Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

MSF is an international, independent medical humanitarian organization. We are a non-profit, self-governed worldwide movement of more than 63,000 people.

We provide emergency medical assistance during armed conflict, natural disasters, outbreaks of deadly diseases and assist those who are excluded from healthcare. MSF delivers care based on need and when we see injustice, we speak out. We are an organization that remains impartial, knowledgeable, and effective, and this is what makes the difference between life and death.

People are our priority. At Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/ Artsen zonder Grenzen, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our employees. We encourage diverse applicants including individuals of all gender identities, ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, races, religions, beliefs, social and marital status, people with different abilities and all other diversity characteristics and how they intersect.

With immediate effect, our Finance department is looking for a:

Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (40 h/w)

Based in Amsterdam

Médecins Sans Frontières Operational Centre Amsterdam (MSF OCA) is undergoing a significant reorganisation of its Finance Department. Historically organised along a split between Programs and Headquarters, Finance is moving towards an integrated, global functional model designed to better support MSF OCA’s strategic direction.

This new model brings together expertise across geographies and teams and is structured around three core functions:

• Global Accounting
• Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
• Innovation and Learning

The aim of this reorganisation is to strengthen consistency, accountability, and quality while enabling Finance to operate as one global function, working seamlessly across headquarters and country-level operations.

As part of this transformation, we are recruiting a Head of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead the FP&A function across headquarters and country programs. You will report to the Director of Finance and Business Operations, sit on the Finance Management Team, and lead a team of experienced advisors and specialists.

This role brings together people with very different perspectives and areas of expertise: colleagues supporting country programs and emergencies, headquarters teams and funding partnerships. The Head of FP&A will lead 13 positions across the Operational Finance, Headquarters Finance and Funding Coordination teams, creating the conditions for them to work as one function while valuing the distinct contribution each team makes. It is an opportunity to build stronger connections across Finance and ensure this diversity of experience translates into better support for the organisation.

The ambition is to move beyond reviewing budgets and reporting results after the fact. FP&A will work alongside leaders in headquarters and country programs to understand their portfolios, anticipate financial and operational risks, and help them make better decisions earlier. As an internal control partner, Finance will not take over ownership of risks and controls. Instead, it will bring structure, challenge and practical support: helping teams assess where controls are weak, agree proportionate improvements and follow through on them.

The result should be stronger control maturity, fewer recurring audit findings and a Finance function that is closer to the work, more useful in emergencies and more influential in shaping OCA’s direction.

As Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, you will:

• Define and drive the FP&A strategy, translating OCA’s strategic direction into coherent multi-year plans, budgets, forecasts and performance insight.
• Lead the…