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
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- Finance Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Transformation Projects - Data Migration
- Chief Assurance Officer
- Method of Application
- Job TypeContract
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldFinance / Accounting / Audit  , Project Management 
Role purpose
The main role of the Finance SME is to ensure the Global Financial Data Model and the Agresso system are implemented in Country offices. The work with Country offices will include explaining the Global Financial Data Model and working with other CAPP SMEs to support Country offices to understand the impact of implementing the full CAPP global solution. This includes working with and advising the Country teams on what additional financial data they need to satisfy local reporting requirements, help them with mapping from their current data model to the global data model and explain to them how key financial processes will work in the future state, such as budgeting and recording of expenditure. The Finance SME will also work closely with other members of the wider project team and Country teams to explain the standard Agresso system solution and confirm with the Country offices that this is fit for purpose for them or whether they have any additional requirements.
Reporting To: Finance Team Lead – Transformation Projects
Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote; flexible working options available
Contract: Fixed Term Contract (until 31 December 2025)
Grade: P3
Location: Any approved Save the Children office location. For a full list of locations we can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations
Preferred Time Zone: Europe, Africa, MENAEE (GMT +/- 3 hours)
Salary: In accordance with our global compensation and benefits framework, location-specific salary scales and benefits will apply
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their preferred location for the duration of employment
International Travel Requirements: up to 5%
Budget Responsibility: None
People Management Responsibility: None
Accountabilities
- Fully understand and manage successful knowledge transfer and explanation of the Global Financial Data Model’s key concepts, attributes, and definitions to our Country offices, to enable them to effectively perform an impact assessment including developing Country Office specific guidance and training materials
- Guide Country offices in doing their current state and change impact analysis (on processes, systems and people) of the introduction of the Global Financial Data Model in their office. As part of this conduct Change impact assessments of existing finance processes to determine the impact of the new coding model on future state and support countries to prepare for implementation
- Guide the Country offices in doing the mapping of their current data model to the global data model and support them to work through any accounting and budgeting problems they may find. Support Country offices in thinking through how they will execute key financial processes and reporting when they adopt the new financial data model
- Partner with Regional Change Managers, Country / Regional Office teams, wider SMEs etc. to review and quality assure data and any associated processes requiring change. Execute the Programme Data Migration Strategy to ensure that all new codes are generated, and data is migrated and tested on time
- Carry out testing of the system changes to ensure that they are in accordance with the design documents and meet the needs of stakeholders at country, regional and SCA level. Carry out testing of the migrated data to ensure they are in accordance with the agreed Data mapping rules and actively investigate and follow up on any discrepancies, pulling in IT as needed
- Ensure that any issues or solutions that have an impact on the Country Office deployment scope are brought to the relevant governance groups for review and approval, before any final decisions are made on how to proceed
- Engage with CAPP project stakeholders including through the Finance working group, preparing content as required. Act as CAPP Programme team representative in all non-project meetings and forums as required
- Serve as part of the Finance Functional team on the CAPP programme with a flexibility to support and help on other pieces of work that have the highest priority for the programme
- Actively share knowledge with other Finance SME’s working in other workstreams of the programme
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Strong problem-solving skills, analytical ability and attention to detail to identify and assess alternative options and proposals
- Strong collaboration skills, a team player, able to work collaboratively with different functions and colleagues’ different offices, to identify the best solutions for the organisation as a whole
- Strong experience managing different stakeholders across varying levels. Ability to understand different contexts and perspectives and adjust communication style based upon this as required. Ability to challenge and negotiate assertively and cooperatively with senior staff
- Experience with and a strong technical understanding of financial management processes in a large multi-lateral organisation, ideally within an NGO
- Experience of implementing financial systems improvement projects. A good level of knowledge and experience of using finance systems, ideally Agresso
- Ability to manage a complex and varied workload; to work effectively under pressure; and to organise and prioritise work to meet deadlines. Ability to work independently and judge when to ask for advice or inputs
- Advanced skills in Microsoft applications, especially excel
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to explain complex issues to a variety of audiences
Desirable
- Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects)
- Second language – French, Spanish or Arabic
Education and Qualifications
- Relevant Finance qualification (ACA, ACMA, ACCA) strongly recommended
- Job TypeRemote , Hybrid
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldFinance / Accounting / Audit 
The CAO leads the Global Assurance function for the Save the Children movement, delivering high-quality, independent, and strategic audit and assurance services. Playing a key role in strengthening the organization's risk and control environment and fostering a culture of accountability, the CAO’s scope encompasses, amongst others, three of the movement’s largest entities – Save the Children International (annual income $1.4 billion), Save the Children US (annual income $1 billion), and Save the Children UK (annual income $0.4 billion). Accountable directly to the Audit Committees and Boards of these entities, the CAO reports organisationally to the Chief Financial Officer and provides strategic and ethical hands-on leadership.
