Finance Transformation Manager (Roving) at Save the Children

Job Description The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children’s rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries 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 SKILLSEssential Experience working in the Finance team of an SCI country officeDemonstrated experience and capability of leading, facilitating and influencing change and the delivery of major projects affecting business processes and systems in the fieldProven 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 othersExperience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy inExcellent interpersonal skills, a proven ability to engage stakeholdersKnowledge and experience of working within a standardised project methodologyA strong results orientation and proactive approachExcellent communication skills, fluent in written and spoken English (French in WCA, Spanish in LAC, Arabic for MEEE)Competent in MS Word, Excel and PowerPointWillingness and ability to travel within the region for circa 60%A commitment to Save the Children values Desirable CPA / CFA qualification