Finance Associate at FATE Foundation

FATE Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation established in March 2000 by Fola Adeola (Co-Founder & Pioneer MD/CEO, GTBank) with a mission is to foster wealth creation by promoting business and entrepreneurial development among Nigerians. With a focus on helping Nigerian entrepreneurs start, grow and scale their businesses through a combined approach of enterprise learning, growth support services and scaleup programs, our flagship programs are the Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme, the Emerging Entrepreneurs Programme, the ScaleUp Lab, Policy Dialogue Series on Entrepreneurship, Annual FATE Alumni Conference and our Business & Advisory Support Services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Associate

Location: Lagos 

Job Description

• The Program Finance Associate provides strategic and operational finance support for donor-funded and internal programs, including budget management, financial analysis, and preparation of program financial reports for donors and internal stakeholders.
• The role ensures compliance with donor agreements, organizational financial policies, and reporting timelines, and serves as a key finance partner to program teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor, and control program budgets to ensure effective and appropriate use of funds.
• Prepare timely and accurate financial reports for donors and internal stakeholders in line with reporting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with donor agreements, organisational financial policies, and audit standards.
• Provide financial oversight and support to implementing partners and sub – grantees, including review of financial reports.
• Act as a finance business partner to program teams, offering financial guidance to support informed planning and decision – making.
• Support internal and external audit processes, respond to audit queries, and follow up on the implementation of audit recommendations.

Qualifications & Experience

• HND / Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
• A professional accounting qualification such as ACCA (or ACA).
• 6 –10 years’ relevant finance experience, preferably within an NGO, international organisation, or donor -funded environment.
• Demonstrated experience in program finance, donor reporting, partner/sub -grantee oversight, and audit support.
• Proficient in using accounting systems for financial management and reporting.
• Advanced skills for budgeting, financial analysis, and reporting.

Application Closing Date
23rd January, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: talent@fatefoundation.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.