Analyst – Financial Management Likasi Cluster

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 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:Cluster Financial Oversight & ReportingMonitor burn rates across all projects in the cluster, identifying trends of under- or over-expenditure and escalating risks to the Senior Analyst.Produce detailed financial reports for each project and consolidate them into cluster-level summaries for internal and donor use.Prepare and present Field Financial Reports (FFRs) at the cluster level, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and responsiveness to stakeholder queries.Conduct variance analysis across cluster projects, investigating deviations and recommending corrective actions.Budget Coordination & System IntegrationLead the coordination of budget preparation for all cluster projects, consolidating inputs from field teams and ensuring alignment with strategic and donor priorities.Upload approved budgets into Horizon and IMPAQ systems, validating data accuracy and ensuring system consistency.Maintain audit-ready documentation of all budget uploads and revisions, supporting compliance and traceability.Invoice Processing, Mobile Money & Asset ManagementUpload invoices into Provision for the Shared Service Centre, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and proper coding.Support mobile money disbursements to stakeholders and beneficiaries in collaboration with FP&A, ensuring proper authorization, documentation, and reconciliation.Update the asset register and perform asset verification in collaboration with Admin and Supply Chain Management (SCM), ensuring all assets are accurately recorded and accounted for.Monitor direct cash deposits in collaboration with the Shared Service Centre, validating transactions and addressing discrepancies.Field Engagement & Operational SupportConduct regular field visits to monitor financial implementation, build capacity, and resolve operational challenges with field teams.Process beneficiary and stakeholder payments through approved mobile money platforms, ensuring proper authorization and reconciliation.Review purchase requisitions for all cluster projects, verifying budget availability and compliance with procurement policies.Cluster Resource & Asset ManagementImplement cost allocation methodologies for shared services within the cluster, ensuring fair and transparent distribution across projects.Maintain and update the cluster asset register, monitor asset utilization, and support audits and disposals in line with policy.Collaborate with program and logistics teams to ensure proper tagging, tracking, and reporting of cluster assets.Follow-Up on Cost Recovery & SCR MonitoringTrack cost recovery performance across grants and projects, identifying gaps and initiating follow-up actions.Monitor Support Cost Reallocation (SCR) ratios and ensure they remain within GC guidelines.Collaborate with grant management and finance teams to improve SCR compliance and address under-recovery issues.Prepare SCR analysis reports for management review and decision-making.

First degree in Accounting or Finance. A professional qualification such as ACCA or CIMA will be an advantage.Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in a finance roleIn-depth working knowledge of accounting software packages, especially Sun Systems, Vision XL and Vision Executive.In-depth working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and WV Finance policies & procedures.In-depth working knowledge of grant and sponsorship accounting.Knowledge of how to prepare and review financial statements and reports.Able to perform complex financial analysesAble to work with minimum supervisionAble to articulate and communicate ideas well verbally and in writingAttitudes et comportementWorld 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.