The Grants Accountant is responsible for supporting the financial management of grant-funded projects by ensuring accurate financial compliance, reporting, and effective partnership management, particularly in emergency response and humanitarian contexts
Job Summary
The Grants Accountant is responsible for supporting the financial management of grant-funded projects by ensuring accurate financial compliance, reporting, and effective partnership management, particularly in emergency response and humanitarian contexts.
Key responsibilities include maintaining detailed financial records, assisting in budget preparation and tracking, overseeing fund disbursement and reconciliation, and monitoring expenditure trends.
The role requires a willingness to be deployed on short notice to emergency settings with limited resources and the ability to work long hours in stressful and demanding environments.
Matching Summary
The Grants Accountant is responsible for supporting the financial management of grant-funded projects by ensuring accurate financial compliance, reporting, and effective partnership management, particularly in emergency response and humanitarian contexts.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
grant-funded project financial management
donor regulations compliance
financial reporting and reconciliation
local partner financial oversight
emergency response deployment
Nice-to-have
Christian faith inspired
transforming vulnerable children's lives
short notice deployment readiness
adaptability to challenging environments
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
Minimum 3 years of experience in finance
Familiarity with donor regulations (BHA, ECHO, UN agencies)
Proficiency in financial software
Ability to conduct reconciliations and financial variance analysis