Location: Monrovia, Liberia
Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia, working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. Contract: two-year fixed term, full-time. Salary: local terms and conditions apply.
About the role: Working closely with programme and finance teams, project partners and Liberia's Ministry of Health, the Project Finance Officer will manage project budgets, monitor expenditure, prepare financial reports and support partners to strengthen their financial processes. The role also contributes to audits, procurement and effective financial planning across the project.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, maintain and monitor project budgets and spending plans.
- Produce monthly Budget versus Actual reports with commentary on significant financial matters.
- Prepare accurate and timely quarterly donor financial reports.
- Monitor project cash flow and prepare monthly cash-flow forecasts.
- Review project transactions to ensure they are accurately recorded and correctly coded.
- Prepare invoice and expense projections and analyse differences against actual expenditure.
- Review and consolidate financial reports submitted by project partners.
- Undertake financial monitoring visits and support partners to improve financial controls, procurement, reporting and compliance.
- Support audit preparation and provide the required financial documentation.
- Coordinate project procurement requirements and support compliance with donor rules, Sightsavers policies and value-for-money commitments.
Essential requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or relevant experience.
- Completed or well-advanced professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent).
- At least three years' progressive experience in project finance, ideally within an international INGO.
- Experience managing donor-funded grants and meeting donor financial reporting requirements.
- Auditing experience.
- Experience working with government organisations.
- Strong project financial management, budgeting and data analysis skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work with limited supervision.
Desirable: experience supporting health or neglected tropical disease programmes; experience working with Ministry of Health partnerships; experience financially monitoring implementing partners and field-based activity costs.
Sightsavers is an equal opportunity employer and a Disability Confident Leader; qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
HOW TO APPLY:
Complete an application via the Sightsavers recruitment portal (https://careers-sightsavers.icims.com/jobs/1669/login). Remote interviews are anticipated from 16 November 2026 onwards, and the evaluation process will include an online written task. Applicants should explain their motivations for applying.