EXTERNAL ANNOUNCEMENT
TITLE: Finance Coordinator (FP&A)
Contract Type: National
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Finance
LOCATION: Bangkok, Thailand
CONTRACT LENGTH: 6-month fixed-term contract
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Finance Coordinator will make an important contribution to the Finance functions, ensuring the timely accomplishment of financial requirements and services to donors, SCT Country Offices, staff and partners.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Head of Finance & IT
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Donor and member compliance:
- Checking all member/donor compliance in the financial report before submission
- Prepare and participate in project kick-off meetings and other related meetings
- Support budget holders and programme staff on the understanding of donor/member financial compliance for their project implementation
Planning and Budgeting
- Playing a key role in the country budget plan, including; developing the country budget plan schedule and guidance, updating finance information into the budget template, reviewing budget phasing and providing feedback, consolidating all financial plans into the country budget template and preparing budget narrative.
- Coordinate with budget holders for budget forecast and post to the Agresso system
- Verify and support staff budget availability and submit to Head of Finance & IT for the review
- Review and submit monthly Budget vs Actual (BVA) to the budget holder/ Program Manager
- Participate in monthly BVA/ project progress review meetings and flag the financial risk area with the suggested necessary action to the budget holder
- Investigate significant variances and make appropriate adjustments, report reconciliation to the Head of Finance & IT
- Support the finance team to provide training and/or create the financial tool for budget holders so that they understand key financial concepts as requested
- Support on the budget revision process
Reporting
- Ensure all reporting plans are agreed upon with all sections, accurate and shared with other departments.
- Manage and track the reporting submission step by step according to reporting plan
- Support the timely submission of financial reports and attachments as members, and individual donors require.
Auditing
- Coordinate and conduct donor or grant-specific audits and other audit requirements
- Reviewing audit report to be aligned with Agresso report and donor financial report
Partnership management
- Ensure compliance of partner payment requests with organizational and donor policies and supporting documentation.
- Support financial assessments, audits, and monitoring alongside the finance team.
- Align reporting timelines so partner financial reports match donor reporting schedules.
- Coordinate with Awards to confirm partner financial terms, agreements, and amendment processes align with the financial plan.
- Verify financials by reconciling partner reports with Agresso transactions and supporting closeout.
- Monitor performance of the monthly partner financial dashboard and escalate major variances to budget holders.
Financial support to Human Resources
- Reviewing monthly effort reporting is prepared to reconcile timesheets with charges made in the finance system.
- Liaison with the HR team for timesheet review and approval process.
- Responsible for any other duties deemed necessary by the line manager
- Further responsibilities, tasks and competencies will be adjusted based on organisational developments.
- Coordinate with other teams for any finance-related process
Other:
- Responsible for any other duties deemed necessary by the line manager
- Further responsibilities, tasks and competencies will be adjusted based on organisational developments.
- Coordinate with other teams for any finance-related process
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice):
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting,
- 7-10 years of experience in financial management, donor reporting, or NGO/INGO finance.
- Prior exposure to USAID or other donor-funded projects is highly valuable.
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, and reconciliation.
- Proficiency with financial systems (e.g., Agresso, QuickBooks, or similar ERP tools).
- Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
- Familiarity with donor compliance requirements .
- Excellent coordination and communication skills to work with HR and Award team
- Good command of English (written and spoken) for donor communication
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
- Thorough understanding of international finance and accounting systems
- Experience working with the accounting package
- Experience in donor financial report
- Experience working with international NGOs
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Interested candidates should apply and submit a motivational letter, comprehensive CV, expected salary and details of at least 3 referees via this link: Finance Coordinator - SCI Career Site Careers
Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
“We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse”
