Finance Analyst

Job TitleFinance Analyst (1)

LocationBRAC Head Office, Kigali

Reports toBRAC UPGI Program Director

Duration1 Year (with possibility of extension)

Start DateDecember 2026

Contract Type: Fixed-Term

BRAC is an award-winning international non-governmental development organization, with the vision of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination, whereeveryone has the opportunity to realise their potential. BRAC is a leader in developingand implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes to assist poor anddisadvantaged communities in low-income countries, including conflict-prone andpost-disaster settings. It is an organisation of and for the people of the Global South,pioneering new development and social enterprise approaches to equip communities toachieve prosperity. As well as being the world's biggest NGO by the number of staff andpeople directly reached, BRAC has regularly been ranked the number one NGO in theworld by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent organisation committed tohighlighting innovation, impact, and governance in the non-profit sector. BRAC retained the top spot in 2020 among the top 500 NGOs for the fifth consecutive year.
BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. It started its firstprogramme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002 and today has activities in 14countries across Africa and Asia. BRAC has a holistic approach to development thatuses a wide array of programmes that include microfinance, education, health,agriculture, gender, and human rights. BRAC invests in communities' own human andmaterial resources, catalysing lasting change and creating an ecosystem in which people in poverty have the chance to seize control of their own lives.

About the Position

BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI)Rwanda program is seeking a qualified andexperienced Finance Analyst to support the financial management and implementation of theScaling Graduation with Governments Across Africa (SGGA) program. SGGA is a 10-yearpartnership between BRAC and the Mastercard Foundation aimed at catalyzing large-scalepoverty reduction by supporting governments across 10 African countries to implement Graduation programs at scale.

The Finance Analyst position will support the UPGI Finances management of accountingsystems, policies, and procedures in compliance with accounting standards, GenerallyAccepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), donor’s rules and regulations, and legal requirementsto support high-quality programs serving the vulnerable. As part of an experienced financeteam, the finance Analyst will help coordinate daily financial activities through the dutiesoutlined below.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight function on cash/bank transactions in the finance unit

• Ensure accuracy of all data required for processing financial transactions to the right charts of accounts into the ERP system (SBI CLOUD).

• Follow up and review all UPGI Program-related travel requests and liquidations in line with the travel policy.

• Prepare bank reconciliation statements on a monthly basis for review by the Finance manager in a timely manner.

• Monitor balances in account receivables and payables, prepare reports on material exceptions to policies or identify long outstanding ones for corrective actions.

• Ensure that all statutory deductions such as Withholding Tax (WHT) are promptly remitted to the relevant statutory authority monthly

• Assist in conducting training on financial matters for the UPGI Program team when necessary.

• Support Finance Manager to ensure high standard of financial stewardship in both country office and field offices

• Assisting the Finance manager in maintaining books of accounts,

• Reviewing the correctness and adequate of accounting documents before making payments

• Preparing all payments, cash withdrawal by bank and clearing advances

• Undertaking all transactions at bank (preparing transfers, receiving bank debit and credit advice, bank statement every month or where required)

• Coordinating with the cashier to record all receipt vouchers, payments paid in cash to the ledger.

• Monitor and reconcile foreign currency transactions, ensuring accurate recording, tracking, and reporting of foreign exchange (FX) gains and losses in accordance with applicable accounting standards and organisational policies.

• Oversee the local currency (RWF) bank account, including monitoring account balances, reviewing transactions, preparing monthly reconciliations, and identifying discrepancies for timely resolution in coordination with the Finance Manager.

• Preparing donor reports and making sure to be delivered within the deadline.

• Performing cost allocation of accounts to put into vouchers

• Posting into the ERP system on a daily basis.