Senior Finance Officer (Part-time)

WePlanet

8d • $1,150 - $1,850 • Remote

About The Position

WePlanet is seeking a Senior Finance Officer (part-time) to enhance its financial planning and analysis capabilities. This role is crucial for supporting the organization's growth phase by strengthening financial modeling, forecasting, and planning systems. The position focuses on forward-looking financial modeling, cashflow forecasting, grant financial planning, and financial risk monitoring. It operates within a small central finance team, collaborating with leadership, grants, and external accounting providers. This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Secretary General, with no direct reports. The Senior Finance Officer will provide leadership with the financial insights necessary for strategic planning, including hiring, grant management, and long-term sustainability. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys building financial models, translating financial data into strategic insights, and contributing to decision-making in a small, distributed organization. The position is remote, part-time (approximately 0.4 FTE or 15 hours per week), and offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Workload may be heavier during the initial setup phase and lighter once systems are embedded. Applications close on May 24, 2026, but the vacancy may close earlier if sufficient suitable applications are received.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Substantial experience (typically 5+ years, or demonstrable equivalent expertise) in financial roles, preferably within an international NGO, nonprofit, or multi-donor environment.
• Demonstrated experience in financial modelling and forecasting.
• Demonstrated experience in scenario analysis and liquidity planning.
• Demonstrated experience in grant-based budgeting and restricted fund management.
• Demonstrated experience in multi-currency financial management.
• Strong proficiency in the Microsoft environment for financial modelling.
• Experience communicating financial insights to non-finance colleagues.
• Familiarity with international financial governance structures.
• Professional working proficiency in English (written and spoken).
• Work well cross-culturally, understanding and adapting to different working styles and needs.
• Committed to fostering a workplace and community that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Analytical and detail-oriented.
• Collaborative and able to communicate financial insights clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• Proactive and able to identify financial risks early.
• Motivated by working for a mission-driven organisation.
• Existing right to work in their country of residence.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Belgian nonprofit accounting requirements or international fiscal sponsorship models.
• Experience with Silverfin or similar accounting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain 12–36 month financial projections integrating grant disbursement timelines, hiring plans, and programme assumptions.
• Build scenario-based financial models to support decisions on hiring, campaigns, and organisational growth.
• Develop and maintain grant financial models, including waterfall analyses for restricted funding.
• Translate financial models into clear insights to support leadership decision-making.
• Maintain and update the organisation's monthly cashflow forecast.
• Develop a liquidity runway model and monitor reserve thresholds.
• Identify potential cashflow risks and propose mitigation options.
• Maintain dashboards tracking unrestricted funds, restricted grants, and financial runway.
• Analyse risks related to grant dependency, currency fluctuations, and liquidity planning.
• Support scenario analysis for campaign investments, hiring plans, and national chapter expansion.
• Coordinate the annual budgeting process and maintain rolling financial forecasts.
• Review accounting outputs from external bookkeepers before use in financial planning.
• Support the implementation of a monthly financial close process.
• Contribute to the development of WePlanet's financial governance framework.
• Monitor compliance with grant restrictions and fiscal sponsorship requirements.
• Produce monthly financial reports for leadership covering cash position, forecast variance, and financial risks.
• Prepare quarterly financial dashboards for leadership and board review.

Benefits

• Part-time, 12-month fixed-term employment contract, approximately 0.4 FTE (around 15 hours per week on average), with potential to convert to a permanent contract subject to performance, organisational need, and budget.
• Remote work location, with a preference for candidates based in Eastern or Central Europe (CET ±2).
• Salary: €34,500–€55,500 gross per year full-time equivalent, pro-rated to approximately €1,150–€1,850 gross per month for this 0.4 FTE role, depending on experience and location.
• 27 days of paid leave annually, plus an additional paid organization-wide closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Participation in annual team meet-ups and retreats.
• Flexible working hours that adapt to your needs.
• €1000 discretionary training budget.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior