Assistant II, Grant Finance
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ChildFund International is hiring an Assistant II, Grant Finance to support the EU-funded Sheria ya Vijana project in Nairobi. The role involves financial administration, payment validation, compliance with EU donor regulations, budgeting, reporting, and partner capacity building. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting or Finance, CPA (K)/ACCA foundational level, and 3-4 years of experience, preferably in an INGO environment.
- Supports EU-funded project with strict donor compliance requirements
- Requires CPA (K) or ACCA foundational level qualification
- 3-4 years financial administration experience needed, INGO experience preferred
- Involves partner capacity building and field financial spot-checks
- Deadline: 2026-09-25
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Assistant II, Grant Finance
2026-09-12T08:15:31+00:00
ChildFund International
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https://www.childfund.org/
FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Accounting & Finance, Social Services & Nonprofit, Business Operations
KES
MONTH
2026-09-25T17:00:00+00:00
8
About This Role
To provide core financial support, payment validation, documentation compliance, and day-to-day administrative accounting services for the EU-funded project (Sheria ya Vijana), ensuring strict adherence to EU donor regulations, Barnfonden guidelines, and ChildFund International financial policies.
Required
Experience
- and
- in financial administration, voucher verification, and documentation management, preferably within an INGO environment.
- Direct
- handling EU-funded projects or large institutional grants is a distinct advantage.
- Manage and oversee the day-to-day financial operations of the project in compliance with EU rules, Barnfonden policies and national legislation.
- Support the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning process across the Consortium ensuring alignment with the approved budget.
- Prepare quarterly and annual financial reports for internal use and EU submission in coordination with the Grants Manager, including compiling partner reports and Barnfonden financial reports to aggregated project reports.
- Support project audits by preparing and organizing documentation, maintaining audit trails, and addressing auditor queries.
- Ensure compliance with EU grant conditions including eligibility of costs, visibility
- in financial administration, voucher verification, and documentation management, preferably within an INGO environment.
- Direct
- handling EU-funded projects or large institutional grants is a distinct advantage.
- bachelor degree
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- JOB-6aa50a23d3da8
Education
- A Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum Foundational level completion in the CPA (K) / ACCA qualification process.
- Minimum of 3 - 4 years of hands-on
Requirements
- and procurement regulations.
- Coordinate with Sweden-based finance and grants team to ensure alignment with organization accounting and reporting procedures.
- Manage partner organizational assessment and follow-up with support from the project team in Kenya and Sweden.
- Provide capacity-building support to partners on financial reporting, documentation and compliance with EU requirements.
- Review partner financial reports.
- Monitor expenditures across cost categories and partner budgets to ensure they remain within approved limits and flag any deviations.
- Participate in field visits and financial spot-checks to assess financial performance and compliance of partners.
- Provide on-going mentoring and coaching to project partners to strengthen their financial systems and controls.
- Document capacity building outcomes and share findings with the Grants Manager and Project Manager.
- Assist in development and management of the Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) framework (including selection process, contractual and financial management, financial reports, and supporting documentation).
- Support the Kenya project team in procurement planning, documentation and compliance checks.
- Work closely with project staff to ensure all financial documentation (e.g. quotations, purchase orders, contracts and payments) are correctly recorded and stored.
- Review consultant and contractor invoices and verify deliverables before payment processing.
- Liaise with Sweden-based finance team to ensure timely processing and follow-up on payment approvals.
- Regularly track financial performance against budget and highlight risks, under-spending or over-spending trends.
- Participate in project review meetings to provide financial updates and support evidence-based decision making.
- Contribute to financial lessons learned, particularly around partner support, sub-granting, and EU compliance.
- Maintain updated financial templates and training materials for internal and partner use,
- Assist the Project Coordinator and project team in tracking routine activity expenditures against the project budget.
- Track local accountabilities, working advances, and travel claims, ensuring timely liquidations by project staff and partners.
- Performa any other finance-related tasks as required by the Project Manager, Grants Manager or Project Coordinator.
- Remain alert and responsive to any safeguarding, anti-fraud and anti-corruption risks.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum Foundational level completion in the CPA (K) / ACCA qualification process.
- Minimum of 3 - 4 years of hands-on