The Opportunity
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Commercial Finance Business Partner in London, UK or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide.
Role Purpose:
The role of the Financial Analysis and Business Partnering team is to provide quality strategic insight and effective finance partnering to key stakeholders to drive quality financial and business outcomes.
The role holder will be responsible for supporting the TD/IT Finance team with the production of monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts, and delivery of data led insight and analysis to drive effective decision making. SCI IT currently provides a portfolio of 15+ shared services and operations globally across SCA, delivering services to all Save the Children Members, through multiple commercial arrangements. This will continue to increase both in scope, complexity and coverage going forward, and already represents a significant element of SCI ITs delivery, income and cost. Working closely with the SCI Global IT function and globally with Member Finance and IT functions, this role will provide commercial finance leadership within the team in this area, taking ownership and responsibility for resource day rate analysis, works orders costing/pricing, annual renewals, member charging and income management along with the associated commercial analysis, advice and management.
The will be expected to work proactively and independently within the team to ensure the integrity of this area of inter-company spend is managed and controlled, and that the overall commercial viability of the shared services is maintained.
In order to be successful you will bring/have:
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- Relevant finance and business partnering experience in an INGO environment.
- Prior experience of commercial finance analysis ideally including costing/pricing and profitability analysis
- Prior close working with a large-scale technology function and able to demonstrate awareness of an IT function and key roles
- Well-developed analytical and business partnering skills. Ability to be proactive and logical in problem-solving scenarios.
- Proven experience in budgeting and forecasting.
- Prior experience working with institutional donor awards.
- Excellent IT literacy including expertise in spread sheet modelling.
- Excellent stakeholder management and strategic influencing skills.
- Ability to liaise remotely with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility, tact and diplomacy.
- Thorough – high attention to detail and takes pride in delivering accurate, high quality work.
- Strong time management skills with an ability to plan ahead, anticipate requirements, and obstacles, and an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully, and to work to tight deadlines.
- Maintains a calm disposition and positive outlook particularly when working under pressure.
- A full appreciation of the value of co-operation, both internationally and within a team environment.
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
- Verbal and written fluency in English.
Desirable
- Knowledge of financial processes and Agresso systems
- Experienced in a multi-currency multi sector finance environment.
We can offer circa £52,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.
This role can be based in London or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.
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The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.