Accountability Lab Nepal

NGO / INGO / Development Projects

Finance Officer

Views: 1685|Published on: Apr 08, 2026|

Accounting / Finance

Mid Level

Full Time, Contract

Vacancy: 1

Kathmandu, Head Office|

Experience: More than 3 years|

Not Disclosed

Accountability Lab Nepal (ALN) is a leading ecosystem-building organization dedicated to making governance work for people. We envision a world where resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives. As active members of the translocal network, we support active citizens, responsible leaders, and accountable institutions.

We are currently seeking a full-time Finance Officer to join our team and help strengthen our financial operations as we expand our work.

Contract Duration: 12 months with Possibility for Renewal

Key Responsibilities

A. Financial Management and Accounting

Lead financial planning, budgeting, and financial forecasting for programs and operations.
Prepare and monitor annual organizational and project budgets.
Maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date accounting records in accordance with organizational financial policies, international accounting standards, and applicable regulatory requirements, ensuring that all financial transactions are properly recorded and supported by adequate documentation.
Review and approve payment requests, expense claims, and financial transactions.
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
Ensure full compliance with donor financial regulations, grant agreements, and reporting requirements by monitoring expenditure against approved budgets and maintaining proper documentation for all donor-funded activities.
Coordinate internal and external audits and address audit recommendations.

B. Grant and Donor Compliance

Support financial management of grants and donor-funded projects.
Ensure compliance with donor regulations and financial guidelines.
Track grant expenditures against approved budgets.
Prepare donor-specific financial reports, ensuring they match the narrative reports provided by Program Managers.
Support proposal budgeting and financial planning.
Conduct financial due diligence on ALN’s local implementing partners.
Review partner financial reports and build their capacity in financial management to mitigate "downstream" risk.

C. Procurement Management

Oversee procurement plans and processes in accordance with organizational procurement policies.
Review and approve purchase requests and procurement documentation.
Maintain supplier databases and procurement records while ensuring proper contract management and oversight of vendors and service providers.

D. Logistics and Asset Management

Coordinate logistics for procurement and distribution of project materials.
Maintain and update asset registers and inventory records.
Ensure proper tracking, storage, and management of organizational assets.
Support logistics arrangements for training, workshops, and field activities.

E. Financial Systems and Internal Controls

Ensure strong internal financial control systems.
Monitor compliance with finance and procurement policies.
Identify financial risks and recommend mitigation measures.
Ensure proper documentation and filing of financial and procurement records.

F. Coordination and Capacity Building

Work closely with program teams to align budgets, procurement plans, and project activities.
Provide guidance to staff on financial procedures and procurement compliance.
Support capacity building of staff and our partners on finance and procurement systems as required.

Required Qualifications and Experiences

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in financial management, preferably within NGOs, INGOs, or Non-Profit organizations.
Demonstrated experience managing donor-funded projects and ensuring compliance with the financial regulations and reporting requirements of major donors and development partners such as the EU.
Experience in procurement and logistics management within project or organizational operations.
Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, and internal control systems and tools..
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with high standards of integrity and accountability.
Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.

Note: The remuneration package will be competitive and based on the company's policies.

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About the organization

Accountability Lab Nepal

NGO / INGO / Development Projects

Gairidhara, Kathmandu

Accountability Lab Nepal was founded in early 2012 as an effort to work with young people to develop new ideas for accountability, transparency, and open government. It has evolved into a global network of local Accountability Labs that are finding new ways to shift societal norms, solve intractable challenges and build “unlikely networks” for change.

Background

Accountability Lab is a growing “translocal network” with over 100 staff across 12 countries around the world. The Lab has been registered as a non-profit organization in Nepal for over 10 years. Accountability Lab Nepal was the first of our network Labs to open in 2012.

The Lab has implemented a variety of projects and programs around issues of youth leadership, democracy, governance, anti-corruption, and elections. These programs have collectively mobilized and engaged millions of citizens behind reform processes and have led to a variety of concrete changes in policies, practices, and behaviors related to these issues. The Lab prides itself on its positive, solution-oriented approaches; an emphasis on building what we call “unlikely networks”; and a focus on south-south learning over time. In 2018, the Accountability Lab won the International Anti-Corruption Award from the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Center (ROLACC).

Accountability Lab Nepal (ALN) is a local organization with 15 core staff, 15 community frontline activists (CFAs), and more than 500 volunteers across the seven provinces of Nepal. ALN has engaged more than 1.5 million people directly including more than 5,000 government representatives through initiatives like Integrity Icon, the Integrity School, and Gov-HER-nance.

Our Vision is a world in which citizens are active, leaders are responsible and institutions are accountable. It is a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives. Our Mission is to make governance work for people through three core areas of work:

Value shifting campaigns- Shifting norms and behaviors around issues of accountability to ensure that integrity becomes the expected behavior within societies;
Efforts to equip reformers for collective action- training and collaborative spaces inside and outside government- to provide reformers with the knowledge and tools they need to push for better governance; and
Programs to influence policies, processes, and practices- around critical accountability issues, through growing coalitions and advocating for change (communities):

Thematic Focus Areas

Accountability Lab Nepal focuses on 6 key thematic areas of relevance:

Democracy and Federalism, including:

Training and mentoring of local leaders on evidence-based decision-making, budget equity, and citizen-centric decision-making;
Work with youth leaders, CSOs, government, and development partners to find innovative ways to support our democracy-building processes via international processes such as the Summit for Democracy and OGP;

2. Governance and Accountability, including:

Work with all tiers of government to build feedback tools to ensure responsiveness to citizens;
Large-scale campaigns to celebrate honest civil servants and identify pathways for positive change such as Integrity Icon Nepal.

3. Political Parties and Elections, including:

Efforts to tackle mis- and dis-information around elections in Nepal. This has included creative rumor-tracking, fact-checking, policy dialogues, and widespread dissemination of verified information.
Work with federal and subnational governments, election commissions, parliamentarians, and political party leaders to push for effective public policy-making and election integrity;
Projects to track election campaign finances and disseminate this information in open data formats and create dialogue around this information.

4. Youth Leadership, Innovation, and Social Movement Building, including:

The provision of hands-on training, mentorship, and support to changemakers through our Accountability Incubator, with a focus on democratic participation and renewal;
The development of campaigns for social, environmental, and economic justice including around gender-based violence (GBV) and LGBTQI+ rights;
A collaborative space (the OpenGov Hub Nepal) for convening, ideation, lesson sharing, and planning.

5. Private Sector Engagement, including:

Public-Private Dialogues to find new ways to ensure the effectiveness and accountability of public spending on issues such as infrastructure;
Training and engagement with business around issues of business ethics and responsible business practices.

6. The Environment, including:

Work to inform, engage and empower young people and artists around the issue of climate change via policy dialogues, movies, and youth fellowships;
Background research, analysis, and lesson-sharing around the intersection of climate and accountability issues with environmental organizations within Nepal and beyond.

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