Finance Manager
Location: N'Djamena (with regular travels to field offices)
Status: No-family posting
Duration of contract: 3 years contract (with possibility of extension)
Supervisor: Country Director
Start date: September 2026
Lutheran World Federation (LWF) World Service
LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in 23 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world. A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work, and for our field presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community-based. Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and to claim and uphold their rights, we engage proactively with local government and community structures. For additional information, please see LWF World Service.
In Chad, we work since 2007 and we are implementing humanitarian and development programs across multiple provinces including Moyen Chari, Logone Orientale, Logone Occidentale, Chari Baguirmi, Lac, Ouaddaï, Sila, and N'Djamena. Interventions span sectors such as food security, WASH, nutrition, education, protection, and climate resilience, aligned with the 2025-2031 national strategy. We work in partnership with institutional donors (such as GFFO, GAC), UN agencies (UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP), related agencies, and faith-based organizations. For more information on our work in country, please visit LWF Chad.
Given the growing humanitarian response and geographical expansion, including recent operations in Wadi-Fira Province, we seek a highly qualified Finance Manager to ensure robust financial management, compliance, and strategic support to programs' implementation.
This senior leadership role requires strong analytical capacity, diplomacy, integrity, and the ability to operate effectively in complex environments.
Purpose:
The Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring effective financial management, compliance, and accountability of the Country Program. This includes maintaining robust accounting systems, ensuring accurate financial reporting, safeguarding organizational assets, and supporting informed decision-making.
As a member of the Country Management Team (CMT), the Finance Manager contributes to strategic leadership and organizational performance. The position reports to the Country Director and receives technical guidance from the Finance Controller (based in Geneva).
Required qualifications:
- Master's degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration-Finances, or related field.
Knowledge and experience:
- Professional accounting qualifications (e.g. ACCA, CPA, CA) are highly desirable.
- Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in financial management within humanitarian or development organization.
- Proven experience in multi-donor grant management and compliance.
- Demonstrated experience managing finance teams and multi-locations operation.
- Strong experience with audits, risk management, and internal controls.
- Strong knowledge of donor regulations (e.g. GFFO, GAC, UN agencies, WFP).
- Solid experience with financial systems and reporting tools: proficiency in SAGE Software or similar system is required.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis.
- Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning skills.
- Knowledge of procurement and asset management systems.
Languages:
- French: Fluent
- English: Fluent or at least professional working proficiency
- Arabic or local languages are an asset
LWF Core Skills:
- Analytical thinking - resource
- Achieving results - resource
- Accountability - resource
- Initiative - advanced
- Leadership - advanced
- Working effectively with others - resource
LWF Functional Skills:
- Networking - advanced
- Facilitation / Negotiation - resource
- Project management - advanced
- People management - advanced
- Capacity building/training - advanced
- Stress management - advanced
- LWF 3 skills levels are: basis - advanced - resource
Main duties:
Leadership:
- Provide overall leadership and strategic oversight of all financial and accounting functions of the Country Program.
- Ensure compliance with the LWF Finance Manual, donor regulations, and national legal requirements.
- Maintain strong internal control systems to safeguard assets and mitigate financial risks.
- Represent the finance function with banks, tax authorities, auditors, and financial institutions.
- Serve as the focal point for external and donor audits, ensuring transparency and full compliance.
- Contribute to senior management decision-making as part of the Country Management Team.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Country Director.
Coordination and management:
- Oversee the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements in compliance with LWF policies and deadlines.
- Ensure timely and accurate donor financial reporting (e.g. GFFO, GAC, WFP, UN agencies).
- Manage cash flow and liquidity, including timely submission of funding requests to donors and HQ.
- Monitor budget performance and control expenditures in collaboration with program teams.
- Lead and support the preparation of project budgets and financial components of proposals.
- Ensure procurement processes comply with the LWF Procurement Manual and approved plans.
- Oversee asset and inventory management, ensuring accuracy of asset registers.
- Produce monthly financial and management reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Supervise payroll management, ensuring timely payment of salaries, taxes, insurance, and benefits.
Capacity building:
- Supervise and mentor finance staff, ensuring high performance and professional development.
- Strengthen team capacity in financial procedures, donor compliance, and internal controls.
- Provide financial guidance to program and support teams to enhance budget management.
- Support logistics and operations in strengthening financial accountability systems.
- Build capacity of local partners / sub-grantees to ensure quality financial reporting and compliance.
- Promote continuous improvement of financial systems, tools, and processes.
How to apply:
For applying, click on the following link:
https://lutheranworld.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0zp89?cjb_hash=O_UWgc33&apply_now=true