Associate Director – Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

World Vision International · Lilongwe, Malawi

Posted October 19, 2026Listing expires October 26, 2026

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Major Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Planning and Management

• Responsible for leading annual planning and budgeting process, including support costs, Horizon, IMPAQ, FAD, and the National Office Budget Template, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational priorities.
• Collaborates with Programs, Grants Acquisition and Management (GAM), and Resource Development and Donor Engagement (RDDE) teams to develop proposal budgets that are comprehensive, compliant, and strategically sound.
• Design, institutionalize, and monitor a proactive expenditure tracking framework that enforces budgetary discipline by validating all requisitions against available budgets prior to approval.
• Ensure all project budgets are accurately posted and aligned with the Detailed Implementation Plan to support effective execution and monitoring.
• Develop predictive financial models to support scenario planning, enabling agile and informed decision-making in dynamic environments

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Oversee the preparation and interpretation of donor financial reports, ensuring they are accurate, timely, and compliant with varying reporting standards.
• Facilitate cross-functional Financial Field Report (FFR) review sessions with key stakeholders (e.g., M&E, Operations), offering actionable insights and recommending corrective actions to address financial variances.
• Compile and present financial reports for governance and leadership bodies, including the Board, Advisory Committees, Senior Leadership Team (SLT), and other relevant committees.
• Review and validate financial transactions—such as journals and payment vouchers—for compliance with donor coding structures, recommending necessary adjustments to uphold financial integrity and audit readiness.
• Maintain comprehensive asset registers for projects and conduct quarterly asset inventories to ensure traceability and compliance with donor and WVI asset management policies.
• Ensure timely submission and upload of financial reports to relevant platforms, including the NO Package, Project/Grant Reports, CCLR, 5UN, and external audit portals.
• Conduct thorough data validation prior to monthly financial closure, ensuring accuracy in A&T codes, account codes, and other financial data points.
• Manage and reconcile balance sheet accounts to maintain current and accurate financial records.
• Monitor and ensure that all projects contribute their fair share of support costs, maintaining reallocation and recovery variances within acceptable thresholds.
• Coordinate closely with the Shared Service Centre (R2R and P2P) to ensure smooth processing of transactions and accurate financial reporting. Coordinate annual conversion of financial statements to be IFRS compliant for statutory audits

Consortium/Partner Management