Head of Finance

Are you a strategic and values-driven finance leader ready to make a global impact?

War Child Alliance Foundation is seeking a Head of Finance to play a pivotal role in shaping and strengthening our financial future. As part of our leadership team, you'll ensure our resources are managed effectively to maximize impact for children affected by conflict.

In this key role, you will lead the finance function across the Alliance — driving excellence in financial planning, control, reporting, and risk management. You will oversee the full financial cycle, from management accounting and systems improvement to internal controls and decision support, in a dynamic and evolving environment. Working closely with the War Child Alliance Foundation Board, International Management Team (IMT), global departments, country management teams, and our fundraising members, you will provide strategic insight and timely communication of financial results, forecasts, risks, and opportunities to inform key decisions and strengthen accountability.

You will lead a diverse and skilled team and will work in strong partnership with regional and country leaders, as well as operational and finance managers across the Alliance, to ensure coherence and transparency in financial management. At War Child, we are committed to building a fair, inclusive, and equitable workplace where every individual is valued and respected. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and lived experiences, and we actively encourage those who share our commitment to justice, equity, and lasting change for children affected by war to apply.

• Leads WCAF's annual planning and reporting financial cycle, including (a) the budgeting and resource allocation process, (b) financial reporting and financial performance reviews, (c) reforecasting exercises, (d) the Year End process, and (e) the delivery of WCAF's annual financial statements;
• Executes financial scenario analysis and contingency planning as required;
• Supports in the consolidation of financial data and reports for the benefits of internal decision making and external accountability;
• Ensures continuity of provision of statutory financial information;
• Leads the continuous improvement of financial management information dashboards, reports analysis and KPIs;
• Designs, develops, and implements a management accounting information system based on budget holders needs and requirements. Provides management accounting analysis to the various leadership spaces for decision making and risk management purposes. Advises the IMT and the Board on course of actions to be taken;
• Ensures the maintenance of financial information systems, identify bottlenecks in the composition of management information and takes the necessary actions to resolve issues;
• Monitors obligations and liabilities of the group and act proactively to prevent or minimize risks;
• Monitors careful Treasury management, reporting on bank and currency risks and provides advice and effective problem solving to country management, fundraising members, IMT and Board;
• Develops and maintains organization financial performance metrics;
• Assesses qualitative risks in the various business processes and integrates these risks in the audit plan and the various individual audits.

• Leads the annual statutory financial audit process for the consolidated group,
• Acts as primary focal point with the statutory auditors;
• Guides the planning and execution of global/external donor audits and assessments;
• Coordinates execution of the audit;
• Coordinates the management response to the external audit and coordinates the follow-up actions

• Sets overall financial management, planning and control principles, guidelines and procedures
  -including minimum standards- and monitors compliance and execution thereof in the organization;
• Formulates objectives and indicators for the financial management, accounting and internal control systems and ensures implementation and monitoring;
• Advises the senior…