Grants and Contracts (20%)

• Lead on Grant Opening, Review and Closure Meetings to ensure sound financial management throughout the grant cycle.
• Review funding opportunities to assess financial risk and viability; advise programme leadership on whether to pursue or decline opportunities.
• Support programme design to ensure financial viability and adherence to contract terms.
• Analyse reporting terms, provide timely advice and ensure conditions are met throughout the grant or contract period.
• Attend external stakeholder meetings and lead financial presentations.
• Provide capacity-building support to implementing partners on financial management and compliance.
• Review partner budgets, due diligence and pricing; provide recommendations and advise on potential risks, KPIs and payment terms.
• Assess reporting requirements, carry out financial reviews and approvals, and ensure appropriate and timely payments to partners.

Accounting, Risk, Audit and Internal Controls (10%)

• Maintain and enforce internal financial controls across the RAI UK programme, always ensuring adherence to IRC UK policies and donor regulations.
• Identify and implement improvements to financial controls and risk management processes on an ongoing basis.
• Prepare and maintain a programme-level financial risk register; identify, escalate and actively manage financial risks in close collaboration with programme and senior management teams.
• Lead on audit readiness, ensuring that all financial documentation is complete, accurate and appropriately filed in advance of internal and external audits.
• Act as the primary finance contact for any donor or statutory audits, coordinating responses and providing supporting documentation as required.
• Maintain the integrity of IRC accounts through timely reviews, correction journals and reconciliations, with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Prepare monthly salary allocation splits in line with timesheets and approved budgets.
• Prepare invoices, post into the accounting system and manage aged debt and receivables.
• Support smooth monthly financial closings in close collaboration with the UK Finance team.

Line Management (10%)

• Provide day-to-day supervision, guidance and development support to the Programme Finance Officer.
• Set clear objectives, conduct regular one-to-ones and carry out annual performance reviews for direct report.
• Support the professional development of the Programme Finance Officer, identifying training opportunities and building their technical skills.
• Manage workload distribution within the team to ensure deadlines are met and quality is maintained.

Capacity Building and General (5%)

• Create and lead finance training for non-finance colleagues on required processes, including step-by-step guidance notes.
• Ensure completeness of grant financial documentation in the centralised filing system.
• Proactively seek out and implement process improvements.
• Complete all other tasks as required by the Financial Controller, Director of Programmes UK and Regional Finance Deputy Director.

Scope and Authority

Authority:

• Operates with a high degree of autonomy, reporting to the Director of Programmes UK. Authorised to review, verify and approve programme-related financial documents and payment requests; to represent the finance unit at internal and external stakeholder meetings; and to manage the Programme Finance Officer.

Responsibility for Resources:

• Oversees programme financial transactions, budget monitoring, donor reporting and partner financial management; is accountable for the accuracy and integrity of project budgets within their portfolio, though not a budget holder. Maintains accurate financial records in line with data protection requirements, and directly line manages the Programme Finance Officer, with broader responsibility for building financial capability across programme staff and implementing partners.

Key Working Relationships

• Director of Programmes UK – Direct supervisor
• Programme Finance Officer – Direct report
• Deputy Director of Finance RAI Europe – Regional financial advisor
• Financial Controller (UK) – UK financial advisor
• Programme Managers – Partnering

Person Specification

Essential

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Qualified Accountant (CCAB or equivalent).
• A strong understanding of charity finance including detailed knowledge of financial management and reporting, desirably including experience with contract pricing and local authority funding.
• Confident using Excel for budgeting, financial modelling and data analysis (e.g. pivot tables, lookup functions, multi-tab workbooks).
• Written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present financial information to non-finance audiences.
• Organised and detail-oriented, with a data-driven approach to your work.
• Comfortable working independently with limited supervision and productively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with staff at different levels, functions and locations.
• Comfortable working with multi-currency budgets.
• Interest in integrating AI tools into day-to-day financial work (e.g. for analysis, reporting, modelling or process improvement).

Experience:

• In financial management and monitoring, specifically supporting programmes.
• Budgeting, reforecasting and donor financial reporting.
• Contributing to strategic financial planning or multi-year budget development.
• In grants and contract management for donor-funded projects.
• Line managing or supervising staff.
• Contributing to audit processes and maintaining audit-ready financial records.

Criteria in the Person Specification under essential are the minimum criteria in line with our commitments under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme in the UK. UK-based candidates who state that they have a disability and meet these criteria will be invited to interview.

Standard Responsibilities

• Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC UK.
• Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.

Standard Job Requirements

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Diversity and Inclusion

IRC strives to build a diverse and inclusive team at all levels who as individuals, and as a group, embody our culture statement creating a working environment characterised by critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity for us to achieve our aspirations as a team and deliver the best possible services to our clients.

Narrowing the Gender Gap: The IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including flexible hours (when possible), enhanced maternity/adoption leave and pay and gender-sensitive security protocols.

Compensation: (Pay Rate: £55,000/yr). Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market,