Grants Finance Manager

Permanent employee, Full-time · Hybrid (Office/Home), Netherlands

4,300 - 5,600 € per month

Your mission

We’re looking for an experienced nonprofit Grant Finance Manager to assist with the financial management of our projects and the organisation. You’ll work closely with project teams and senior leadership to ensure strong financial oversight, compliance and strategic support that enables our work to have the greatest impact over multiple countries.

You bring strong financial experience and a practical, solution-focused mindset. You’ll likely have worked as a Finance Manager, Controller, Accountant or in a similar rolein a nonprofit sector, and feel confident managing a range of financial responsibilities.

You enjoy working with budgets, keeping things on track, and spotting issues before they become problems. You know how to translate financial data into clear, useful information that helps teams make informed decisions.

You understand the importance of compliance and can be trusted to deliver accurate reports that meet internal and external requirements. You’re also comfortable using ERP systems to stay organised, efficient and keep deadlines.

If you’re someone who takes pride in getting the details right while keeping an eye on the bigger picture, we’d love to hear from you.

Your profile

Key Responsibilities:

Financial management

Develop, monitor, and review the annual organisational budget
Work with project managers to prepare and manage project budgets
Conduct budget variance analysis and recommend corrective actions
Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
Maintain and optimise the use of financial software (e.g. Exact Online)
Provide financial advice to support project planning and delivery
Support internal and external audits with documentation and analysis
Identify and implement improvements to financial systems and processes

Compliance and Risk Management

Ensure compliance with internal policies, donor requirements and legal regulations
Maintain robust internal control systems
Identify and assess financial risks and contribute to risk mitigation strategies

Stakeholder Engagement

Serve as the finance point of contact for donors, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
Present financial information to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
Strengthen financial understanding among programme staff and support capacity building

Required Qualifications and Experience

Qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in a finance-related role (e.g. Finance Manager, Controller, Accountant)
Previous work in nonprofit or donor-funded organisations
Proven experience managing organisational and project budgets
Strong knowledge of financial reporting, compliance and audit processes
Experience in ERP and financial software (Exact Online or similar)
Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly
Right to work in the Netherlands

Desirable

Experience managing finances for EU-funded grants
Experience in multi-country and multi-currency financial operations
Track record of strengthening financial controls and systems

This is a one-year, fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension, and is open to candidates currently residing in the Netherlands.

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About us

The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting (ECNL) is a non-governmental organization based in the Hague, Netherlands working on empowering civil society through creating enabling legal and policy frameworks. We aim to create legal and policy environments that enable individuals, movements and organisations to exercise and protect their civic freedoms and to put into action transformational ideas that address national and global challenges. We envision a space in which everyone can exercise their rights freely, work in solidarity and shape their societies. Today, ECNL is an independent and established European leader on civil society law and policy working across 21 countries and 4 regions, and contributing to standard setting on global and European level. Whilst our primary focus remains in Europe, we increasingly work globally, and have supported partners across regions such as Africa, Latin America and Asia. ECNL is the only regional organisation in Europe focused entirely on the policy and legal environment for CSOs and ensuring that organisations, activists and movements have the legal and practical knowledge, skills and capacity to defend their spaces and freedoms.

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