The Opportunity
Reporting To: Chief Financial Officer
Work Pattern: Hybrid/remote; flexible working options available
Contract: Permanent
Grade: M5
Location: Any approved Save the Children office location. For a full list of locations we can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations
Preferred Time Zone: Europe, Africa, MENAEE (GMT +/- 3 hours)
Salary: In accordance with our global compensation and benefits framework, location-specific salary scales and benefits will apply. For candidates based in the UK, we can offer circa £90,000 per annum
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their preferred location for the duration of employment
International Travel Requirements: up to 20%
Budget Responsibility: c.$1 million
People Management Responsibility: Manager of matrix-managed teams; 18 direct/indirect reports based across multiple time zones (the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific)
Principal Accountabilities:
- Provides inspiring leadership to Save the Children’s Global Assurance function across multiple global hubs (and serving multiple Save the Children entities) – building strong professional capability and a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
- Acts as the Association’s senior global lead on internal audit/advisory provision, providing strategic and intellectual leadership on auditing the risk, internal control and governance arrangements across entities that are audited by GA
- Drives an Association-wide methodology, practice, and ‘products’ for GA’s work – rooted in the IIA’s new Global Internal Audit Standards; and in a manner that is cost-effective, aligned to our global strategy and risk framework
- Ensures the development of the annual audit plans for all entities audited by GA – based on meaningful risk assessments and a sound understanding of shared risks, for the approval and endorsement of their respective Audit and Risk Committees
- Delivers high quality annual programmes of work across all entities to provide assurance over their risk and internal control culture, and alignment to global strategy. Discusses with CEOs and senior leaders results from the audit work undertaken in their organisations and makes pragmatic recommendations to resolve audit findings
- Effectively positions Global Assurance as a key business partner in identifying the key strategic issues for the attention of the SCA and individual Member/National Boards, and helps senior leaders better understand risk and internal control challenges through relevant, concise, and insightful ‘products’
- Builds a strong and meaningful partnership with the Chief Risk Officer, and critical ‘second line’ functions across the Association (including but not limited to Safeguarding, Counter-Fraud, Risk Management, Safety and Security, and Legal Compliance) to further the organisation’s risk and internal control culture in an increasingly joined-up manner
- Supports – especially through the CAO’s Annual Statement on Risk and Internal Control to the Board – the Trustees of all entities in fulfilling their governance responsibilities through an effective articulation of the root causes for the challenges that the organisation is experiencing.
Experience And Skills
Essential
- Visionary Strategic Leadership: Demonstrable ability to establish an ambitious vision and implement strategies that align with our organisation’s mission and goals, even in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity
- Senior-level Internal Audit Expertise: Leadership experience in internal audit within an international context; and demonstrable experience of collaborating with senior stakeholders to enhance the control environment
- Strategic Advisor to Audit and Risk Committees: Demonstrable experience in advising Audit and Risk Committees to effectively fulfil their governance responsibilities
- An Effective Mediator and Negotiator: An effective diplomat, with strong negotiation, influencing, and mediation skills and a demonstrable ability to maintain objectivity and independence in the execution of internal audit work
- Strategic and Outcome-Focused Thinking: A strong conceptual and strategic thinker with a clear ‘outcomes’ focus and demonstrable ability to focus on key issues and the ‘big picture’, able to craft an assurance strategy that meets organizational and oversight requirements in a global, complex and culturally diverse setting, beyond a ‘compliance-only’ approach
- Ethical Leadership with Integrity: Commitment to exemplifying and upholding the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
- Champion of Innovation and Improvement: Proven experience in driving continuous improvement and innovation, fostering a culture of creativity and excellence to stay ahead of industry trends
- Talent Development: Proven track record in investing in the growth and development of team members, with a commitment to nurturing and unlocking the potential of teams
- Exceptional Communication: with the ability to inspire and engage colleagues at all levels, fostering a sense of purpose and commitment
- Results-oriented: Proven ability to achieve outcomes aligned with key organizational goals while navigating multiple, competing risks and demands
Desirable
- Experience working in a global not-for-profit organisation
- Arabic, French, or Spanish language skills
Education and Qualifications
- Essential: Internal audit qualification (CIA) or equivalent
- Desirable: Further specialist risk, audit, finance or IT qualifications
Method of Application
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