The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development; Good Governance; Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development; Digital Transformation and Digital Economy; and regional projects in the Great Lakes Region.

As of 01.01.2026 the centralised Service Unit Rwanda/Burundi was set up to bundle and professionalise the services supporting the Clusters with their programmes, projects and service packages.

Responsibilities or duties

• Advises and supports the Project Directors in audit-proof financial management of assigned projects in accordance with relevant GIZ processes and regulations, commissioning party (incl. Co-financing from EU) and country-specific guidelines, and other legal requirements.
• Calculation of offers and change offers
• Strategic and operational controlling and financial monitoring of costs, ensuring compliance and audit security of cost allocation
• Plan and monitor annual budget (expenditures) in close cooperation with the technical team and monitor the funds and cost per output allocations
• Projection of monthly expenditures
• Receivable and payable management
• Reposting
• Coordinating internal and external audits
• Financial reporting to the commissioning party
• Financial closing of projects
• Records Management
• Executive reporting to Management Team and Department (monthly reporting on KPIs)

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Business Administration, Accounting & Finance or related areas
• Excellent knowledge with extensive hands-on experience of S4HANA/SAP as well as MS Office applications; knowledge of GIZ procedures (P+R) is an asset
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills combined with excellent communication abilities, detail-oriented with high standards for quality and precision
• Fluent written and oral English and French skills (C1 as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; CEFR)

Experience needed

Several years of professional experience in financial management and controlling of projects in development cooperation with a strong background in EU funded projects

• Advises and supports the Project Directors in audit-proof financial management of assigned projects in accordance with relevant GIZ processes and regulations, commissioning party (incl. Co-financing from EU) and country-specific guidelines, and other legal requirements.
• Calculation of offers and change offers
• Strategic and operational controlling and financial monitoring of costs, ensuring compliance and audit security of cost allocation
• Plan and monitor annual budget (expenditures) in close cooperation with the technical team and monitor the funds and cost per output allocations
• Projection of monthly expenditures
• Receivable and payable management
• Reposting
• Coordinating internal and external audits
• Financial reporting to the commissioning party
• Financial closing of projects
• Records Management
• Executive reporting to Management Team and Department (monthly reporting on KPIs)

• S4HANA/SAP
• MS Office applications
• Conceptual and analytical skills
• Communication abilities
• Detail-oriented
• Quality and precision
• Fluent written and oral English
• Fluent written and oral French

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Business Administration, Accounting & Finance or related areas
• Several years of professional experience in financial management and controlling of projects in development cooperation with a strong background in EU funded projects
• Excellent knowledge with extensive hands-on experience of S4HANA/SAP as well as MS Office applications
• Knowledge of GIZ procedures (P+R) is an asset
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills
• Excellent communication abilities
• Detail-oriented with high standards for quality and precision
• Fluent written and oral English and French skills (C1 as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; CEFR)