Head of Finance & Projects

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.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Head of Finance & Projects to manage the finance sub-teams responsible for financial accounting, management accounting, and financial reporting. You will also play a pivotal role in driving the development of External Reporting across Plan International, ensuring financial integrity and transparency at a global level. Leading a team of skilled accountants, this role is central to the success of our global finance operations

Requirements

• Educated to degree level with a professional accounting qualification (e.g.,ACCA, ICAEW)
• Strong and proven accounting ability with knowledge of corporate accounting under US GAAP and IFRS.
• Significant experience of managing statutory accounting teams and working in a complex, dynamic multi-currency environment

• Significant experience of implementing and driving change involving multiple stakeholders and project management, as well as experience with audit coordination
• Strong systems skills, 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
• Leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team to achieve results, as well as experience managing a team of people

Please follow this link for a full role profile; Head of Finance Projects - Global Hub_updated Oct24.docx

Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted. 

Location: This role will ideally be based in the UK, employed from the Global Hub for Plan International which is based in Woking, Surrey where we are remote/hybrid working. Preferably coming into to office once per week. You must have the pre-existing right to live and work in the UK.

Type of role: Permanent

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.

Closing Date: Thursday 24th October 2024

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.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.