisor
- United Kingdom, remote working with occasional travel to the office in Haywards Heath Contract: Two
- year fixed-term contract (renewable) Salary: £38,000
- £42,000 dependent on experience.
We are actively looking to engage a Senior Project Finance and Risk Advisor (SPFRA) to join the Programme Finance Team here in the United Kingdom.
This opportunity is offered on a two year fixed-term contract which is renewable.The SPFRA, reports to the Head of Programme Finance and focuses in supporting and advising on project financial management and donor compliance to key stakeholders across the organisation.
As a specialist role the post-holder has detailed understanding of the rules and regulations of an increasingly large portfolio of donors including USAID, the EC, FCDO and SCB and a wide range of other smaller-scale funders.
This role is integral in supporting and advising teams and stakeholders throughout key stages of Sightsavers project life-cycles through to close-out and exit.
The post-holder ensures project financial planning, monitoring and reporting are delivered on time and to a very high standard.
The role also provides support to Sightsavers overall project financial management processes through capacity building and key projects/ objectives.
USAID- United States Agency for International Development; EC
- European Commission; FCDO
- Foreign, Commonwealth implementation, close out and exit of projects from a finance and risk perspective this could be an ideal opportunity.
Essential: Proven finance and accountancy experience and highly numerate Advanced Proficiency with Microsoft Excel Previous experience of working for an international (INGO) A solid track record within institutional donor project financial management Fluent in written and spoken English An influencer with strong stakeholder management skills Excellent attention to detail and keen to resolve any issues Evidences a continuous improvement mindset, seeking ways to improve processes and mitigate risk Proven experience of USAID, EC and FCDO project financial management Proven experience of financial training to finance staff Able to travel internationally as required during the length of the tenure Desirable Able to explain financial issues and procedures to a non-financial audience.
Experience of a computer-based accounting system Knowledge of additional languages for example French, Portuguese A high level of programmatic and financial understanding of the project cycle The recruitment process will be in two stages.The first stage will be a written task using excel lasting up to one hour.
Candidates successful at this stage will then be invited to attend a virtual interview lasting up to one hour.
We intend to conduct interviews from late January 2025 onwards.
We reserve the right to close this ad early.
The deadline to submit your application is 19 January 2025 at 23.59pm GMT.
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We are particularly keen to understand your motivation for working with Sightsavers.
As an equal opportunity Employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.