Senior Management Accountant - Pacific
Salary not disclosedPosted 3 days ago
Closes in 9 days
About the company
Save the Children Australia is part of the global Save the Children movement, which works to create lasting change for children and communities worldwide. The organisation runs development and humanitarian programs across the Pacific and employs a Regional team supporting its country offices. It positions itself as a child-safe employer with structured safeguarding checks and a strong diversity and inclusion culture.
About the role
This is a full-time, maximum-term (3 year) Senior Management Accountant role sitting within the Pacific Regional team, based in Fiji or one of the organisation's other Pacific country offices. The role owns day-to-day management accounting for the Pacific Country Offices, including transaction processing, month-end close, and monthly financial and management reporting such as income statements and balance sheets. It also involves preparing business performance reports for Country Directors and the Regional Leadership Team, and contributing to the Pacific Regional team's own financial reporting. The postholder works closely with Program Managers, Field Office leads, and Country Office Senior Management Teams on budget development and donor funding reporting.
Key responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day management accounting operations for the Pacific Country Offices, including processing financial transactions and month-end close procedures
- Prepare and analyse monthly financial and management reports, including income statements and balance sheets
- Prepare monthly business performance reports for Country Directors and the Regional Leadership Team, including progress against approved KPIs with analysis and commentary
- Prepare reports and contribute monthly and ad hoc commentary to Pacific Regional team financial reporting
- Support budget and forecast processes for the Country Offices
- Work with Program Managers, Field Office leads and the Country Office Senior Management Team to develop and track budgets for proposals and tenders, and drive reporting against donor funding
- Support Country Office leadership and Program Managers with information quality and alignment to the Award Management System (AMS)
About the successful candidate
- Excellent knowledge of cost accounting and reporting, including grant reporting
- Excellent knowledge of budgeting and forecasting
- Experience in financial risk analysis
- Experience in business performance analysis and reporting
- Demonstrated ability to develop relationships across the organisation
- Expertise in driving continuous improvement in finance processes and building the capacity of Country Office staff to use financial systems