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• Lead Exposure Elimination Project

Posted 3 Sep 2025 Closing date 21 Sep 2025

LEEP is seeking a qualified Finance professional to support LEEP's global programs by providing strategic financial insights, managing budgets and donor reporting, and improving systems and processes. You will also work closely with the Head of Finance to drive growth and impact.
Position Summary
Application Deadline:
Rolling applications, until September 21, 2025

Start date:
As soon as possible

Location:
Remote. If based in London, the ability to co-work from our office three days per week is required. LEEP is unable to sponsor visas for this role.

Language Requirements:
Full professional proficiency in English

Salary
: Salary is dependent upon location and experience. E.g. £50,000-£56,667 GBP for London-based roles, $50,000-$6,667 USD for Nairobi-based roles; 70,313- 79,668 USD for New York City-based roles.

Time Zone
: UTC -5 to UTC +3 required, with UTC to UTC +3 preferred. This role requires regular collaboration with team members across the globe, including the US & Canada (East Coast); flexibility will be needed to optimise for overlap.

Reports to:
Head of Finance

How to apply:
Fill out this application form

Contact
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About LEEP
LEEP is an impact-driven, evidence-based nonprofit that aims to eliminate childhood lead poisoning, which affects an estimated one in three children worldwide. We primarily focus on one important source of exposure: lead paint. Our paint programs involve generating data, supporting governments with the introduction and enforcement of regulation, and assisting manufacturers in switching to lead-free paints. Beyond our paint programs, we are piloting interventions to address other sources of lead exposure, such as spices and cosmetics.

Since Our Founding In September 2020

• We have initiated lead paint elimination programs in 37 countries and completed paint studies in 22.
• We have agreed on goals to establish lead paint regulation with government agencies in 18 countries (e.g., in Angola).
• We have received reports in 17 countries of manufacturers representing more than 50% of the lead paint market share (in that country) reformulating to lead-free (e.g., in Pakistan).
• We have conducted a repeat paint study which showed more than a 50% reduction in lead paint market share since our initial study in Malawi.
• Founders Pledge estimates that it costs 1.66 to prevent one child's lead exposure (in expectation) through our work, making LEEP one of its most cost-effective nonprofit recommendations. Our own analysis estimates that it costs under 5 to avert one DALY-equivalent through LEEP's first 13 established programs.
• We are a partner of the WHO and UN Environment Programme's Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint, and a member of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future, launched by USAID and UNICEF.
• We have appeared in Nature, Vox, Time Magazine, The New Yorker, Prospect, on the 80,000 Hours Podcast, at the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future launch on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly, and our co-founders were named in Vox's Future Perfect 50.

About The Role
We are seeking an experienced finance professional to join LEEP as Finance Business Partner, acting as the right hand to the Head of Finance and supporting our programs across the globe. You will act as a trusted partner to program staff, providing accurate, actionable financial insights that inform strategic decision-making. You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, ensuring teams understand and act on financial data, while also supporting donor reporting, funding proposals, and financial modelling.

This role is integral to financial stewardship across LEEP, ensuring compliance with our restricted and unrestricted funding, and continuous improvement of our financial management and grant management across multiple jurisdictions as we continue to grow. You will lead on reviewing and improving grant and contract management processes, conduct due diligence on partner organisations, and collaborate with both internal teams and outsourced providers to ensure smooth financial operations. As the right hand to the Head of Finance, you will also play a key role in strategic planning, process and systems improvement, and financial strategy.

If you are excited by the opportunity to build and lead financial processes in a dynamic, mission-driven organization, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities
Business Partnering, Budgeting, and Reporting

• Act as a finance business partner, partnering with program managers to drive accurate, actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
• Proactively identify and resolve finance-related challenges faced by program staff, to promote effective and efficient financial management. These often include handling government and NGO payments in our program countries.
• Produce monthly program-level budget-vs-actual reports, forecasts, variance analysis and insight, helping our wider team to understand and act on financial data.
• Prepare and contribute to organisational financial reporting (management accounts, Board packs, donor reports, funding proposals), ensuring clear data visualisation, insightful analysis, and accurate financial planning and modelling.
• Support the design and delivery of finance-related training of program staff.
• Support audit requirements by coordinating timely and accurate information for external auditors.
• Manage the outsourced bookkeeper to ensure that transactions are correctly recorded through QuickBooks Online and PayHawk.

