Compassion International is seeking a Grants Financial Specialist II to support U.S. Government grant acquisition and financial management for donor-funded programs across the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) region.
📍 Location: Must reside in one of the following Compassion program countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, or Peru
🏠 Work Arrangement: Remote within eligible countries with occasional travel (up to 10%)
📅 Contract Type: 1-Year Fixed-Term Contract (with possible renewal)
💼 What You'll Do- Develop budgets and budget justifications/narratives for U.S. Government grant acquisition efforts and other institutional donors.
- Support financial management across the grant lifecycle, from proposal development through grant closeout.
- Prepare donor-compliant financial reports and conduct budget variance analysis.
- Monitor expenditures, forecasts, and financial performance.
- Support donor and procurement audits, including Single Audits.
- Strengthen financial controls and ensure compliance with donor regulations.
- Partner with finance, program, legal, compliance, and field teams across multiple countries.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
- 3-5+ years of relevant experience in grants finance, donor compliance, or financial management.
- Experience with donor-funded grants, preferably within an NGO or international development environment.
- Demonstrated experience developing budgets and budget narratives for U.S. Government grants.
- Strong working knowledge of 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) and experience working with UN and other institutional donors.
- Experience supporting or managing Single Audits for U.S. Government-funded programs.
- Excellent budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and analytical skills.
- Strong collaboration skills and a team-player mindset.
- Fluent English and Spanish required
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
- 3-5+ years of relevant experience in grants finance, donor compliance, or financial management
- Experience with donor-funded grants (preferably within an NGO or international development environment)
- Demonstrated experience developing budgets and budget narratives for U.S. Government grants
- Strong working knowledge of 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) and experience working with UN and other institutional donors
- Experience supporting or managing Single Audits for U.S. Government-funded programs
- Excellent budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and analytical skills
- Fluent English and Spanish
- Must reside in one of the listed Compassion program countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Ability to travel occasionally (up to 10%)
- Strong collaboration skills and team-player mindset
What We Do
Compassion International is a Christian child development ministry aimed at releasing children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty in Jesus’ name. We are church-based: Compassion believes the Church is God’s chosen instrument to bring hope to a hurting world. We believe the strategic placement of local churches makes them best suited to address the holistic needs of the children in their communities. And only they can effectively deliver the Jesus-based teaching and whole-life care that children in poverty deserve. Compassion partners with 8,000+ churches in 25 countries around the world to deliver our holistic child development program. We are child-focused: Compassion’s ministry is focused on the individual child and his/her development. We offer this assistance irrespective of caste, creed, class or religion. At Compassion, we believe entire communities will feel the positive impact of our presence because what happens in the life of a child ripples throughout his or her environment. We are Christ-centered: Jesus is the core of our ministry and his life and teachings shape our programs. They reflect the spiritual commitments of our staff. And they guide how we love people, respect communities and cooperate with nations. We are committed to integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest professional and biblical principles in all aspects of our ministry and maintain the highest industry standards for our allocation of funds. Compassion and Compassion International are registered trademarks of the United States government
