Advisor, Portfolio Management; P3

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

Save the Children’s Impact & Evidence division strives to serve people who serve children—providing high-quality, strategically aligned resources, insights, and support to drive measurable, transformative change. We work efficiently and collaboratively, guided by shared purpose, mutual respect, and accountability to the communities we serve. By testing bold ideas, proving what works, and scaling effective solutions, we improve children’s lives—while always ensuring we contribute more value than we consume and make space for others (SCI Center, members, partners, etc.)

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The Advisor, Portfolio Management will provide financial support for Save the Children’s international portfolio. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring financial and operational processes are running timely and efficiently. You will report to the Senior Director, Financial Management and will provide budget holder support, award management, and expense allocation guidance to the cost centers supported.

Hybrid – Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations

* not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

• Support budget development for grant proposals by partnering with program and country office staff to translate program needs into sound financial plans.
• Conduct regular review of award portfolios, including oversight of life-of-award meetings, to identify and mitigate potential risks and coordinate with cost center staff to develop spend plans that align with scope of work and donor conditions.
• Prepare donor spending reports ensuring data accuracy and compliance with donor and audit requirements.
• Manage donor billing, including monitoring prompt receipt of receivables.
• Ensure proper closeout of awards, aligning with donor requirements and SCUS awards management requirements.

• Work on the development and implementation of the annual fiscal budget process for your portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
• Partner with country office leadership to develop and analyze financial projections and forecasts for awards portfolio, identifying and addressing financial risks.
• Use financial data and historical spending to provide direction to cost centers, prepare financial projections, ensuring spending plans are aligned with organizational objectives and risk tolerance.

Conduct regular budget reviews of your awards to ensure proper and efficient use of funding and advise teams of spending

• Assist with the development of financial training materials and conduct regular trainings for finance and program staff on financial policies, procedures, and award compliance.
• Work with Managing Director and Senior Director to update financial policies and procedures and implement best practices across the team.
• Support the completion of needs assessments to identify staff training requirements, evaluate the effectiveness of training programs, and make improvements as needed.
• Assist in training both internal and external stakeholders on various financial topics including:
  • Budget holder guidance
  • Financial policies and procedures
  • Donor compliance and reports
  • Federal regulations, i.e. 2 CFR 200, EDGAR, and others.
• Work with Sr. Director to ensure training needs are being met for both internal and external stakeholders for awards in your portfolio.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft Excel and demonstrated ability to apply creative…