Department: Finance
Reports to: FP&A Manager
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
About Food 4 Education
Hungry kids can’t learn or grow.
Food4Education is an award-winning, locally rooted, and African-led solution to end classroom hunger. Building on more than a decade of learning by doing, we’re powering a new school feeding industry and sharing our blueprint to scale sustainable, nutritious, and affordable school feeding programs across Africa.
Today, we serve 600,000 kids DAILY in Kenya. But every day, we deliver more than a meal – improving nutrition and education outcomes for children while also creating jobs and opportunities for whole communities.
We are an experienced and trusted non-profit partner that operates with the excellence of a global business, reinvesting the value we create into local economies.
To learn more, please visit www.food4education.org
Our Values
At Food for Education, our values are guiding principles that provide us with purpose and direction and set the tone for our interactions with all stakeholders:
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Build with excellence and curiosity – We’re not afraid to try new things and iterate as much as we can to find the best and most efficient way to get results;
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Be the change you seek – We acknowledge that continuous improvement is a shared responsibility;
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We do what we say; and say what we do – We embrace an ownership mentality;
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Ask why; and commit – Share openly and question respectfully, and commit fully. When we understand the why, we are able to work with a purpose.
Role Purpose
The FP&A Associate will play a key role in strengthening Food for Education’s financial planning and analysis capacity by ensuring timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis and reporting to support decision-making across the organization. The role will provide critical analytical and operational support to the FP&A function—closing data gaps, reviewing information from multiple sources, and supporting proactive financial management as the organization scales its impact.
Key Responsibilities1. Financial Planning & Reporting
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Support the preparation and consolidation of monthly management and donor financial reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery.
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Assist in monthly financial close review processes by providing input to ensure accurate financials, analysing variances, and ensuring key deadlines are met.
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Support the FP&A Manager in developing and maintaining detailed financial models, forecasts, and dashboards to support strategic planning and performance monitoring.
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Conduct internal reviews of reports to ensure consistency and identify data or logic gaps before submission to senior management.
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Provide support in developing donor-specific budgets and preparing corresponding Budget-versus-Actual financial reports.
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Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual organisational and departmental Budget-versus-Actual reports
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Support with organisational budgeting and long term financial forecasting
2. Data Quality & Insights
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Work closely with the Operations Teams to close data gaps in reports used for financial reporting and program analysis.
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Validate, clean, and interpret financial and operational data to ensure it accurately reflects program performance and cost drivers.
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Derive actionable insights from existing data sets to support improved decision-making and resource allocation.
3. Ad Hoc and Strategic Analysis
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Respond promptly to ad hoc financial analysis and reporting requests from leadership and other departments, ensuring quality and timeliness.
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Support analysis of key trends, cost drivers, and performance indicators to identify opportunities for efficiency and effectiveness.
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Provide data-driven insights to anticipate organizational needs and inform forward-looking financial planning.
4. Process Improvement & Internal Controls
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Support the development of stronger review layers within the FP&A function to enhance accuracy and accountability.
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Participate in process improvement initiatives to streamline reporting, forecasting, and data consolidation workflows.
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Collaborate with Finance and Operations to enhance standard operating procedures and reporting templates.
Qualifications and Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; CPA/ACCA/CFA qualification or progress toward it is preferred
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2–3 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, management reporting, or related roles.
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Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or Google Data Studio).
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Proficiency in financial reporting. Experience reporting to senior management, and donors is an added advantage
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Experience working with ERP systems or financial databases is an advantage.
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Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver within tight reporting deadlines.
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Strong interpersonal skills to enable cross-functional collaboration
Core Competencies
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High attention to detail with strong data validation and analytical capabilities.
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Proactive problem-solver who anticipates information needs and identifies insights beyond the numbers.
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Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate financial information into actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.
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Integrity, accountability, and alignment with Food for Education’s mission and values.
What Success Looks Like
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Monthly financial reports are delivered accurately and on time.
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Data gaps between Operations and Finance are reduced, with improved alignment in reporting.
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FP&A function delivers deeper insights, scenario analyses, and anticipatory financial recommendations.
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Internal review processes are stronger, reducing back-and-forth and ensuring data confidence.
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Ad hoc requests are handled efficiently without delaying core reporting cycles.