Donor Finance Manager

Take the lead, as Donor Finance Manager, in ensuring robust financial management, oversight, and compliance for a globally active charity delivering impactful programmes across multiple regions.

Join a mission-driven international NGO, where your financial expertise will support programme delivery, strengthen grants management, and ensure compliance with donor requirements. As Programme Finance Manager, you’ll bring clarity, leadership, and proactive insight to a collaborative finance team, helping the organisation achieve its mission while maintaining strong financial controls.

What you’ll gain:

• Ownership and influence – lead the donor finance team, take responsibility for grants management, cost recovery, budgeting, forecasting, and donor reporting.
• Variety and complexity – work across multiple programmes, grants, and funding streams, engaging with both UK and international partners.
• Process improvement – strengthen systems, controls, and reporting processes, ensuring efficiency and compliance with donor regulations.
• Professional collaboration – work closely with programme teams, external auditors, and donor finance teams, building strong internal and external relationships.
• Career development – gain high-level experience in international programme finance, managing multi-million-pound budgets and complex reporting requirements.

What you’ll do as Donor Finance Manager:

• Lead the financial accounting, management, and reporting for all grants and programmes.
• Produce management and donor financial reports, providing analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Develop, implement, and maintain robust financial systems, processes, and controls for programme finance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across programmes and the wider organisation.
• Lead audit preparation and compliance, coordinating internal and external audit processes.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and development to a team of donor finance professionals.

What you’ll need:

• CCAB-qualified accountant with substantial experience in donor finance and financial reporting.
• Experience with international NGOs and familiarity with major donor regulations.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to develop and support finance staff.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

About the organisation:
An established international NGO delivering programmes across multiple regions and sectors. The organisation combines programme delivery with strong donor compliance requirements, offering a challenging and rewarding environment for a finance professional to make a tangible impact.

Ready to make an impact?
Apply now for this Donor Finance Manager role and bring your financial leadership to a global organisation supporting programmes that change lives.