Head of Global Hub Finance at Plan International

About The Job

The Opportunity:

• As the Head of Global Hub Finance, you will be responsible for transforming our approach to financial accounting, control and compliance, embedding a customer focussed approach, while ensuring we are protected financially and that we meet the statutory and regulatory compliance requirements on time.

Main Responsibilities Include:

• Lead the transformation of GH financial accounting to ensure more straightforward, streamlined processes are adopted to minimize effort and complexity while maintaining accuracy and impact
• Build training sessions for non-finance personnel to ensure they understand their responsibilities and end-to-end process
• Transform the statutory accounting approach by building a comprehensive business understanding that is aligned with management reporting
• Monitor and manage resources to ensure objectives are delivered according to schedule and within budget
• Contribute to developing policies and processes and implement systems and process improvements
• Develop and manage ongoing relationships with internal and external stakeholders to identify and deliver solutions that benefit all
• Evaluate risk with sound business and commercial judgement
• Champion change by role modelling the behaviour expected from all colleagues, develop and communicate plans to ensure the transition is successfully implemented

Requirements:

• Professional accounting qualification (e.g.,ACCA, CPA, CIMA)
• Strong and proven accounting ability with knowledge of corporate accounting under US GAAP and IFRS.
• Strong knowledge of and experience in applying financial accounting controls, as well as demonstrable knowledge of best practice, financial policies and procedures
• Strong systems skills, preferably with knowledge of SAP or equivalent general ledger packages, reporting databases
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team to achieve results, as well as experience managing a team of people
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and make sound decisions in a complex and diverse environment

If you are a highly skilled and experienced Head of Finance with a passion for making a difference, we would love to hear from you.