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Senior Specialist, Finance

Skills
ContextContinuous ImprovementCost EngineeringDMAICEnglishFinancial SystemsLean Six Sigma
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Extensive financial leadership experience in large-scale transformation cost optimisation or operational efficiency programmes
  • Significant experience in complex INGOs federated organisations or matrix environments
  • Ability to design sophisticated financial models cost-driver analyses scenario planning and sensitivity analyses
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to deliver high-quality outputs under tight timelines
  • Experience developing financial benefits realisation frameworks savings validation methodologies and cost baseline models
  • Ability to influence senior finance operations HR and programme stakeholders across multiple geographies
  • Strong knowledge of cost management operational cost structures and support function efficiency
  • Exceptional communication presentation and financial storytelling skills
  • Professional accounting qualification CPA ACCA CIMA ACA or equivalent
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance Accounting Economics Business Administration or related discipline
  • Experience supporting ERP transformation initiatives or enterprise-wide financial systems implementations

Nice to have

  • Global mindset
  • Strategic thinking
  • Stakeholder influence
  • Analytical rigour
  • Presentation skills
  • Operational awareness
  • Continuous improvement

Day to day

  • Serve as the financial lead for an organization-wide cost management and efficiency initiative, delivering data-driven insights and advanced analytics to support cost optimisation goals.
  • Build and maintain sophisticated financial models, cost-driver analyses, scenario planning, and sensitivity analysis to quantify efficiency opportunities and validate assumptions.
  • Partner with global teams country offices finance transformation teams and operational leaders to identify track validate and report savings while translating complex findings into clear actionable guidance.

Hiring process

  • Application review by recruiting team based on CV and cover letter
  • Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team
  • Additional assessment or case study may be included
  • Conditional offer followed by contract and background checks