Senior Officer - Finance (Financial Planning and Analysis)

Job Description

Title: Senior Officer - Finance (Financial Planning and Analysis)

Company Name: Save the Children

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Masters

Master’s degree in accounting or finance.

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• At least 5 years’ experience in Finance, including 3 years in a Senior Officer position.

• Experience working in a large-scale emergency finance context.

• Experience of working in an INGO.

• Knowledge of donor requirements and experience managing grants from major emergency donors, including budgeting, eligibility, compliance, and reporting.

• Experience in coaching and capacity building of staff.

• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.

• Proficient in digital tools and office software (e.g., Word, advanced Excel, Outlook, internet browsers, financial systems).

• Cultural awareness and the ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people.

• Patient, adaptable, and flexible; able to improvise, remain responsive, and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure.

• Excellent planning, management, and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a demanding workload comprising diverse and challenging tasks and responsibilities.

• Strong written and spoken communication skills and interpersonal skills in English, with experience managing multicultural teams.

Contract Type: Regular- Fixed Term (5 years)

Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, 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.

The Opportunity

The Senior Officer – Finance is responsible for supporting financial management in line with SCI policies and procedures and for helping to establish and maintain effective financial systems that provide maximum support to programme and management teams in the Cox’s Bazar Area Office. The role will coordinate with relevant departments on implementation planning and will review compiled budgets for Foreign Donations and ratio calculations in consultation with the respective programme managers. The post holder will also support proposal development and the preparation of financial reports, the master budget, and gap analyses.