Project Controller at Light for the World Kenya

About the role:

The Financial Project Controller plays a critical role in overseeing the financial management of grant-funded projects, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and organizational policies. This role requires advanced skills in financial analysis, grant management and stakeholder management.

Your tasks

• Financial Planning and Reporting: Develop comprehensive project budgets, incorporating inputs from multiple stakeholders and accounting for potential risks and contingencies.
• Develop Monthly, Quarterly, Biannually, and Yearly Financial Reports.
• Analyze financial information to assess project performance and budget utilization.  
• Grant Management: Coordinate, compile, draft, and edit high-quality financial reporting. Ensuring adherence to donor regulations and requirements throughout the project lifecycle, including financial management, procurement, and reporting.
• Maintaining regular communication with donor, partners, program team and other stakeholders to provide updates on project progress and address concerns.  
• Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing: Providing training and technical assistance to project staff and partners to strengthen their skills in grant management, financial reporting, and compliance. Stay informed of emerging trends, best practices, and regulatory changes in grant funding and financial management and ensure the relevant stakeholders are informed as well. Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in grant management processes and financial controls.  

Your profile

• Proficient in working with financial figures, with a basic understanding of accounting procedures.
• Advanced Excel skills and a keen interest in working with data integration and linking different systems are highly preferred skills for this role.
• Proven ability to maintain effective working relationships in diverse, multicultural environments.
• Eagerness to enhance processes and databases, with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Excellent English. French skills are preferable. Hands-on approach, proactive personality and strong motivation.