JOB DESCRIPTION

This is a vacant role as part of the ongoing 2025 restructure process. This role is open to applications from all SCI internal staff.

Please note: At-Risk staff will be prioritised. Please check the role profile for specific location, time zone and language requirements. This recruitment will follow a business-as-usual recruitment process.

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Advisor – Finance Process Analysis and Reporting Continuous Improvement (CI) to join our global team.

Team and Job Purpose

The Financial Transformation team’s purpose is to streamline and innovate financial processes to enhance operational efficiency and strategic decision-making across the organization. By providing precise and timely financial insights, the team ensures that stakeholders have the necessary tools to drive growth and maintain compliance.

Role purpose

This role will support continuous improvement and digital transformation within the Finance function, contributing to process improvements, automation, and enhanced reporting. It involves documenting and reviewing processes across teams to identify improvement and automation opportunities.

Additionally, this role will help us build targeted, user friendly, accurate and automated Power BI reports that support our Finance processes and provide information to decision makers. They will contribute to moving our reporting from the transactional Finance system to our Data management platform Fabric, and maintain a process and report repository.

Job Title: Advisor – Finance Process Analysis and Reporting Continuous Improvement (CI)

Reports To: Finance Transformation Director

Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available

Contract Length: Permanent

Grade: P3

Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: SCI Careers

Time Zone (that the role holder must be available to work in): 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: None

Principal Accountabilities

• Support and encourage Finance teams in visualising Finance processes and building a process repository
• Actively engage with Finance experts and relevant business teams to identify areas for operational improvements, process standardisation and automation, applying process analysis techniques and knowledge of leading practices in Finance
• Support Finance leaders prioritize initiatives and plan implementation steps. Oversee and report on the Finance process improvement portfolio
• Collaborate with teams across Finance and support them to identify reporting needs in line with process improvements and support them on defining their requirements
• Create Power BI reports and dashboards from the data platform Microsoft Fabric, improving reporting processes and providing better insights to Finance teams.
• Support Finance data quality analysis and reporting; actively engage in data governance.

Experience and Skills

Essential

1. Significant years either in a Big 4 audit or consulting team, or Finance process experience in a large, international Corporate  or INGO
2. Strong understanding of Finance processes and data flows (GL, AR, AP, assets, intercompany, allocations, financial close, FX etc) and the related accounting and control considerations
3. Demonstrated ability to analyse finance processes, identify inefficiencies and solve complex problems, and support the implementation of improvements.
4. Experience in Power BI dashboard development, with a willingness to expand expertise in data visualisation and reporting automation. Strong Power BI and Excel knowledge
5. High level of drive, commitment to achieving solutions and ability to work under pressure
6. Ability to engage with senior leadership across Finance and other business functions, to challenge the status quo and to present compelling arguments and gain buy-in
7. Excellent verbal and written communication and influencing skills
9. Independent working, ability to self-manage, taking personal responsibility for quality of delivery

Desirable

• Experience or certification in Lean, 6 Sigma, or similar process improvement approach
• Knowledge of Finance process taxonomies (Level 1 – Level 4 Processes), e.g. APQC
• Knowledge of Leading Practice Controls Framework
• Exposure to Power Platform tools or other digital solutions is an advantage.
• Familiarity with AI capabilities, such as Microsoft Copilot, to enhance automation and efficiency.
• Experience with data tools like SQL and Python to support data analysis and integration

Education and Qualifications 

Essential

N/A

Desirable

• An accounting qualification (ACA, ACMA, ACCA) would be beneficial, but not essential
• A first level university degree is beneficial but not compulsory
• Previous experience in INGO is preferred

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. Candidates who are successfully shortlisted should expect to hear from us within 2 weeks of the advert deadline.

Our recruitment process:

1. Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter
2. Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team
3. Some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview
4. 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.