Finance Transformation Manager (Roving) at Save the Children

Role Purpose:

The Finance Transformation Manager is a role sitting within the Change and Deployment team that has been created to deliver a number of high priority projects implementing new systems and business processes across Save the Children International (SCI)’s country offices.

The Finance Transformation Manager is responsible for providing financial and accounting functional expertise to support countries to implement Coding and PRIME. They will support successful completion of readiness activities as well as providing hands-on, practical support to help country finance teams and other stakeholders prepare for and manage the change pre and post go-live.

This position is for a Roving Finance Transformation Manager, which means that they will be responsible for supporting selected country offices across multiple regions, as well as providing input on a global scale to improve the quality of the solution design and deployment approach.

As this is a ‘roving’ position, we would expect at least 60% of time is spent travelling to support country offices.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Experience working in the Finance team of an SCI country office
• Demonstrated experience and capability of leading, facilitating and influencing change and the delivery of major projects affecting business processes and systems in the field
• Proven ability to work in a large complex and highly networked matrix organisation and influence through ‘soft power’
• Previous experience of, and highly effective in, the guiding and coaching of others
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Excellent interpersonal skills, a proven ability to engage stakeholders
• Knowledge and experience of working within a standardised project methodology
• A strong results orientation and proactive approach
• Excellent communication skills, fluent in written and spoken English (French in WCA, Spanish in LAC, Arabic for MEEE)
• Competent in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness and ability to travel within the region for circa 60%
• A commitment to Save the Children values

Desirable

• CPA / CFA qualification

Closing: 6, April, 2023