Grants and Contracts Management

• Support program managers in reviewing partner expenditure and financial reports, conducting due diligence where required.
• Review and approve partner disbursements, initiated by the outsourced bookkeeper.
• Accurately track restricted and unrestricted fund utilisation, ensuring compliance with grant budgets and organisational policies.
• Support the preparation of financial reports for funders, working closely with program teams and the Head of Finance.

Financial Strategy and Continuous Improvement

• As right-hand to the Head of Finance, work closely together on financial strategy and strategic planning.
• Contribute to a culture of collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement within the finance team and across the organisation.
• Create and monitor financial KPIs and dashboards.
• Review, build, and improve LEEP's financial management processes and systems to drive automation, standardisation and efficiency.
• Review, build, and improve LEEP's grant and contract processes, templates, and guidance, shaping financial aspects of our CRM.
• As a growing organisation, we're looking for someone excited to help shape and adapt our finance function, so responsibilities may evolve.

What We're Looking For
A successful applicant will possess or be the following:

• Fully qualified in a recognised accounting qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent).
• Passion for LEEP's mission and a strong commitment to financial stewardship and impact.
• 5+ years' experience in finance roles, ideally in nonprofit/charity or international program contexts.
• Experience with accounting software (QuickBooks Online preferred).
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, financial monitoring, and reporting in a multi-currency, multi-program context.
• Familiarity with restricted funding and donor compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with at least one of US and UK legal/ financial compliance.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain finance concepts clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills; comfortable manipulating and analysing data.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple parallel responsibilities, while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively with outsourced providers and internal teams.
• Organised, proactive, and comfortable in a changing environment where processes are still developing.

Other Promising Attributes

• Experience managing junior staff and outsourced providers.
• Experience developing and managing financial agreements with partners (subgrants, contracts, or consultancies).
• Experience in low- and middle-income country contexts.
• Knowledge of both US and UK charity finance regulations.

Work Environment
Our culture is one of genuine care for each other and passion for our work and its impact. We are a team that values collaboration, openness, and mutual support, which creates an environment where everyone can thrive while contributing to meaningful work. Though we are a remote team, we are supportive and close-knit. We stay connected through weekly team calls and 1:1 calls, where we have conversations about both non-work and work topics; we regularly share photos and celebrate milestones and successes in our Slack; and we come together annually for an in-person retreat to strengthen relationships and reflect on our mission.

Our team of 30+ people is based across five continents and speaks over 10 languages. We have diverse expertise, from medicine to environmental health to international law.

Our work schedule is flexible. Some of the team work 9-5:30, and some adjust their daily schedule around school pick-up. We value work-life balance and rarely contact the team members outside their work hours.

LEEP Offers

• A chance to have a very large positive impact on the world
• 33 days of paid leave
• Generous sick leave and parental leave policies
• 4% pension contribution or equivalent
• Professional development opportunities
• Health Insurance
• Annual team retreat

How to apply

Here's a summary of the application process for a successful candidate. We might make adjustments.

• Complete the application form by 21 September and complete a 32 min test which will be sent shortly after submitting your application
• Attend an initial 25 minute screening call
• Complete a 2-3 hour work test designed to simulate the work you would do if hired and evaluate key skills important for success in the role
• Attend one remote panel interview
• Receive an employment offer
• Submit references

If you have any questions about the position or the application process, please email

LEEP is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, national origin, ethnicity, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Job details

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• Lead Exposure Elimination Project

Type

• Job

Career category

• Administration/Finance

Years of experience

• 5-9 years

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Professional BA Certification
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Experience with
ITIL
,
CMMI
,
PMI
, or similar frameworks for project governance.

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• Works with the Team Lead to set challenging objectives and facilitate high performance.
• Balances competing demands from technology vendors and business stakeholders.
• Exhibits intellectual curiosity and willingness to experiment with new ideas and methods.
• Quickly gains trust of sponsors and key stakeholders, even when facing ambiguity.

Skills
Accounting, Action Planning, Budget Management, Computer Literacy, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Modeling, Evaluating Information, Financial Acumen, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Report Review

Competencies
Business Insight

Communicates Effectively

Decision Quality

Ensures Accountability

Financial Acumen

Manages Complexity

Plans and Aligns

Tech Savvy

Education
NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date
09 October 2025 , 23:59

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