Project Controller (f/m/d) - Remote

Department: Finance & Operations

Place of work: Remote

Duration: Full time,38h; permanent term

Salary: from 45.000€ per year (if based in Europe, local market rates apply for Africa)

Reports to: Team Lead Controlling & Reporting

Effective as of: ASAP

The Financial Project Controller plays a critical role in overseeing the financial management of grant-funded projects, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and organizational policies. This role requires advanced skills in financial analysis, grant management and stakeholder management.

• Develop comprehensive project budgets, incorporating inputs from multiple stakeholders and accounting for potential risks and contingencies.
• Develop Monthly, Quarterly, Biannually, and Yearly Financial Reports.
• Analyze financial information to assess project performance and budget utilization.

• Coordinate, compile, draft, and edit high-quality financial reporting.
• Ensuring adherence to donor regulations and requirements throughout the project lifecycle, including financial management, procurement, and reporting.
• Maintaining regular communication with donor, partners, program team and other stakeholders to provide updates on project progress and address concerns.

• Providing training and technical assistance to project staff and partners to strengthen their skills in grant management, financial reporting, and compliance.
• Stay informed of emerging trends, best practices, and regulatory changes in grant funding and financial management and ensure the relevant stakeholders are informed as well.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in grant management processes and financial controls.

Your Profile:

• Proficient in working with financial figures, with a basic understanding of accounting procedures.
• Advanced Excel skills and a keen interest in working with data integration and linking different systems are highly preferred skills for this role.
• Proven ability to maintain effective working relationships in diverse, multicultural environments.
• Eagerness to enhance processes and databases, with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Excellent English. French skills are preferable. Hands-on approach, proactive personality and strong motivation.

We offer:

• You join a highly motivated team, appreciating your experience and eager to jointly shape Light for the World’s monitoring and steering mechanisms.
• We are offering an outstanding opportunity to bring about change through an international development organization with strong expertise and a growing profile.
• We are committed to giving our colleagues space to explore new directions, test new ideas and to excel as individuals through and with their team.
• We emphasize a good work-life-balance, have flexible working hours and Home-Office opportunity.
• We are a professional team that strives towards continuous development.
• We believe in participatory leadership and expect you to contribute your expertise and ideas.
• We believe that learning from mistakes is an important way of developing and put emphasis on our culture of learning.