Grant Accountant – GI WASH Project at World Vision

With over 70 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 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all relevant information relating to the grant is available on timely basis and also grant documents from proposal to the final stage are properly filed. ( Proposals, grant agreement, amendments, monthly/quarterly reports and fixed assets listing etc)
• Ensure submission of timely, complete and accurate finance reporting in compliance with GAAP, WVI and Donor requirements.

• Lead in identifying requirements and coordinating the preparation of grant budget and implement revisions as necessary and monitor actual grant expenditure against approved donor line items.
• Ensure the implementation of financial procedures that comply with WVI finance policies and all Regulations Governing the Grant Award.
• Assist internal and external audit staff to facilitate annual financial audit and ensure that the minimum “Acceptable audit rating” according to World Vision Partnership requirements is reached and ensure timely implementation of financial audit recommendations.
• Assess financial and accounting capacity of sub-grantees; train sub-grantee finance/accounting staff and non accounting staff to ensure there is appropriate capacity in such offices to comply with accounting standards and all grant/donor requirements and provide technical support to project implementing teams
• Provide leadership and supervision to Finance team at projects and build capacity of team to deliver on Finance objectives for the project