Finance, Grants and Compliance Manager – Faith and Community Initiative (FCI)

Organization: World Vision Tanzania
Programme: Faith and Community Initiative (FCI)
Contract Type: Local – Fixed Term Employee
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Applicant Type: Local Applicants Only
Posted: August 2026

Important: Recruitment is contingent upon award and donor approval.

Job Overview

World Vision Tanzania is seeking a Finance, Grants and Compliance Manager to oversee financial management, grants compliance, subaward management, partner capacity strengthening, risk management, audit readiness, and financial performance for the FCI Tanzania programme.

This is a senior finance and grants position requiring substantial experience with donor-funded programmes, U.S. Government requirements, subrecipient management, financial controls, budgeting, audits, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Country Financial Management – 20%

Lead preparation and management of the FCI Tanzania country budget.
Develop phased budgets, spending plans, cash-flow forecasts, and budget-versus-actual reports.
Monitor the programme’s 80/20 efficiency commitment.
Conduct cost-efficiency and value-for-money analyses.
Review general-ledger coding, journal entries, reconciliations, advances, partner liquidations, and supporting documents.
Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual, and donor financial reports.
Conduct burn-rate, budget variance, pipeline, and expenditure analysis.
Manage programme cash flow and funding requests.
Oversee financial flows to consortium and local implementing partners.
Monitor expenditures by geography, partner, and intervention.
Lead financial close-out activities, including accruals, obligations, partner closeout, asset disposition, and final reporting.

2. Compliance, Risk & Audit – 15%

Ensure compliance with U.S. Government/GHSD award requirements and 2 CFR 200.
Apply World Vision policies and Tanzanian statutory requirements.
Review costs for:
- Allowability
- Allocability
- Reasonableness
- Authorization
- Budget availability
- Procurement compliance
- Correct coding
- Supporting documentation
Strengthen internal controls, segregation of duties, cash controls, procurement controls, payroll controls, asset management, and fraud prevention.
Maintain finance and compliance risk registers.
Track audit actions, questioned costs, advances, and corrective actions.
Conduct risk-based financial monitoring of partners.
Support internal, donor, external, and statutory audits.
Ensure audit and compliance findings are resolved promptly.
Support investigations involving suspected misuse or non-compliance.
Maintain appropriate controls for financial data and personally identifiable information.

3. Sub-Grant & Partner Management – 15%

Coordinate partner due diligence and pre-award assessments.
Conduct subrecipient risk assessments.
Support subaward setup and partner orientation.
Review partner budgets, advances, liquidations, invoices, payroll documents, and procurement records.
Develop risk-based partner financial monitoring plans.
Monitor partner advances, expenditure, compliance findings, questioned costs, and corrective actions.
Provide financial-management and compliance coaching to local partners.
Support partner capacity strengthening.
Coordinate subrecipient closeout and final reconciliation.

4. Financial Performance, Cost Efficiency & Sustainability – 20%

Analyze burn rates, budget utilization, expenditure trends, unit costs, and cost drivers.
Monitor the FCI 80/20 efficiency commitment.
Conduct value-for-money and cost-efficiency analyses.
Work with programme leadership and MEL teams to link financial and programme performance data.
Develop financial models for government, community, and faith-based partner ownership.
Estimate recurrent costs, financing gaps, affordability, and resource requirements.
Support financial sustainability and programme transition strategies.

5. Localization & Partner Capacity Strengthening – 15%

Assess the financial-management and compliance capacity of local partners.
Develop partner capacity-strengthening plans, tools, checklists, and templates.
Improve partner capabilities in:
- Budgeting
- Cash management
- Financial reporting
- Procurement documentation
- Audit readiness
- Donor compliance
- Closeout procedures
Support partners with limited previous U.S. Government funding experience.
Monitor progress against capacity-building milestones.

6. Coordination, Systems & Grant Operations – 15%

Coordinate with Finance, Procurement, HR, Operations, MEL, technical teams, and Global Finance/Compliance.
Align budgets, work plans, procurement plans, partner budgets, and reporting deadlines.
Maintain accurate financial records and grant files.
Provide financial and compliance inputs for donor reports and management meetings.
Support financial modelling for cost efficiency, domestic financing, and programme transition.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Business Administration
- Related field

Preferred:

Master’s degree
CPA
ACCA
CIA
CFE
Equivalent professional certification

Required Experience

This is a senior-level position requiring:

6–8 years of progressive experience in financial management, grants compliance, and subaward oversight.
Experience with donor-funded programmes, preferably U.S. Government-funded projects.
Practical knowledge of 2 CFR 200, award terms and conditions, cost allowability, procurement documentation, internal controls, subrecipient monitoring, audit readiness, and closeout.
Experience with NGO/international development financial policies and donor-funded programme operations is strongly preferred.
Experience using accounting software and ERP systems.
Strong experience with budgeting, general ledger review, reconciliations, expenditure tracking, advances, cash management, and financial reporting.
Advanced Excel skills.
Experience with donor financial reporting tools and grant trackers.
Experience with grant and subrecipient closeout.
Experience coaching local implementing partners and strengthening their financial-management capacity.
Excellent written and spoken English.

Preferred Experience

The following would strengthen an application:

Experience working with World Vision or a similar international NGO.
Experience with U.S. Government funding.
Experience with faith-based organizations.
Experience in fragile or conflict-affected contexts.
Strong audit outcomes.
Experience with localization and partner capacity strengthening.

Key Competencies

The employer is particularly interested in candidates with:

Christian Identity Requirement

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization. The successful applicant is expected, where legally permissible, to affirm World Vision’s core documents and conduct themselves in accordance with its Christian principles and professional-ethics standards.

The role also involves participation in organizational activities such as team and office devotions, chapel, and prayer gatherings, subject to applicable policies.

Who Is This Role Best Suited For?

This position is not an entry-level finance role. The strongest candidates will typically be experienced Finance Managers, Grants Managers, Compliance Managers, Senior Finance Officers, or Finance/Grants specialists with substantial NGO and donor-funded programme experience.

The biggest screening requirements are:

6–8 years of relevant experience
Donor-funded programme experience
U.S. Government/2 CFR 200 knowledge
Subaward/subrecipient management
Strong financial controls and audit experience
Accounting/Finance/Business-related bachelor’s degree
ERP/accounting systems and advanced Excel

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