Finance Manager - APAC

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

Context and Role purpose

Plan International strives for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries. We are independent of governments and have no political or religious affiliation. 

Plan International Asia Pacific (APAC) Regional Hub provides leadership and support to Plan International Country Offices in Asia Pacific to set and achieve their strategic objectives. The regional office in Bangkok  implements  grant-funded programmes in Thailand; and, multi-country regional programme. The programme prioritizes interventions in areas where local communities have been marginalized from Thailand’s socio-economic development, facing conflicts, natural disasters, and constraints on girls’ rights and empowerment, this in partnership with government offices, local and international civil society, research and academic institutions, and with corporate partners.

Plan APAC regional office is seeking to appoint a Finance Manager who will be responsible for the overall financial management of the regional office and of Thailand programme unit, ensuring the effective and efficient use of both core and grant-funded budgets. This role oversees accounting practices, ensures organizational, donor and statutory compliances, manages financial risks, oversees financial management of partners, and leads a team of finance professionals to support the financial health and sustainability of APAC programmes and operations.

Dimensions of the Role

The Finance Manager reports to Regional Finance Director and is responsible for all aspects of financial management, financial planning, reporting, and accounting for the APAC Regional Office and its grant-funded programs in line with organizational, donor, and statutory requirements.

The position serves as a point of contact/process owner of Finance Department of the Regional Office and its programs. The finance manager reports to Thailand Programme Director on its grant-funded programme and serves on the Core Program Management Team.

The role will line manage a Finance team consisting of Accountant, Grant Finance Specialist, and Finance Assistants, as well as other finance staff to be hired time to time to support new projects as need be. 

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Location: Regional Office, Bangkok 

Type of Role: Two Year Fixed Term contract

Reports to: APAC Regional Finance Director

Closing Date: 8 January 2025 

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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