Finance & Grants Officer

About this role

FHI 360 is recruiting a Finance and Grants Officer to support financial and grants management for its EpiC Tanzania programme in Iringa. The post-holder will maintain financial administration, monitor budgets, and ensure donor and organisational compliance across the grant lifecycle. Day-to-day work includes processing transactions, preparing budgets and financial reports, monitoring grant expenditures, maintaining grant documentation, supporting subrecipient oversight, assisting with audits, and providing financial analysis for programme decisions. The officer will work with programme, procurement, and management teams to promote financial stewardship, internal controls, and grant delivery.

Responsibilities include monitoring subawardee financial and management performance in the region, liaising with EpiC technical and programme staff, conducting site visits to check compliance and special award conditions, and providing capacity-building and coaching. The officer will review subawardee invoices, supporting documents, timesheets, receipts, and monthly programme reports before submission to the EpiC Tanzania head office. They will prepare and manage the regional budget, track expenditures against workplans, prepare financial reports, perform reconciliations, assist with subawardee budgets, coordinate audits with the Finance Manager, support procurement reviews, review payments for cost principle compliance, conduct compliance and third-party confirmations, and ensure correct accounting codes. Candidates should hold a bachelor's degree in finance or accounting with five to eight years of relevant experience; CPA or ACCA is desirable.

At least five years in financial management and direct management of contracts, grants, and other agreements in an NGO environment is required, along with advanced knowledge of USG and non-USG donor rules. Strong communication, organisational, quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills are essential. NGO experience is preferred. The officer reports to the Senior Finance Officer, with less than 10 to 30 percent travel.

FHI 360 offers an annual basic salary of TZS 40,000,000 to 55,000,000 and a competitive benefits package. Applications are submitted online with a letter, CV, certificates, and three referees, and close on 31 October 2026.