Finance Officer -Partner/Budget/Reporting and Compliance

Title: Finance Officer -Partner/Budget/Reporting and Compliance TEAM/PROGRAMME: Zambia Finance Team LOCATION : Lusaka GRADE : 4 Safeguarding : Save the Children does not tolerate any form of exploitation, abuse, or harassment against any person. It is the responsibility of all employees and representatives to protect all people who come in contact with our organization. Save the Children commits to applying the same standards to all its employees and subject them to the same processes regardless of their position, influence, or reputation within or outside of the organization. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Save the Children International’s Diversity Policy, aims to promote equal opportunity in employment and to ban any kind of discrimination based on sex, age, social class, disability, HIV status, religion, race and ethnicity SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Finance Coordinator. Staff directly reporting to this post: None. Budget responsibility: None KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Budget Preparation, Management and Monitoring • Responsible for the overall day-to-day activities of budgeting, donor reporting and Partnership unit. • support the development of cost proposals for new programs as well as for existing grant modifications by ensuring all relevant stakeholders are involved in the budgeting process • Maintains information on budget availability for all grants • Ensures budgets in BVA report are updated on a periodic basis • Produces high-quality Budget vs. Actuals (BvA) analyses to support budget holders in their budget management. • Participate in monthly budget monitoring meetings, identifying any areas of slow or fast burn rates or other challenges. Ensures all follow actions are addressed after the BvA meetings • Provides advice/training to budget holders on budget management and budget phasing Partner/ Contract Management • Advises budget holders on how best to utilise a programme’s funding portfolio. • Ensures donor regulations are communicated to all staff and