Finance Analyst – Global Grants

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Key Responsibilities: PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: This role keeps World Vision's grants information trustworthy – and turns it into analysis that leaders act on. The analyst maintains a single source of truth for grants data across iMPAQ, Horizon, PBAS and the Finance Data Warehouse, and builds the automated Power BI and AI-assisted reporting that GFFO, regional and field offices rely on. Working across seven regions and Global Center departments, the analyst analyses burn rate, cost recovery, grant health, audit follow-up and labour distribution to surface financial and compliance risk early enough to act on. The role suits an analyst who enjoys untangling data, automating manual work, and seeing their analysis change decisions. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: Financial Analysis & Reporting Prepare and analyze grants financial reports and analysis for partnership stakeholders, including Burn rate and grant expenditure analysis, Quarterly grant reports for Grant Acquisition & Management (GAM), Quarterly Financial scorecards, Compliance and risk management reports, Grant support cost variance (GSCV) and cost recovery analysis, Grant Health Tracker (GHT) and Other monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reports and analysis Interpret the numbers, not just produce them: highlight trends, outliers, and emerging risks, with a clear recommendation for the offices concerned. Monitor and track implementation of grant audit findings and recommendations and report key trends for follow-up with offices. Provide data support, validation and guidance to Disaster Management (DM) Finance and other grant stakeholders on data-related queries and feedback. Work with FPRA-FO on field financial planning and reporting requirements, so that grants reporting and field reporting stay aligned. Automation, Analytics & Continuous Improvement Design, build and maintain automated reporting and analysis solutions for grants financial and compliance reporting, including Donor report templates, Grants financial reports – burn rate, cost recovery, Global Fund, GHT and similar, and Compliance reports – labor distribution analysis, screening and audit tracking Apply AI-assisted tools together with Power BI and Power Query to automate repetitive analysis, detect patterns and improve accuracy. Identify manual, error-prone processes within GFFO, re-engineer them, and document the solution so colleagues can run and maintain it. Continuously improve analysis tools and templates so that reporting on grants information is faster, cleaner and less dependent on manual handling. Contribute to the financial reporting self-service initiative, building and maintaining reports and dashboards that stakeholders can run themselves, with clear guidance on their use. Grants Data Management & System Integration Maintain complete, accurate and synchronized grants data across World Vision systems – including iMPAQ (Horizon), PBAS, and the Finance Data Warehouse – working with Support Offices, Field Offices, Regional Offices and GFSC. Perform grant code tagging, funding opportunity to project budget linkage, and periodic grants data reconciliation across systems. Review and analyze entries made in iMPAQ, Horizon, PBAS and OLAP; trace mismatches to their source and resolve them there rather than working around them. Escalate recurring data-quality issues with a proposed fix, and support system changes, testing and go-live activities that affect grants data. Participate in the unified finance data management process led by GFSC, so that grants data definitions, sourcing and quality standards align with the partnership approach. Laor Distribution Report (LDR) Validation & Reporting Work with Field Offices and the Workday Operations Team to validate the accuracy and completeness of Labor Distribution Reports (LDR) and LDR data in Workday. Check for duplicate, missing or late LDR records in the LDR database and follow through to correction. Report LDR compliance results to regional and field stakeholders and advise on recurring issues and corrective action. Capacity Building & Other Responsibilities Share knowledge and provide practical guidance and orientation to regional and field finance colleagues on grants data, reporting tools and compliance requirements. Contribute to other tasks, projects or working groups as assigned by managers and leaders, or as need arises from stakeholders' requirements. REQUIREMENTS: Minimum 4 years of relevant finance experience, ideally in an international NGO, multilateral organization, or international audit / accounting environment (5–6 years an advantage) At least 2 years of working experience in grants accounting, reporting, or analysis Experience preparing and analyzing accounting and financial reports for internal and external audiences, including non-finance stakeholders. Experience working in a virtual, multi-country team, across time zones and cultures, and with colleagues at various levels and functions. Working knowledge of AI-assisted tools for financial analysis, reporting, or process automation Advanced MS Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, Power Query) and confident use of the MS Office suite University degree in accountancy, finance, business, or a related field Advanced computer literacy, including finance / ERP systems and advanced MS Excel Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with sound judgement on data quality Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with all levels in the organization, including explaining financial information to non-finance audiences CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred but not required. Advanced Microsoft applications skills, including Power Pivot, Power BI, Power Query, and related applications. Scripting or query skills for data automation (for example Python or SQL) an advantage Knowledge and experience in using AI (Artificial Intelligence) applications for financial modelling, analytics, and automated reporting. Familiarity with enterprise finance systems such as Workday, SunSystems or a comparable ERP; training on World Vision grants systems (iMPAQ, Horizon, PBAS, Finance Data Warehouse). Exposure to institutional and government donor grants (for example USAID, EU, UN agencies, Global Fund) and their reporting requirements Skilled in preparing complex financial management reports on a timely basis. Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organisation with a mission centred on following Jesus Christ in service to the world´s most vulnerable children. Therefore, in all locations to the fullest extent legally permissible, the successful applicant will affirm our core documents, observe conduct compatible with Christian principles, serve at a high level of professional ethics and strive to act in accordance with cultural sensitivities. Furthermore, regular attendance with team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings are expected in line with policies in the World Vision host location and its departments.