About the Role Based in the UK, this role will play a central role in ensuring smooth and compliant programme operations, including accurate financial posting, reporting, budget tracking, forecasting, and expenditure analysis. The postholder will play a key role in budget tracking, forecasting, procurement, and day-to-day programme coordination, ensuring compliance with donor and organisational requirements This is a full-time, 18-month fixed-term contract with the potential for extension. As an organisation, we support flexible working arrangements, which can be discussed at the interview stage. Main responsibilities Fiscal Compliance & Financial Management: • Conduct spot checks on partner expenses through a bi-annual internal audit process. • Ensure that all staff, partner and consultant financial claims are eligible costs under the contract, reviewing expenses and rates to ensure audit compliance Kimble Management: • Manage the project account in Kimble, ensure all rates on Kimble align with agreed consultant rates, adding new lines and making amendments for the team as required. • Provide support in troubleshooting issues related to Kimble usage and financial reporting, offering practical solutions and coordination with relevant teams. •Act as a point of contact for consultants, partners and project staff to ensure timely monthly finance submissions and support finance-related queries. •Lead the maintenance of all expense transactions being reported to the project, including logging regular costs, and overseeing partner and project consultant expense submissions. Skills and Experience: •At least 2–3 years’ experience in finance or administration within an NGO/development or consultancy setting, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, procurement, and reconciliation. •Proven ability to maintain accurate financial records and audit-ready documentation. •Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and financial management systems, with particularly strong excel skills. Please click here for a full description of the role's responsibilities, duties, and person specification. How to Apply If you are interested in joining our dynamic team, please refer to the Person Specification and submit your tailored CV. The deadline for applying is Sunday, 23rd November 2025. Due to the high volume of applications, we are only able to respond to shortlisted candidates. Please note that the selected candidate must have the right to work in the UK. Our Selection Process Social Development Direct’s organisational vision is a just and equal world founded on gender equality and social inclusion. Our mission is to provide excellence in social development to support policies, laws, social norms and institutions that advance social, economic and political justice for all. We are committed to creating a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace and welcome people from underrepresented groups to apply. The selection process for this recruitment will include a timed written assessment in addition to a 1 hour competency based interview via Microsoft Teams to be completed on Tuesday, 9th December 2025. For those who are invited to interview, we may process information about whether or not applicants have a disability or impairment so we can make adjustments during the recruitment process and implement the Disability Confident scheme. Our HR team will ask you to confirm that you have read our privacy notice and consent to providing this information before doing so. Our full privacy notice can be read on our careers page here: Privacy Notice for applicants | Social Development Direct (sddirect.org.uk). Should you have any enquiries or need assistance or accommodations to ensure accessibility throughout the application process, please contact the HR team at [email protected].