Job Title: Head of Finance Business Partnering

Work Pattern: Remote/Home based (For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: Work For Us | Save the Children International)

Reports To: Financial Planning & Performance

Contract Length: Permanent

Grade: M4

Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location.

Time Zone: Europe, WCA, ESA, MENAEE Time Zones (UTC/GMT + / - 3 hours)

Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.

Language Requirements: English

International Travel Requirements: NA

People Management Responsibility: Number of people managed in total: 8
Manager of a team: Yes
Team Manager (manager of multiple teams): No

Team purpose

The Financial Planning & Performance team is responsible for providing quality strategic insight and effective finance partnering to key stakeholders across the Save the Children International Global Teams and Members to drive quality financial and business outcomes.

Role purpose
This role is responsible for leading the Finance Business Partnering team and providing strategic financial advisory and professional support to Global Teams. It is responsible for leading on the budgeting / forecasting processes for Global Teams, and delivering high quality financial management information to enable effective financial decision making, efficient use of resources and quality outcomes for children.

Principal Accountabilities

•    Lead the finance business partnering to Global Teams, except departments under the Chief Operating Officer (COO), and provide strategic financial leadership to drive quality financial and business outcomes.
•    Accountable for team high quality and on time delivery, leading a team of Finance business partners to achieve high performance through a combination of leading by example, team empowerment, coaching and structured training and development.
•    Lead the planning and delivery of budgeting, forecasting and actuals reporting processes (including year-end close process) for Global Teams, and consolidation of financials for all above country costs.
•    Work closely with the Director of Financial Planning & Performance on key initiatives, including coordinating the SCI/SCA budget and forecast process and driving strong financial performance, including revenue growth
•    Ensure a strong business partnering team is in place that advises senior leaders across Global Teams, challenges them on performance and co-creates solutions to address risks and challenges
•    Develop and maintain long term financial and funding plans across Transformation, IT and other investment portfolios, and provide quality strategic financial advisory to achieve desired benefits
•    Lead continuous improvement across finance planning and reporting processes as required, developing process, guidance and tool improvements that add value
•    Contribute to design and continuous improvement of budgeting and reporting elements of Financial Management System (FMS)
•    Support the Director of Financial Planning & Performance with the preparation of reports and analysis for SLT, Management Committee and Governance Committees
•    Be the Coding model (CAPP) Data Owner for attributes relevant to Global Teams financial reporting

Experience and Skills

Essential

1.    Significant finance and business partnering experience, with experience in a leadership role in a Chartered Accounting, Commercial or NGO environment
2.    Proven experience of planning and leading budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes across complex organisations
3.    Proven experience partnering with business teams to develop business cases for investments, driving improved performance and cost efficiencies
4.    Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop teams in line with Save the Children values
5.    Excellent stakeholder management and strategic influencing skills
6.    Ability to present complex financial information in a clear and compelling manner
7.    Proven experience driving improvements to processes and tools to ensure that they are fit for purpose and adding value in a changing environment
8.    Maintains a calm disposition and positive outlook particularly when working under pressure
9.    Understanding of key operational and strategic issues relating to Technology Services and/or Business Transformation
10.    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

Desirable

• Experienced in a multi-currency multi-sector finance environment

Education and Qualifications

• ACA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent

Key Relationships:

Internal (excluding direct team and manager)

•    SCI CFO
•    Finance leadership
•    Leadership of Global Teams (SLT and ELT)
•    FMS team

Working at Save the Children International

Save the Children is the world's leading organisation for children, employing ~25,000 staff. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Through our work in 116 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first.

We know that great people make a great organisation, 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.

The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children, you will be in good company, working with talented, like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive, learn, and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure children's voices are heard at the highest levels, and that we achieve our global strategy, Ambition for Children 2030, and reach every last child.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

DEI is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.

Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.

Application Information

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found here via the job listing. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Our recruitment process:

Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter

Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team

Some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview

If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, followed by your contract subject to passing background checks

We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.