Senior Analyst – Financial Planning and Budgeting

Budget Preparation and Oversight
Coordinate the Annual Budgeting Process
Lead the development of comprehensive budgets for National Office Support Costs, Area Programs, ongoing grants, and new proposals. Ensure all budgets reflect strategic priorities and are prepared in accordance with the Field Office Planning & Budgeting Guidelines.
Ensure Strategic and Policy Alignment
Validate that all budget submissions are consistent with organizational goals, donor requirements, and internal financial policies. Provide guidance to program teams during budget formulation to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Support Proposal Budgeting
Collaborate with program and grant teams to develop proposal budgets that meet donor specifications and internal cost structures. Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis to support proposal competitiveness.
Facilitate Budget Consolidation and Review
Consolidate budget inputs across departments and projects. Conduct thorough reviews to ensure coherence, eliminate duplication, and flag inconsistencies prior to submission.

Financial Systems Integration and Monitoring
Review and Validate Budget Uploads
Oversee the upload of approved budgets into financial systems including Sun System, Horizon, IMPAQ, and FAD. Ensure data integrity and resolve discrepancies in collaboration with Shared Services and GFS.
Labour Distribution Reports (LDR) Management
Manage the setup, review, and reconciliation of LDRs to ensure accurate allocation of staff costs across projects. Address anomalies and ensure alignment with approved budgets and donor conditions.
PBAS Management
Monitor and reconcile PBAS commitments to ensure they reflect current budget allocations and donor expectations. Provide regular updates to project teams and flag variances for resolution.
CAL Memo and Allocation Oversight
Maintain and update the CAL Memo regularly. Analyse CAL re-allocations to ensure they remain within approved limits (3% or below) threshold and are appropriately distributed across cost centres.

Compliance, Cost Recovery
Cost Recovery Monitoring
Track cost recovery contributions across all projects. Ensure each project contributes its fair share to support costs, and follow up on gaps or delays in recovery.
System Troubleshooting and Liaison
Act as the finance point of contact for system-related issues. Liaise with Shared Services and GFS to resolve technical challenges and ensure smooth financial operations.

Audit Support and Documentation
Prepare and submit financial documentation required for internal and external audits. Provide analysis and clarification on budget execution and system records to support audit queries.

People Management
Provide mentorship and oversight to junior finance staff involved in budgeting and system operations. Deliver training sessions on budgeting tools, system usage, and compliance protocols.

Required Knowledge, Qualifications, Professional Experience, training, license, registration, and certification:
First degree in Accounting or Finance and /or professional qualification such as ACCA or CIMA
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in Financial Planning and Budgeting in International NGO
Knowledge in Data science and Data analytics preferred
In-depth working knowledge of accounting software packages; Sun Systems, Vision XL and Vision Executive, PowerBI and Power Apps.
In-depth working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IFRS.
Experience in international grant accounting, proposal budget development and reporting
Knowledge of how to prepare, review, and present financial statements and financial reports.
Able to perform complex financial analyses
Able to work with minimum supervision
Able to articulate and communicate ideas well verbally and in writing
Travel and/or Work Environment: Local travel to the community at least once a quarter
Language Requirements: French, English, Local languages
Attitudes et comportement: World Vision est une ONG dont le travail est centré sur les enfants. Ainsi World Vision se réserve le droit d’éliminer tout candidat qui aurait un antécédent relatif à l’abus sur un enfant ou des comportements contraires à la protection des enfants ; ce, même après la proclamation des résultats du test.