About the Meliore Foundation
The Meliore Foundation plays an active role in creating greater political, media, and public support for action on climate change at international, national, and sectoral levels.
Its vision is to build a world where science-based facts about climate change help guide public debate. The Foundation supports aligned programmes through operational assistance and regranted funding focused on strategic communications and campaigns.
Meliore is an international, mission-driven organisation committed to just, inclusive, and equitable solutions to global challenges.
About the Junior Finance Officer Role
The Meliore Foundation is seeking a Junior Finance Officer to join its Operations & Network Support team.
Job Title: Junior Finance Officer
Organisation: Meliore Foundation
Job Location: Fully Remote — Bangladesh, Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Philippines, or Senegal
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract: 12 months, with possible renewal after one year; employment or consultant contract depending on location
Workplace Type: Fully remote
Closing Date: September 14, 2026
Reporting directly to the Payments and Accounting Lead, the Junior Finance Officer will play an important role in maintaining accurate, efficient, and compliant accounts payable processes.
The position will primarily focus on staff expense reimbursements while also supporting wider finance operations, systems, and processes. As the Finance Team continues to develop, the role provides opportunities to gain experience in areas such as bank reconciliations, invoice processing, and company card management.
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who wants to develop their skills while contributing to an international organisation working on climate, energy, and nature.
Key Responsibilities
Team Logistics
The Junior Finance Officer will:
- Support day-to-day team coordination, including managing meeting calendars and maintaining internal data resources.
- Coordinate with other teams across the organisation.
- Assist with planning occasional in-person events.
- Undertake other ad hoc organisational and administrative tasks.
- Work with colleagues to conduct financial due diligence for new and existing grantees, consultants, and service providers.
Staff Expenses and Compliance
Key responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing staff expense reimbursement submissions for compliance with the organisation’s reimbursement policy.
- Communicating with submitters and approvers regarding corrections, missing information, or clarifications.
- Supporting the objective of processing staff expense reimbursements within 30 days of submission.
- Monitoring compliance with the Reimbursement Policy.
- Providing guidance to staff and partners on expense submissions and reimbursement procedures.
Company Card Administration
The successful candidate will also:
- Monitor company card creation and activation.
- Coordinate card delivery and successful distribution.
- Process and streamline company card requests.
- Develop and take on additional responsibilities relating to company card administration over time.
Finance Team Collaboration
The Junior Finance Officer will:
- Coordinate with other Finance Officers to align priorities and respond to urgent tasks.
- Serve as a point of contact for finance-related operational queries within the team.
- Provide daily support to the organisation’s network and external stakeholders regarding expenses, policies, and processes.
- Collaborate with Finance and other departments to ensure smooth and integrated financial operations.
- Assist the Payments and Accounting Lead with payment runs.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities agreed upon with the line manager.
Minimum Requirements
The ideal candidate should have:
- Experience working within a finance team, preferably within a non-profit organisation.
- Experience processing expenses and/or working with accounts payable workflows.
- Experience applying financial policies and compliance procedures.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft and Google productivity suites, particularly Excel and Google Sheets.
- Experience with NetSuite and expense-processing tools is an advantage.
- A logical, organised, and structured approach to problem-solving.
- The ability to identify issues, investigate them, and escalate matters professionally and promptly.
- A collaborative approach and willingness to work generously with colleagues within a high-trust global community.
- Adaptability and versatility to work effectively in a fast-paced international environment.
- Confidence working across different time zones and communication platforms, including phone/video conferencing, Slack, and email.
- A strong commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to addressing climate change.
Why Join Meliore Foundation?
Joining Meliore Foundation offers the opportunity to work within a remote-first international network of professionals focused on climate, energy, and nature.
Employees can expect:
- The opportunity to work with dynamic and culturally diverse colleagues who combine passion with a rigorous, results-oriented approach.
- Six offline days per year, with no calls or meetings, dedicated to focused work.
- Reduced working hours on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer).
- Access to an employee assistance programme supporting mental health and personal development.
- Supplementary paid business closure during the end-of-year holidays.
- Maternity leave matched to 20 weeks in countries where local regulations provide less than this.
- Regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world.
- A full-time position for an initial 12 months, with possible renewal after one year.
Job Locations
This fully remote position is open to candidates based in:
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
- Indonesia
- Kenya
- Philippines
- Senegal
Important: Only candidates who have the legal right to work in their respective location will be considered.
Contract and Benefits
The contract type and certain benefits may vary depending on the candidate’s jurisdiction. Meliore Foundation will confirm the applicable contract arrangements and benefits during the hiring process.
The role may be offered through an employment or consultant contract, depending on the location.
Salary and Compensation
Meliore Foundation determines compensation levels using local market data, taking into account the responsibilities associated with the role as well as the skills and experience of the selected candidate.
The Foundation applies a consistent and equitable compensation policy and provides information about its compensation calculations and applicable pay or fee ranges in the locations where it operates.
Its compensation practices are regularly reviewed to maintain alignment with market standards and the organisation’s values of fairness, inclusion, and accountability.
Diversity and Inclusion
Meliore Foundation is committed to creating an international network where people from diverse backgrounds can thrive.
The organisation believes that addressing the climate emergency requires participation from all parts of society and therefore seeks to build a network that reflects that diversity.
Candidates who are respectful, collaborative, professional, kind, and committed to making a difference are encouraged to apply.
Meliore Foundation particularly encourages applications from people from historically disadvantaged or underrepresented groups.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the requirements for the Junior Finance Officer position should submit their application through the Meliore Foundation’s official recruitment process.
Application Deadline: September 14, 2026
Make sure your application demonstrates your finance experience, attention to detail, experience with expense processing or accounts payable, and ability to work effectively in a fully remote international environment.
About Meliore Foundation
The Meliore Foundation is an international organisation working to ensure that science-based climate information helps shape public debate.
It seeks to place just, inclusive, and equitable solutions to global challenges at the heart of political, social, environmental, and economic discourse. The Foundation provides operational support and regranted funding to aligned programmes working in strategic communications and campaigns.
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