Project Finance Officer – Contract

🕒 May 20

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GIST Research Ltd

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1 - 10 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🏛️ Government

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Government • Social Impact

GIST Research Ltd. is a research, advisory, and project implementation company focused on peacebuilding, relief, and development solutions tailored to fragile and conflict-affected environments. The company offers multidisciplinary capabilities including research and analysis, strategy design, capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation, partnering with government and non-governmental agencies as well as civil society organizations to deliver tailored solutions for peace and prosperity. With experience operating in challenging environments across Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central and South-East Asia, GIST combines field research with innovative methodologies to inform and assist clients in their decision-making processes.

📋 Description

• Manage and maintain detailed **activity-based project budgets**, ensuring alignment with workplans and delivery milestones. • Track project expenditure against budgets monthly and flag variances, risks, and forecast adjustments. • Coordinate closely with Project Managers, Program Director, and the Financial Manager to consolidate financial inputs. • Liaise with **client grant and commercial officers** (including US government counterparts etc.) on financial submissions, invoicing schedules, and contract compliance. • Prepare regular **financial reports**, burn rate updates, and dashboards for internal decision-making. • Ensure adherence to donor financial regulations (US government, DOS, DOJ, etc.) • Support operational planning, procurement coordination, and compliance with internal Business Ops processes. • Ensure documentation, invoices, receipts, and financial records are properly maintained and audit‑ready. • Contribute to improving financial tools, budget templates, and delivery workflows. • Provide surge support to other implementation projects as needed across Eastern Africa and the Middle East.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong **financial analysis** skills, including understanding of cost structures and budgeting. • High proficiency in **Excel**, including formulas, pivot tables, and financial modelling basics. • Experience in **project coordination** within multi‑stakeholder or remote teams. • Prior experience working with **USG programming** (financial management, reporting, delivery processes). • Strong communication and collaboration skills across delivery, finance, and operations functions. • Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and handle multiple concurrent tasks.