NPO Finance Manager

In brief

**Overview** This role, recruited by RecruitMyMom, is for an NPO Finance Manager within an international non-profit group that operates across five jurisdictions. The position is central to safeguarding the organisation's financial integrity and ensuring regulatory compliance. A key outcome of this role is to translate complex accounting data into clear, accessible insights to enable executive leadership, the Board, and international donors to make informed strategic decisions. The role is full-time, home-based and remote, requiring 40 hours per week. It demands flexibility to accommodate UK, European, East African, and Asian time zones, with occasional local and international travel. The NPO Finance Manager holds full financial responsibility for UK and Africa entities and manages and consolidates financial operations across Netherlands, Maldives, and Indonesia entities. **What you will do** * Perform full financial management and bookkeeping directly for UK and Africa entities. * Lead financial management for Maldives and Indonesia entities, reviewing and consolidating local processing performed by in-country direct reports. * Provide line management, training, and quality control for finance staff based in the Maldives and Indonesia. * Oversee financial review and group consolidation in collaboration with an external finance consultant for Netherlands operations. * Produce monthly visual dashboards for executive leadership and the Board of Trustees highlighting cash runway, budget variance, and burn rates. * Translate accounting detail into clear, plain-language summaries and flag critical financial risks using red/amber/green status indicators. * Produce consolidated monthly and annual group management reporting alongside entity-level financial statements. * Design annual programme-by-programme and entity-by-entity budgets, providing quarterly forecast updates and funding scenario modelling. * Execute multi-currency treasury management, bank reconciliations, cash flow monitoring, and cross-border funding transfers. * Maintain strict alignment with non-profit regulatory, charity, and tax-exemption requirements across five legal jurisdictions: UK, Netherlands, South Africa, Maldives, Indonesia. * Lead annual statutory accounts preparation, build comprehensive audit packages, and liaise with external auditors across all jurisdictions. * Track restricted and unrestricted funding, oversee grant compliance, and prepare audited financial statements and reports for international donors. * Ensure group-wide payroll processing is completed on or before the 21st of each month in compliance with local statutory tax laws. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Qualified accountant (e.g., CA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or an equivalent internationally recognised professional accounting qualification) OR qualified through extensive senior accounting experience. * Minimum 5 years of senior financial management experience. * Demonstrable experience managing financial operations across multiple legal jurisdictions or countries (e.g., within an international charity, NGO, or multinational organisation). * Experience preparing and submitting financial reports against grant and donor conditions, formats, timelines, and audit requirements. * Proven experience managing or supervising finance staff remotely across different countries and cultures. * Experience with advanced financial reporting, data visualisation, and forecasting platforms. * Practical knowledge of foreign currency exposure, multi-currency accounting, and group/consolidated accounting structures. * Solid understanding of statutory reporting and liaising with external auditors across jurisdictions. * Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial data into clear, plain-language insights verbally and in writing for non-finance audiences. * Required Software Skills: Xero. **Who should apply** This role is suited for a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in international non-profit financial management. The ideal candidate will be adept at ensuring financial integrity and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions, and skilled in translating complex financial data into clear, strategic insights for diverse stakeholders. They must be comfortable working remotely and flexibly across different international time zones, and willing to undertake occasional travel. Expertise in multi-currency treasury management, statutory audits, donor compliance reporting, and leading remote finance teams is essential. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/npo-finance-manager-recruitmymom Source: myjobmag

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• At least 5 years of experience.

• Xero
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