The Vacancy
This role provides an exciting opportunity to engage with Saferworld’s work funded through ‘commercial’ contracts, and to strengthen systems for their financial management and compliance.
Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations, the Finance Business Partner will provide effective finance partnering to country offices to drive high quality financial performance. The post holder will support financial planning, budgeting and reporting, provide financial analysis and commercial insight, and informing strategic decision making for their assigned business area to maximise financial contribution and/or optimise impact.
The post-holder will work closely with budget holders including Directors, head of business and Country Directors/Managers, in-country finance managers and country teams, accompanying processes and delivering solutions to ensure processes are effective and appropriate – e.g. monthly and quarterly management accounts, annual budgeting, quarterly reforecasting and ad hoc analysis as necessary. The Finance Business Partner will also be tasked with supporting successful implementation of our fundraising strategies and targets for cost recovery.
For more information about the roles and responsibilities, person specification and any other requirements, please refer to the job document.
Saferworld reserves the right to close this vacancy early given sufficient quality applicants. We therefore encourage early applications to avoid missing out.
The Organisation
Saferworld is an international organisation dedicated to conflict prevention and peacebuilding programming, policy and practice. We collaborate with institutions and work directly with partners across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe to tackle diverse factors that drive violent conflict, injustice and insecurity. We participate in major global policy debates on peace, justice and security to influence change.
For more information about Saferworld as an organisation, our commitment to diversity and inclusion, safeguarding, interview process or staff benefits, please refer to our website.
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