Head of Finance at Civicus - Remote
CIVICUS exists to defend people power.
As a growing global alliance of over 15,000 members in 189 countries, we work together to monitor violations of basic civic freedoms, call out the perpetrators of violations and strengthen the power of people to organise by supporting a more accountable, effective and innovative civil society.
We strive to promote excluded voices, especially from the Global South.
Job Title: Head of Finance
Salary: USD 87,845.85 Per Annum, (Excluding Benefits)
Location: Remote (the successful candidate must have the right to work in the location where they are based).
Contract Type: Permanent, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability
Reports to: Chief Operations Officer
Direct Reports: Finance Manager (7 Indirect Finance Staff)
The Job Role.
The Head of Finance provides strategic and operational leadership for CIVICUS’ financial management.
- The role combines strategic thinking and hands on delivery and requires a leader who can thrive in a dynamic mission driven and solutions focussed environment with high levels of accountability and transparency.
- Focussed environment with high levels of accountability and transparency.
- The Head of Finance is responsible for managing CIVICUS’s finance team, organisational financial strategy, budgeting and planning, financial reporting, audit management, risk oversight and compliance with funder,statutory, and regulatory requirements.
- The role encompasses mentoring and supervising finance staff, ensuring robust financial systems and controls are in place, and providing high-quality financial insights to support effective programme delivery and organisational decision making.
- Working closely the Chief Operations Officer (COO) the Head of Finance is responsible for embedding sound financial management across the organisation, ensuring stewardship, accountability, transparency and long-term financial sustainability.
Areas of Responsibilities
Financial Management and Reporting Lead the preparation of accurate and timely financial reports, for budget holder, management, board, donors and other stakeholders.
- Oversee organisational budgeting, forecasting and financial performance monitoring.
- Ensure the timely preparation of annual financial statements and compliance with IFRS, US GAAP and other applicable standards.
- Oversee month-end and year-end processes, including the review of balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.
- Lead and coordinate statutory, organisational, donor and project audits,
- ensuring compliance with regulatory and donor requirements.
- Review and approve donor financial reports ensuring accuracy and compliance
- with the accounting system and funding agreements.
- Oversee financial systems and reporting tools ensuring they effectively support
- financial management, reporting, compliance and decision making.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, controls and systems to
- enhance efficiency, accountability and data integrity.
- Ensure compliance with tax, statutory and regulatory requirements across relevant jurisdictions.
- Accounting, Control systems and procedures Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of financial policies, procedures, controls and systems to ensure effective financial governance and accountability.
- Maintain and periodically review the finance manual and related policies to ensure they remain fit for purpose and aligned with organisational needs, regulatory and donor requirements and best practice.
- Ensure integrity, reliability and effectiveness of financial systems.
- Drive innovation and digital transformation within the finance function by identifying and implementing system enhancements, automation opportunities, and best practice solutions that improve efficiency, data quality, and decision making.
- Provide financial analysis, insights and recommendations to support decision
- making by Budget holders, management, and the board.
- Monitor compliance with approved financial policies, procedures and internal
- controls across the organization and address areas of non-compliance.
Desirable Knowledge, skills & Experience
Sound understanding of human rights and social justice principles.
- Proven experience in driving innovation through the implementation of
- automated financial systems, process improvements, and technology solutions
- to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and financial reporting.
- Knowledge of one or more UN languages other than English is desirable.
Deadline: 18th September 2026 at 11:59pm SAST.
How to Apply
Interested applicant can apply via this link
