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Job Description
The Program Finance Manager will oversee financial management, compliance, and reporting for a multi-year, donor-funded program supporting social enterprises in Africa's green economy, ensuring proper grant management, financial systems strengthening, and donor relationship stewardship.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee financial management, compliance, and reporting for donor-funded programs
- Manage grants, including contracting, budgeting, and reporting processes
- Ensure adherence to donor, Canadian charity regulations, and organizational policies
- Monitor grant disbursements, expenditures, and forecasts to align with donor requirements
- Coordinate with program teams to develop budgets and financial reports
- Strengthen financial systems and processes for grant management and reporting
- Collaborate with global finance teams on shared grants and cost allocations
- Support audits and ensure compliance with CRA and donor audit requirements
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in program finance, grants finance, or related roles in the nonprofit, international development, or philanthropic sector.
- Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable receivable principles, including but not limited to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Strong understanding of donor funding mechanisms such as foundations, institutional donors, and government grants.
- Experience preparing budgets, forecasts, and donor financial reports.
- Proficiency with accounting systems such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, or equivalent.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across cultures and time zones.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt to evolving priorities.
- Experience learning new systems.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Knowledge of Canadian charity finance and CRA compliance (asset).
- Support the organization’s grants portfolio and manage grants contracting processes, including defining and evolving budgeting processes from the pitch phase to the closing of grant-funded programs, evaluating and managing policies for third-party relationships, defining grant-related reporting and audit calendars, and coordinating with relevant stakeholders.
- Lead the financial management of assigned grants and programs, ensuring budgets, expenditures, and forecasts align with donor requirements and organizational policies, and prepare financial reports including variance analyses, pipeline tracking, and funding utilization updates.
- Monitor grant disbursements, payment schedules, and compliance with restrictions.
- Work closely with program staff to develop new grant budgets aligned with program design and funder guidelines.
- Ensure financial management of grants adheres to Canadian charity regulations, donor terms, and internal policies, and coordinate and prepare documentation for audits including donor audits, CRA, and annual financial audits.
- Partner with global and regional finance teams to align on shared grants, cost allocations, and intercompany arrangements.
- Provide financial training and guidance to program and development teams.
- Maintain accurate financial records in accounting and grants management systems.
- Contribute to the development of tools and processes to streamline grant management, reporting, and compliance monitoring, including automation and improved data quality.
Benefits & Perks
Hybrid work model with 2-3 days in the office
Management of grants and funding opportunities
Support for program delivery and financial infrastructure development
Opportunities for cross-organizational collaboration and financial training
Involvement in compliance and audit processes
Contribution to impactful social enterprise programs in Africa's green economy
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