Senior Manager Financial Control

About the role

Save the Children International is seeking a Senior Manager Financial Control to lead its global financial control framework. The role ensures compliance, mitigates financial risk, and drives standardisation across country and global finance teams.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee the effectiveness of SCI’s financial control framework through quality reviews and analysis of country financial returns and KPIs.
• Engage with country, global and member teams to develop and implement action plans that address financial risks and control weaknesses.
• Manage the QRR financial control and compliance process, preparing KPI reporting and risk commentary for senior finance leadership.
• Lead global donor audits, ensuring accurate reporting, minimising disallowances and creating remediation plans.
• Drive standardisation and automation of financial control processes and embed best‑practice controls across the organisation.
• Support the development of professional financial control skills within global and country finance teams.

Required profile

• Proven senior‑level experience in financial control, audit and compliance within a multinational or NGO environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a team of around nine professionals.
• Strong analytical skills with a track record of developing actionable risk mitigation plans.
• Right to work in the country of assignment, fluent English and willingness to travel up to 20% internationally.

Required skills

What we offer

• Hybrid/remote working with flexible options.
• Opportunity to influence financial governance at a global humanitarian organisation.
• Professional development and exposure to large‑scale donor audits.