Analyst – Financial Management (Cluster)

Job description

World Vision is inviting applications for the position of Analyst – Financial Management (Cluster) in Lusaka.

Company: World Vision

Location: Lusaka

Job Type: Contract

Category: Accountancy, Administration, Development, IT, Transport

How to Apply: https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Lusaka-Zambia/Analyst—Financial-Management–Cluster-_JR50605?sour

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!

Employee Contract Type:

Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Cluster Financial Oversight & Reporting

• Monitor 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 Integration

• Lead 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 Management

•  Upload 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 Support

• Conduct 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 Management

• Implement 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 Monitoring

• Track 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.

Required Knowledge, Qualifications, Professional Experience, Training, License, Registration, and Certification 

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 role
• In-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 analyses
• Able to work with minimum supervision
• Able to articulate and communicate ideas well verbally and in writing

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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