Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, Europe

at  International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world’s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you’re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead the European budgeting and forecasting processes ensuring accuracy, completeness and a shared understanding of budget and reforecast submissions, including approved investments
• Represent Europe Finance on global and regional strategic projects ensuring the needs of European entities are represented
• Work with European finance teams to ensure quality and consistency of information being presented to local boards
• Understand the fundamentals of each country in Europe in order to represent their needs to IRC globally
• Support finance leadership in European countries to interpret and apply IRC global policies
• Acts as the focal point for IRC Inc for providing financial MI relating to European offices
• Provide financial expertise to Europe SMT members enabling them to interpret and utilise their financial management information (MI)
• Provide financial analysis and decision support on strategic initiatives prioritised by Europe SMT;
• Review monthly financial MI for countries providing challenge and interrogation to identify issues and opportunities
• Identify and lead implementation of opportunities to leverage IRC’s financial systems to improve reporting and analysis
• Provide training to new Finance and European staff on IRC’s budget policies and processes;
• Deputise for the Director of Finance, Europe as required at external and internal meetings
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Finance, Europe.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience leading budgeting cycles, clearly communicating timelines and ensuring completeness
• Experience working across multiple legal entities
• Financial planning, reporting and analysis in a multinational environment.
• Previous people management experience
  Candidates must have the right to work in the EU or UK.
  IRC UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
  IRC UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK.
  IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments.
  If you have any questions or need assistance with the online recruitment process, please contact the IRC UK HR team at applications@rescue-uk.org

As a key business partner, the purpose of the role is to support the Director of Finance Europe and the Europe SMT in achieving excellence in financial management by providing accurate and timely financial reports on financial performance, along with expert financial analytical support for investments, strategic developments and projects that deliver on strategy.